Fw: Waste Reduction Breakthrough

["Jon Campbell" <jon@cqs.com>]

an interesting ad/press release just came my way. Anyone know whther there
is dioxin in waste motor oil?

Thanks
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Nichols <anthony@rgtg.com>
To: <jon@cqs.com>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 4:49 AM
Subject: Waste Reduction Breakthrough


>
> For Immediate Release
>
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> Major Used Oil Recovery Breakthrough
> (Ooze Dumping the Oil?)
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> A New Mexico, woman owned, firm (Turbo Spin, Inc.) has invented a
remarkable
> machine that extracts over 500% more oil from used oil filters than any
> other product available.  The idea to spin the oil out of used oil filters
> came to New Mexico businessman Earl Frederick while he was developing a
> crusher disposal system for oil filters.  "When we got them [the used oil
> filters] out of the crusher they were dripping with oil," said Earl.
> Something had to be done to alleviate this potential ecological disaster.
>
> Over 400 million oil filters are being manufactured annually in the United
> States.  According to the National Oil Filter Manufacturers Council,
> research shows at least 70% of all used oil filters, oozing oil, end up in
a
> landfill.  Every ten days, as a result of improper disposal of oil filters
> in the U.S., the oil disposed in landfills is equivalent to the EXXON
Valdez
> spill.
>
> The old "draining, crushing and dumping in landfills" method leaves a
filter
> that will continue to ooze oil for years.  This toxic oil could eventually
> contaminate ground water and have a direct impact on human health and
future
> generations.  Before Earl's new invention, nothing available to oil filter
> disposal firms seems to comply with environmental guidelines, and soon,
many
> firms dealing with the disposal of oil filters may find themselves facing
> costly litigation.
>
> The break-through invention, hailed by many environmentalists as an answer
> to a very dangerous problem, is called the Turbo Spin Filterfuge.  The
Turbo
> Spin is the most efficient and effective method to remove waste oil from
> used oil filters.  The University of Northern Iowa, Oil Filter Disposal
> Research concluded that in eight minutes the Turbo Spin removes over 500%
> more oil from filters than any other technology on the market.
>
> To market this remarkable invention world wide, an international patent
has
> been obtained and a minority, woman owned company formed called Turbo Spin
> Manufacturing, Inc.  Marketing is being handled by Rio Grande Media
> Technology.  Dealerships are being set up nationwide.
>
>
> For further information contact:
>
>
> Jim Feagler, Executive Marketing Director
> Turbo Spin
> 4121 Cutler NE
> Albuquerque, NM 87110
> 800-225-6185
> www.filterfuge.com
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