SunSource Service and Repair Helps Customers Reduce Waste
Our remanufacturing services play a critical role in the SunSource business. Not only are they a revenue stream and key to keeping our customers’ industrial operations running, but they are an important way we can help lessen our customers’ environmental impact. Our Repair Services support our customers’ sustainability practices by:
- Reducing overall waste, diverting it from landfills Â
- Reducing their recycling costs Â
- Extending the lifespan of existing equipment and componentsÂ
- Decreasing environmental impact associated with manufacturing and transporting new componentsÂ
- Reducing consumption of raw materials needed to manufacture a new replacement componentÂ
Our industrial repair services include fluid power components, process pumps, industrial controls and more!
In 2023, SunSource’s Service & Repair operations avoided over 8,700 MTCO2e, which is the equivalent to the CO2e emissions from ~2,076 gasoline-powered passenger cars being driven for one year.
Reduced Demand for Raw Materials for New Products
In 2023, SunSource's service and repair operations reduced the demand for new products, resulting in a 1,738-short ton reduction in raw material demand.
Recycled Waste Avoided
In 2023, SunSource's service and repair operations avoided a corresponding 1,738 short tons of recycled waste by extending the useful life of products serviced.
Greenhouse Gases Avoided
By reducing waste generation and demand for raw materials, SunSource's service and repair operations avoided over 8,700 MTCO2e.
- Utilizes publicly available weight data for a variety of industrial components, including hydraulics, servo motors, and electronics.
- Assumes a 1-for-1 reduction in demand per each component repaired/serviced.
- Utilizes publicly available life-cycle analyses that details source emissions for select components, the SunSource 2023 carbon footprint, and the EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM).
- Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA
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