Longer Filter Life Helps
Reduce Filter Waste

According to EPA, Americans generate more than
251 million tons of municipal solid waste annually –
the equivalent of  4.6 pounds of waste per person,
per day based on 2006 population estimates. 
Of the various MSW strategies available, source
reduction clearly has the greatest long-term
potential for lowering America’s waste burden. 

Source reduction involves altering the design,
manufacture, or use of products to reduce the total
volume of discarded material.  It includes strategies
to reduce filter waste, among many other things. 
Source reduction is often viewed as more compelling
than recycling, since it is the only strategy synonymous
with preventing waste, rather than managing it once
it’s created.

Source reduction is a guiding principle for
Camfil Farr Green Filter technology. Camfil 5-star
premium filters are engineered specifically to deliver
longer filter life and reduce filter waste.

Longer filter life means there’s less frequent change-out,
which immediately lowers labor cost, disposal cost, and
dunnage.  Our 5-Star premium filters last 50-100%
longer than economy products. During a 5-year period,
a 24,000 cfm HVAC system using Camfil 5-Star premium
filters could reduce filter waste – the number of filters
added to the landfill  - burden by 56%.  

Landfills are a visible reminder of why source reduction
should be part of US environmental strategy.  They
consume up to 3,500 additional acres of land each
year and emit significant quantities of methane,
an explosive greenhouse gas 20 times more harmful
than carbon dioxide.

In Canada, landfills generate over 25% of the methane
emissions caused by human activity, sending 1.2 million
tons of this gas into the atmosphere each year.  
Because the global warming effect of methane is
21 times greater than carbon dioxide, this is equal
to greenhouse gas emissions from more than six million
cars. Clearly, there are compelling reasons to reduce
filter waste, and to support initiatives that make filter
waste reduction an important part of buying decisions.