Operations model of the Kauklahti premises

Water, electricity and heating systems
The annual consumption of electricity, heating and water is closely controlled. The heating system has 4 heat recovery plants. Follow-up of electricity consumption is done by Internet connection to the electricity supplier.

Waste disposal
In the warehouse and service spaces in Kauklahti there are receivers, separately for cardboard, paper, metal, energy fraction and hazardous waste, which the staff separates for each receiver. The foremen supervise and give instructions when necessary. The material is handled as follows:

Cardboard, paper
- separated according to paper reclaiming instructions
- fetched by an authorized paper reclaiming company
- undamaged boxes in good shape are used in goods transports

Wood
- fire wood is available for the staff
- energy fraction in combustion plants

Plastic
- energy fraction in combustion plants

Oil, solvents
- paint, oil and solvent wastes used in the service unit are separated in receivers
- thereafter sent to Ekokem Oy to be destroyed
- the oil sump is emptied when necessary

Fluorescent lights
- the caretaker changes and gathers all used fluorescent and mercury vapour lamps into proper boxes
- transported to Tervalo Oy in lots of about 1000 pcs to be destroyed

Other hazardous wastes
- other hazardous wastes are transported to Ekokem Oy to be destroyed

Scrap metal
- delivered to Kuusakoski Oy for recovery

Electronic scrap
- radio and TV sets, video equipment etc. are transported to reprocessing plants approved by the Finnish Environment Institute

Service for households
Although our service activities entail some hazardous waste that, in the first place, ought to be taken care of by the owner of the equipment, we strive to handle the waste disposal as part of our service. However, Hedengren is not a station for collecting wastes and, in some cases, a waste treatment fee can be added to our service charges. Legislation concerning households, instructions and database of waste collection points is found at www.ongelmajate.fi (only in Finnish).

The work goes on

Already today and in particular in the future one of the customers’ selection criterion is the environment and how it is attended to in products and service. A well managed environment system helps to achieve optimal customer satisfaction.

Environmental consciousness has become part of everyday life in many different areas. Therefore it concerns all of us and it is significant that Hedengren continues its work for the good of the environment.

Continuous improvements are important when taking environment into consideration.

In addition to Hedengren’s own measures also implementation of the measures are important when improving environmental protection. For instance finding suitable reprocessing channels is a condition for increasing recycling.