Green in the Food Industry 2010 small€¦ · A Copesan Pest Services Partner Achieving Selective Solutions Identify and remove the conditions that allow pests to survive Always seek

A Copesan Pest Services Partner

Presented by

Green Pest Management in the Food Industry

Jeffrey A. Weier Technical Director



What is Green? Why Green?


What is Green? Sustainable Practices Efficient Resource Use Do not Degrade the

Environment You Environmental “Foot

Print” People have different levels

of “Greenness”


Why Green Our customers are asking for it

It doesn’t matter if we agree with it or believe in it

It is permeating every aspect of our lives

It has been taught in our schools for the last 30+ years

Being Green has merit


Opportunities Exist

Within your business With the services you

provide


Within Your Business


Carbon Centered Ideas

Carbon Neutral: Reducing energy use and compensating for the amount of carbon dioxide an entity generates through either obtaining energy

from renewable sources or offsetting.Carbon Offsets: Credits earned for activities that

help balance CO2 emissions, such as planting trees. They can also be bought from a provider who uses the money to plant trees, generate

renewable energy or conserve energy.

Carbon Footprint: An estimate of how much carbon dioxide an entity (be it person, family or building) produces and releases into the atmosphere


Carbon Footprint Fuel efficient vehicles Efficient routing Energy efficient lighting

Types of fixtures Lighting control, motion sensors


Sustainable Energy


Recycle

Recycle cans, bottles Recycle paper


Reducing Resource Use

Using electronic data collection and reporting to reduce paper use

Using paper with recycled content

Water use; low flow toilets etc.


Pest Control Products and Services


Not Green?


Green Pest Management Based on IPM Documentation is Critical Education Necessary Begins with Inspection Physical Control measures first

Sanitation Building Maintenance Exclusion Trapping Removal of Pests

If pesticides are needed, use the least toxic, Selective Solution


Selective Solutions

Those methods that, as much as possible, impact the target pest, effectively eliminate it and affect nothing else


Achieving Selective Solutions

Identify and remove the conditions that allow pests to survive

Always seek to apply permanent rather than temporary solutions to pest issues

Seek out the source Choose products and application

methods that are effective and low risk (Least Toxic)

Strive to reduce waste Give preference to materials and

applications that are target specific


Achieving Selective Solutions

Make no “routine” applications No general surface applications Preventative applications generally

not justified Work with product manufacturers

committed to sustainability Must be effective!


Practical Suggestions Baits, roaches , ants , flies, termites Non-toxic rodent bait for monitoring Boric acid, DE etc EPA reduced risk and exempt

products Pheromones and mating disruption Heat and Cold Vacuum


Non-Toxic Rodent Baits

New ones contain Biomarker Can help determine the

source of an infestation


Least toxic Pesticides

Diatomaceous Earth Spinosid Insect Growth Regulators Plant Oils


Reduced Risk Pesticides Indoxacarb Dinotefuran Cholecalciferol Metapesticide


Pheromones

Attraction Repulsion Confusion



MD Allure


CideTrak IMM


Exosex SP Tab


Is Fumigation Green?

Profume EcoFume Fumigation systems


Green Standards and Certification

Unlike Organic, no government programs exist

Private organizations are currently filling the void


Green Certification Programs

GreenShield Green Pro LEED Certification


Green ShieldGreen Shield Certified is an independent, non-profit certification program that promotes practitioners of effective, prevention-based pest control while minimizing the need to use pesticides. Because our approach addresses the underlying cause of pest problems, it is more effective than conventional spray-intensive services. Green Shield Certification is available to qualifying pest control professionals and to buildings and facilities where our standards are attained.

http://www.greenshieldcertified.org/



Green Pro Part of NPMA Quality Pro Certifies companies Management training Technician training Programs for specific accounts

http://www.npmagreenpro.org/


LEED

Leaders in Energy and Environmental Design


LEED CertificationThe U.S. Green Building Council

LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

http://www.usgbc.org/


Pest Control and LEED Buildings are rated on a point

system Pest Control can gain two points

for the building Credits for IPM in two areas,

Sustainable sites and Indoor air quality


Questions?

Documents

Green in the Food Industry 2010 small€¦ · A Copesan Pest Services Partner Achieving Selective Solutions Identify and remove the conditions that allow pests to survive Always seek