Removing oil sheen on water is a difficult problem and the oil is toxic to our ecosystem. The federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits discharge of oily water into navigable waters. The mere presence of an oil film or sheen on the surface of the water that is discharged into navigable waters is a violation […]
All industrial facilities should have facility response plans in place to comply with published regulations related to treating reactive chemical spills. Treating reactive chemical spills, both large and small, requires more than just the usual hazmat products used in a facility response plan. Let’s take for example industries that work with alkali metals. Sodium is […]
Wastewater and sludge disposal can be a dirty and expensive business. Even if the product used to solidify the wastewater and sludge is free, landfill fees, labor costs and the number of trucks needed to dispose of the solidified matrix adds up quickly. Then, what happens when the FREE solidifying agent leeches or leaks water? […]
We recently attended a PTAC Matchmaker event in Rhode Island. Our hope was to match our proprietary solidification absorbents product line with the right customers. We love events like this because they give a small business like ours the opportunity to begin to build relationships, face-to-face. A matchmaker event is a day of 10-minute dialogues […]
If you think you are saving money using kiln dust, corn cobs, sawdust, etc. for your wastewater or sludge solidification and stabilization….think again! Our Sludgeguard bulking agents for wastewater or sludge treatment are a better solution. #savemoney Since 1992 Guardian has helped customers enhance their overall safety and productivity by providing practical […]
We were recently asked what we thought our secret to success was in the oil sheen remover and chemical spill control industry. Because we are the little guy on the block, our response was our ability to play to our strengths. Since we don’t have to move through a hierarchy of authority, we can easily […]
We’re the little guy on the block….play to our strengths! Call today and buy made in the USA industrial absorbent products with discount prices. Being the little guy in our industry is why we can offer made in the USA industrial absorbent products with discount prices. It is also the aspect of […]
Ahhhhh the New Year! The New Year often brings renewed optimism and confidence about the future. Time is spent reflecting on last year, working to solidify what did work, projecting what will be needed this year and generally tidying things up. So, the project begins. You clean out the storage cabinets, dispose of the old […]
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings – William Arthur Ward Wishing you the happiest Thanksgiving holiday and sending thanks for your continued business. With gratitude, Guardian Environmental Technologies
Why are universal pads the most common type of absorbent pad used for spill control? Because of they are so versatile. Most warehouses, plants, grocery stores, marinas, etc. have a trolley full of supplies that can be easily accessed should a spill happen. But stocking that trolley with precisely the right type of universal pads […]