CupriDyne Clean Tackles the Toughest Odors
Odor-No-More was recruited by a waste industry leader to
help solve odor issues related to MSW and organic residuals.
On April 26, 2017, Odor-No-More president Joe Provenzano was interviewed by Waste360 for the upcoming WasteExpo, the largest solid waste, recycling and organics event in North America. Odor-No-More will be exhibiting again this year. The trade show runs May 7 through 11. The interview with Joe, below, can also be found here.
Text of Article and Interview is below-
On April 26, 2017, Odor-No-More president Joe Provenzano was interviewed by Waste360 for the upcoming WasteExpo, the largest solid waste, recycling and organics event in North America. Odor-No-More will be exhibiting again this year. The trade show runs May 7 through 11. The interview with Joe, below, can also be found here.
Text of Article and Interview is below-
Odor may be the most onerous challenge facing the waste industry. It is the most common cause of adverse publicity, regulatory pressures and facility closures. Landfill operators, composters and others handling waste sometimes invest millions for robust odor management programs yet still deal with foul odors because the availability of high-quality products is limited. Many have reached a point where they simply don’t believe any product exists that can sufficiently control odors related to municipal solid waste (MSW) and putrescible organics.
After a decade of solving odor issues in livestock facilities
and pet applications, the company Odor-No-More was recruited by a waste
industry leader to help solve odor issues related to MSW and organic residuals.
As a result, the company developed an aggressive yet nontoxic, safe solution.
Odor No More’s patented product line features CupriDyne Clean,
an odor control solution tailored to integrate within a site’s operations,
whether it is a landfill, composting facility, materials recovery facility
(MRF), transfer station, or wastewater treatment plant. Scientifically-proven
and eco-friendly, CupriDyne Clean can be dispensed through misting systems, portable
sprayers and/or water trucks to accommodate current infrastructure, each
available in varied sizes.
Joe Provenzano, president of Odor-No-More, discusses the product
choices that work best for each market need, as well as one of the company’s
toughest cases and how it was tackled. He focuses on CupriDyne Clean’s most
unique offering, a technology for large open-air sites.
Waste360: Describe the CupriDyne Clean
products and which is most effective for the various facility scenarios.
Joe Provenzano: The CupriDyne Clean
line includes both powders and liquids. The powder is especially effective for
large, open-air sites like landfills and large composting facilities. It’s more
cost-effective and efficient than misting for targeting odor on large
properties because the powders are added to existing water trucks, allowing
rapid, easy treatment of very large areas while requiring no high capital
expenditures.
Sites with more confined target areas, such as wastewater
treatment plants, MRFs and transfer stations, can use our liquids through
misting systems. These facilities often have misting systems already installed,
so our product is easily integrated into the current system and cost-effective.
Waste360: What odors do your products work on
and what makes them effective?
Joe Provenzano: CupriDyne Clean
oxidizes all volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including amines, sulfur
compounds, fatty acids and mercaptans, prevalent at sites that process
organics. Our products are broad spectrum and work indiscriminately on all organically
derived odors.
They eliminate odors rather than cover them. Most other industry
products use fragrance to mask odors, often exacerbating the problem. Our
products are not masking agents. Rather, this green technology breaks down
odorous compounds through oxidation. Odor reduction is immediate.
Waste360: The powder product sounds unique.
Can you describe how it works?
Joe Provenzano: We add our powder
to a site’s water truck.
You can broadcast over large areas, as the truck can shoot
greater distances than a misting system. There is no additional labor, no
additional equipment, or maintenance, as operators already have the truck,
which is all they need. So the system is efficient, cost-effective and fits
with operators’ current practices.
Powders are packaged in 6-inch by 9-inch pouches, in cases of
12. Each pouch is designed for the water volume the user’s water truck holds,
in gallons.
Waste360: What are cost savings using powder
versus misting for large sites?
Joe Provenzano: The only feasible
way to mist large sites is with large portable water cannons, which can cost up
to $100,000 each, (excluding ongoing maintenance and operational costs). One
site was spending $7 per gallon for a competing product and $10 per gallon when
factoring in maintenance costs. While $7 per gallon is much more than the cost
of CupriDyne Clean, the additional maintenance associated with repairing and/or
replacing fouled nozzles (as a result of the product they were using) drove the
price even higher. Unlike many products, ours are non-corrosive and don’t
crystallize inside nozzles.
Depending on the facility size and water truck’s capacity, the
powder system costs $50 to $150 per application.
Waste360: How many powder applications are
typically required?
Joe Provenzano: This typically
ranges from one treatment per day to one treatment every three to five days.
The rate, however, depends on environmental conditions, facility size, type and
volume of waste materials, population density and proximity of neighboring
communities.
Waste360: Can you describe an especially tough
case and how you dealt with it?
Joe Provenzano: We recently tackled our
greatest challenge thus far at a Florida landfill receiving wastewater
treatment sludge. Sludge creates one of the most offensive odors you will
encounter. The customer spread the sludge and allowed it to dry on the site’s
working face. One powder application, dispensed through the water truck
targeting that area, reduced odors immediately. The customer ordered on the
spot.
Waste 360: How much powder is required?
Joe Provenzano: We formulate powder
volume to match the water truck’s volume. Pouches accommodate 2,000-gallon to
8,000-gallon capacities, although we can accommodate larger trucks.
Waste360: How effective is the powder at
dealing with compost stench?
Joe Provenzano: We recently
conducted a trial at a 24-acre windrow-style facility in the heart of New York
City. That facility was using a 5,000-gallon water truck, and one application
managed the odor sufficiently for five days.
Particularly beneficial at compost sites is that the technology
helps prevent nitrogen loss, enhancing fertilizer value.
Waste360: Can you speak to CupriDyne products’
safety to humans and the environment?
Joe Provenzano: Our products do not
contain hazardous air pollutants. They are nontoxic, noncarcinogenic, and
proven in independent laboratories. They do not cause skin, eye, or nose
irritation and leave no residues or lingering scents. In fact, the core
technology is also used in advanced wound care products for humans and animals. So its safety has been tested to
human wound care standards.
Waste360: Can you elaborate on the liquid
versions in cases where this would be a good solution?
Joe Provenzano: It
works well in wastewater treatment plants, MRFs, transfer stations, and any
enclosed or partially enclosed space containing waste. We have ready-to-use,
32-ounce handheld spray bottles and concentrated liquids for dilution. We offer
concentrates in one-gallon jugs, five-gallon buckets, 55-gallon drums and
250-gallon totes. Dilutions range from 10-1, up to 100-1 depending on severity
and concentration of odor. It is an especially good option for facilities and
locations that must keep waste as dry as possible; with the correct misting
system and product the treated area will not get wet.
About Odor-No-More, Inc
Odor-No-More Inc., features award-winning products serving the waste and recycling, pet, livestock, military supply and consumer markets, including the CupriDyne®, Nature’s Best ScienceTM, Nature's Best Solution® and Deodorall® brands (www.OdorNoMore.com, www.Cupridyne.com). CupriDyne Clean Industrial Odor Eliminator is available in ready-to-use and concentrated liquids (both fragrance-free and several fragranced versions) for misting and spray applications or as an effective, odor eliminating, liquid base for spray-on cover systems. The product is also available in powders for addition to water trucks and hydrogels for transport cover. Odor-No-More, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of BioLargo, Inc. BioLargo, Inc. (BLGO) makes life better by delivering sustainable technology-based products that help solve some of the most widespread problems threatening the world's supply of water, food, agriculture, healthcare and energy. More information can be found about BioLargo and its subsidiaries at www.BioLargo.com.