ENOSERV'S ‘Relay Reklaim’ Campaign Breathes New Life Into Relay Discards by Re-Purposing the Devices as Educational Tools
Tulsa, OK, July 24, 2010 --(PR.com)-- For anyone who has seen the Oscar-winning 2008 film WALL-E, the visual of the piles and piles of garbage overwhelming the land is not actually so far from a reality. Businesses must be wiser and more proactive in repurposing items rather than disposing of them. ENOSERV, a relay testing software company, is working with its customers to recycle when it concerns retired protective relays.
ENOSERV rolled out a marketing campaign carrying an explicitly green message. It reads: Recycle: relays don’t want to take a dirt nap. The messaging encourages power companies to donate protective relay discards to the ENOSERV Training Facility for educational use. ENOSERV provides free pickup of the bulk relays donated.
“The goal of the Relay Reclaim Program is to create a plan of action that says first, that ENOSERV will lead the industry in encouraging people to recycle electrical devices headed for the landfill,” says Dennis Loudermilk, ENOSERV’s president. “And second, we’ll use the relays to train the industry’s up and coming testing and maintenance technicians.”
“We know of one company who had an 800 ft storage room packed full of relays that was then emptied before our recycling message reached them,” Loudermilk continues. “Where did the relays go? They went to the landfill. The obvious alternatives to landfills are recycling strategies.”
A year after it was rolled out, ENOSERV’s Relay Reclaim Program boosts impressive results. The company has cataloged more than 150 donated relays to serve as educational tools. The co. offers relay testing courses that feature hands-on training using the repurposed relays.
“We changed how system protection workgroups thought of relays put out of commission,” Loudermilk said. “We have enjoyed significantly positive responses and continue to spread the idea.”
What’s so great about recycling relays? “When you look at the value of a relay as a teaching tool over one taking a dirt nap” Loudermilk says, “you’ll start to notice that it’s win-win all-around. It’s good for the environment And good for the many power professionals who do training at our facility each year. For power companies who understand the benefits, they’ll realize our recycling program is a great way to partner.”
“One of our clients really wanted to keep their relays for future training but didn’t have the physical space to house shelves full of spares,” said Steve Britton, who drives the thousands of miles to collect the donations. “So the customer gave the relays to us and now trains at our facility. We just purchased a much larger training facility, so we have unlimited space to house the collection.”
ENOSERV offers bi-monthly training classes in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Attendees will increase their understanding by participating in hands-on laboratory exercises testing the reclaimed relays. ENOSERV has a variety of relays on hand which gives students a more real world example of what is seen in the field. The balanced lectures and laboratories provide students with an easy to learn and lasting introduction to protective relay technology & operations.
Many relays are hazardous waste because they have PCB-containing capacitors. Capacitors should be removed before disposal but often are not. A large number of adverse impacts occur from landfill operations: injuries to wildlife; and simple nuisance problems (e.g., dust, odor, vermin, or noise pollution). By providing a free recycling pickup service to each customer, more recyclable items will be diverted from the landfill, thus avoiding future problems of landfill space.
ENOSERV is available for comment and interviews. ENOSERV is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Please contact us via our website www.enoserv.com or by phone 918 622-4530.
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ENOSERV rolled out a marketing campaign carrying an explicitly green message. It reads: Recycle: relays don’t want to take a dirt nap. The messaging encourages power companies to donate protective relay discards to the ENOSERV Training Facility for educational use. ENOSERV provides free pickup of the bulk relays donated.
“The goal of the Relay Reclaim Program is to create a plan of action that says first, that ENOSERV will lead the industry in encouraging people to recycle electrical devices headed for the landfill,” says Dennis Loudermilk, ENOSERV’s president. “And second, we’ll use the relays to train the industry’s up and coming testing and maintenance technicians.”
“We know of one company who had an 800 ft storage room packed full of relays that was then emptied before our recycling message reached them,” Loudermilk continues. “Where did the relays go? They went to the landfill. The obvious alternatives to landfills are recycling strategies.”
A year after it was rolled out, ENOSERV’s Relay Reclaim Program boosts impressive results. The company has cataloged more than 150 donated relays to serve as educational tools. The co. offers relay testing courses that feature hands-on training using the repurposed relays.
“We changed how system protection workgroups thought of relays put out of commission,” Loudermilk said. “We have enjoyed significantly positive responses and continue to spread the idea.”
What’s so great about recycling relays? “When you look at the value of a relay as a teaching tool over one taking a dirt nap” Loudermilk says, “you’ll start to notice that it’s win-win all-around. It’s good for the environment And good for the many power professionals who do training at our facility each year. For power companies who understand the benefits, they’ll realize our recycling program is a great way to partner.”
“One of our clients really wanted to keep their relays for future training but didn’t have the physical space to house shelves full of spares,” said Steve Britton, who drives the thousands of miles to collect the donations. “So the customer gave the relays to us and now trains at our facility. We just purchased a much larger training facility, so we have unlimited space to house the collection.”
ENOSERV offers bi-monthly training classes in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Attendees will increase their understanding by participating in hands-on laboratory exercises testing the reclaimed relays. ENOSERV has a variety of relays on hand which gives students a more real world example of what is seen in the field. The balanced lectures and laboratories provide students with an easy to learn and lasting introduction to protective relay technology & operations.
Many relays are hazardous waste because they have PCB-containing capacitors. Capacitors should be removed before disposal but often are not. A large number of adverse impacts occur from landfill operations: injuries to wildlife; and simple nuisance problems (e.g., dust, odor, vermin, or noise pollution). By providing a free recycling pickup service to each customer, more recyclable items will be diverted from the landfill, thus avoiding future problems of landfill space.
ENOSERV is available for comment and interviews. ENOSERV is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Please contact us via our website www.enoserv.com or by phone 918 622-4530.
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