stabilization.” “There’s also a ‘logical’ attribute. Energy is a commodity. We should never be landfilling an energy source. Recover’s technology can recover the fuel and recycle it. In fact, we have shipped our recovered diesel back to some of the same drilling rigs that sent drilling waste to our facility to be recycled. You have probably heard of a societal shift to achieve, wherever possible, a circular economy and some oil and gas operators are achieving that outcome by recycling an energy rich waste and only landfilling a waste with no residual value.” In addition, while ‘being green’ has a reputation for being more expensive – particularly when establishing new technology – using Recover’s technology is actually cheaper for energy producers than simply landfilling. “We don’t charge a processing fee,” Stan explains. “We are recovering a distillate fuel and diesel is valuable. We resell the fuel and the fuel pays for our processing service. Recover found a way to insert ourselves in the waste-to-value economic chain by providing our service at a cost point which is lower than what it costs to dump waste directly in a landfill.” “We estimate that we save oil and gas companies about $10,000 per well by recycling. It costs more to landfill this waste.” According to Stan, the obvious value-add that Recover represents has not gone unrecognized. Since debuting the technology, he says the public and industry reception has been “universally positive.” Locally, for example, he says Brazeau County has been very supportive of what they are doing and they have invited them to join a working group called the ‘Western Economic Corridor,’ which was established to help attract more clean tech companies to the area. Stan also says that Recover has been “very fortunate” to work with the Business Development Bank of Canada, and they are currently working with other governmental organizations to help with their expansion plans. He partly credits that good fortune to the value people and government see in recycling in general. In today’s environment, he believes that “recycling has moved beyond socially acceptable to socially expected.” “We’re providing energy companies with the ability to recycle and it’s an easy ask because landfilling less waste costs less,” Stan reiterates. “There are a few operators that still landfill because they think it’s easier, but we will continue to communicate our message that they need to reduce waste and stop landfilling energy. But there are also other companies that have been forward thinking and recycling waste has become their preferred operating practice.” “At Recover, we are asking industry to take to work the same behaviours that they practice at home. The one nuance is at my home, I’m charged a fee to recycle whereas Recover actually results in a lower cost than landfilling waste. Today, recycling is easy to understand and the feedback we receive from the public is positive.” Stan concedes, however, that there are a lot of companies operating or entering the waste-toenergy space. He describes what makes Recover different: “‘Difference’ is usually a risk metric and everyone measures risk differently. Typically the top investor concerns are accessing waste feedstock, technology readiness, and bang for your buck – meaning, does your investment actually move the needle on emissions?” THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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