Sustainability

There is nothing more important to Pacific than the protection of its employees and the environment.

We are committed to proving safe and sustainable jobs for our employees.  We also work hard to support the local communities in which we work.  Respecting and protecting the environment are core values that each and every one of our employees embrace.

A commitment to environmental stewardship is hard and serious work, and should be more than “catch-phrases.”  Below are a number of items that demonstrate PWP’s commitment to environmental stewardship:

  • PWP has conducted energy audits at each of its facilities, and has implemented most high-priority recommendations such as insulation, equipment modifications and upgrades.
  • The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recognized PWP’s Nevada plant (Nevada Wood Preserving, Inc.) as an “Energy Champion Plant” – its highest award level – because of its reduction in energy use and carbon emissions through the department’s “Save Energy Now” program.
  • Preliminary results from the Treated Wood Council’s Lifecycle Analysis of treated wood products indicates that wood is the clear sustainable choice when compared to alternative materials, such as steel poles, composite decking, steel framing studs, concrete piling or concrete railroad ties.  Since PWP has a high percentage of air-seasoned products, its sustainability is even more enhanced when compared to alternate products.  In addition, PWP operates gas-fired kilns or dehumidification kilns, which are more carbon-friendly than wood-fired kilns.
  • When Mother Nature manufacturers trees, she absorbs carbon dioxide and emits oxygen.  It is difficult to get more sustainable than this.
  • It takes approximately 60 years for a Douglas fir pole to reach maturity for use as a wood pole.  Since this is approximately the average useful life of a treated wood pole, a sustainable wood pole program makes sense.
  • PWP offers a wide selection of treated wood products, from traditional Penta, Creosote and CCA options, to non-restricted use alternatives such as oilborne copper naphthenate, ACQ, CA-C or PACBOR treated wood.
  • In 2002, PWP through it’s Oregon subsidiary purchased the Taylor Lumber and Pole plant (designated a Superfund Site) out of bankruptcy liquidation in a unique cooperative spirit with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Justice.  As part of the deal structure, PWP’s subsidiary agreed to operate a storm water cleaning system and extraction well monitoring and cleaning system, two costly operations which would have otherwise been the responsibility of the EPA, funded by taxpayers. At the time of the purchase it was estimated that PWPO’s assumption of these duties would save taxpayers $4 to $6 million on a net present value basis over the next 20 years.
  • PWP’s Bakersfield plant was awarded first annual Bakersfield Pollution Prevention Award for its environmental stewardship.


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