Recycle filters, don't throw them away

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The replacement of throw-away filters by recyclable metal filters is the target of the new "Croft Interchange" service.

Croft Engineering Services, of Risley, Warrington, has set up the service as part of a Shell STEP programme. Many companies spend thousands of pounds every year on throwaway filters; a wasteful practice which uses resources, harming the environment. This new service will address this problem with Croft Engineering Services assessing whether there is an opportunity to supply a metal filter to do the same job as the throw-away one. Throwaway filters are typically sent to landfill and some even qualify as special, or hazardous, waste, which can be costly to dispose of correctly and harmful to the environment if it is treated as regular waste. Metal filters can be engineered to customer specifications to meet even the most stringent of filtration problems, and once they have been used, Croft Engineering Services can help devise an onsite cleaning method, or refurbish old metal filters, to ensure they can be reused. The waste produced by filtration can also be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way, such as composting. Croft Engineering Services may be able to help companies save money, reduce waste in their production, and help the environment.