QUESTION. If just 6 Tips from our Guides can save your

Vehicle Maintenance Shop more than $200,000 per location over 5 years (after the equipment has paid for itself), then how much more will the other 2000 Tips save you? (see documentation below)

Estimated Cost Savings by Utilizing Pollution Prevention Technologies

Tip Number	Action	Basis	Initial Cost	Annual Savings	5-yr Savings
1.	Install Shop Used-oil Air Heaters (or Hot Water heaters)	1500 gal/yr of used oil 3000 gal/yr of used oil	$6500 $6500	$2800 $5600	$8000 $21,500
2.	Convert 2 Solvent sink top parts washers to one aqueous spray cabinet	Savings includes decreased labor costs and amortized cost of equipment over 7 years @ 10% interest.		$22,000	$110,000
3.	Convert 4 solvent sink top parts washers to aqueous microbial sink tops.	Savings includes amortized cost of equipment over 7 years @ 10% interest.		$3,400	$17,000
4.	Use on-site mobile antifreeze recycling service vs. off-site recycling; or Install on-site recycling equipment	2200 gallons/yr 2200 gallons/yr	$ 0 $8500	$12,000 $12,000	$60,000 $51,500
5.	Use reusable, air-powered aerosol spray cans	10-12 technicians 12-10 service bays	$0- $400	$1600-2000	$8000- $10,000
6.	For fleets, use reusable oil filters	100 heavy-duty trucks/equipment 100 cars/light-duty trucks/vans	$18,000 $ 8,000	$7,200 $5,300	$18,000 $18,500

Source: Numbers based on 1999 study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Used oil burning numbers are based on 2000-2001 heating oil prices.