The protection and improvement of the environment is of great concern to Day Nite Neon Signs Ltd.

Day Nite has set standards higher then currently present in the sign industry in Canada. We assess all the components and elements within our products and address each component accordingly, by dismantling and recycling wherever possible.

Plastic and Vinyl

Day Nite has a subcontractor that removes all plastic waste on a monthly basis. This waste receives the following treatment:

1. Plastic waste (including vinyl) is ground, compacted and strapped – pressed into blocks.

2. These blocks are sent to a factory recycling facility.

3. Once at the facility, the blocks are melted though a distilling process.

4. The distilling process produces two products; Methyl Methacrylate, (“MMA”) approximately 80% & flammable “sludge” 20%.

5. The Methyl Methacrylate is sold back to the plastic manufacturing companies for production.

6. Flammable sludge is used to fuel the furnace that operates the melting process

Paper & Cardboard

Day Nite has a sub contractor that collects, removes & delivers to a paper/cardboard recycler 100% of our paper & cardboard waste.

Lighting (Energy efficient lighting systems)

Day Nite continuously educates clients, as to the energy efficiency of using LED’s for illumination instead of fluorescent tubes containing mercury. Day Nite now use flouresent and neon only 20%, with illumination by LED’s 80%.

Day Nite has recently re-lamped all of our facilities with T5 and T8 lamping systems. T12 lamps have a life expectancy of 12,000 hours, T5 lamps will last 55,000 hours and T8 lamps will last 60,000 hours. T5 and T8 systems achieve energy savings of up to 40% employing higher efficient lamps and electronic ballasts then T12 light fixtures. This drastically reduces energy consumption & frequency of lamp disposals.

Ballast

Prior to 1978 ballasts were commonly manufactured with PCB’s in the capacitor oil. Ballasts should not be disassembled for disposal. Day Nite returns all used ballasts back to the distributors.

Paint

Day Nite has a subcontractor that supplies containers to collect all our paint “Gunwash”. This product is a mixture that includes thinners & excess paint. This gunwash product is taken away monthly to their recycling plant.

1. It is distilled into two parts

2. Gunwash / Thinner

3. Sludge

4. This product is then distilled again in a different machine into;

5. Gunwash / Thinner

6. Powder / Dust, this product is shipped to a cement factory for 100 percent usage

Steel

1. Day Nite collects 100% of its steel and has a subcontractor remove all Ferrous and non ferrous metal.

2. The steel is melted down. Although there is a tolerance for impurities, Paint is not considered an impurity in this process.

3. New product is created from this recycled product

Aluminum

1. Day Nite collects 100% of its aluminum and has a subcontractor remove all Ferrous and non ferrous metal.

2. The aluminum is melted down. Although there is a tolerance for impurities, Paint is not considered an impurity in this process.

3. New product is created from this recycled product

Day Nite signs continues to look for new ways to recycle its waste products as well as use environmentally friendly materials in production. We at Day Nite signs are actively researching ways/techniques to minimize energy consumption during the sign manufacturing & installation process.