| Cleaner Production in an Automobile Dealership | Austria | 1993 | Full scale |
SALE, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES # 9
Background
Jagersberger, deals with car dealerships, car repair shops, car bodies and painting. The enterprise is located in Graz, Austria was founded in 1972. They have approximately 6000 repair orders every year. They have a staff of approximately 60.
The turnover in Jagersberger's workshop is ATS 28 million. Their expenditure on environmental protection per year is 0.5%. General production data for the year 1993 is presented below,
| Sealed surface | 3,500 m2 |
| Energy consumption | |
|
916,333 kWh |
|
81,450 kWh |
|
116,600 kWh |
| Total energy consumption | 1,114,383 kWh |
| Total water consumption | 739 m3 |
The enterprise was one of those awarded 1994 Ökoprofit prize. ÖKOPROFIT - short for ÖKOlogisches PROjekt Für Integrierte UmweltTechnik (ecological project for integrated environmental technology) - is a project aimed at the economic strengthening of companies in Graz, Austria by precautionary environmental protection (cleaner production).
Cleaner Production Principle
Housekeeping
Cleaner Production Application
The cleaner production measures include,
| Segregation of packaging material in the warehouse |
| Use of a distilling device for reusing the diluent for cellulose lacquer which is used as cleaning agent |
| Use of air-tight containers to return used brake fluid to the manufacturer |
| Making provisions for sucking the grinding dust in the dry grinding process |
| Insulating the workshop area including entrance and ceiling spot lights |
Jagersberger's future plans include,
| Start-up of a filling device for a dosing unit in autumn 1994 (expected reduction of enamel by 80 kg/year, annual reduction of proportion of dangerous by 120 kg) |
| Use of HVLP spraying guns depending on the technical feasibility |
| Increasing and accelerating the change of enamels to water based ones in the near future (precondition: reconstruction of painting chamber) |
| Annual checks of the wastewater from the workshop |
Environmental and Economic Benefits
The cleaner production measure at Jagersberger resulted in,
| Reduction of diluent purchase by 180 kg/year |
| Savings through annual recycling of 480 kg of brake liquid |
| Reduction of hazardous waste by 670 kg/year and reduction of non-dangerous waste by 780 kg/year |
| Reduction of wheel swarf in the waste water and reduction of water consumption by more than half (500 m3/year) |
| Annual saving of 6,400 liters of heating oil |
Constraints
None reported.
Contacts
Review Status
This case study was taken from the publication "Grazer Ökoprofit-Betrieb, Auszeichnung '94" which presents the summary of the Ökoprofit Program. The document may be obtained from the Department of Environmental protection in Graz, Austria, cited above. The case studies were reviewed before inclusion into the document. The case studies were edited by UNEPIE in July 1997.
Subsequently the case study has undergone a technical review by Dr Prasad Modak at Environmental Management Centre, Mumbai, India, in September 1998.