Bio24™ Aqueous Solution to be introduced at race tracks in 10th year of NASCAR Green partnership
DAYTONA, Fla. – Ten years after helping to establish the NASCAR Green initiative, Safety-Kleen will once again assist NASCAR in becoming even greener with the launch of Bio24 – a bio-based aqueous parts washing solution.
Around NASCAR tracks this year, crews and Safety-Kleen parts washer stations using Bio24 cleaner and degreaser will offer an added level of sustainability to the sport. The new solvent brings all the advantages of aqueous cleaning along with the environmental benefits of being a bio-based product.
“Bio24 is tough on grime and environmentally responsible,” said Safety-Kleen Vice President Leigh Harrington. “As a founding partner of NASCAR Green, we know those are two features NASCAR stands behind.”
Bio24 is a product of The ArmaKleen Company™ – the joint venture between Church & Dwight, makers of Arm & Hammer® branded products, and Safety-Kleen. Formulated from ingredients like corn, soy and seaweed, Bio24 is competitively priced and as effective as or better than any other non-renewable solvent. It’s designed to work in manual, immersion, ultrasonic and spray washing equipment to remove typical soils such as grease, oils, dirt and other soils from steel, copper, aluminum and other polymeric surfaces.
“Safety-Kleen invented the parts washer 50 years ago and has been the top innovator in aqueous and cleaning technology ever since,” said Harrington. “We see Bio24 as the next evolution for our customers and for a greener planet.”
With an eye toward taking a holistic approach across its wide-ranging effort to reduce impact on the environment, NASCAR Green launched in 2008. Fans can visit nascar.com/green for more information on the program.
Along with maintaining Race Track Environmental Services at NASCAR events around the country in which crews can use parts washers and dispose of waste oil, Safety-Kleen for the last decade has provided oil recycling and re-refining services each weekend during the race season – ensuring all solvents, oil, lubricants and other fluids are properly collected and recycled into useable products.
USDA Certified for bio-based content, Bio24 also earned Green Seal® certification by satisfying stringent criteria limiting volatile organic compounds, ozone depleting chemicals and toxic materials. The product will be on display in Safety-Kleen parts washers and at the Safety-Kleen booth during Daytona Speedweeks.
Cutline: Alex Hilley, general manager at Safety-Kleen’s Sanford, Fla., branch, introduces Bio24 to race fans, crews and NASCAR officials from the Safety-Kleen Recycle Center during Daytona Speedweeks.
***
About Safety-Kleen
Safety-Kleen is a leading North American used oil recycling and re-refining, parts cleaning and environmental solutions company, serving more than 200,000 customer locations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Safety-Kleen provides a broad set of environmentally responsible products and services that keep North American businesses in balance with the environment. Safety-Kleen is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Harbors, North America’s leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services. For more information about the company, please visit www.safety-kleen.com.
Contact
Leigh Harrington
Safety-Kleen Vice President
Leigh.harrington@safety-kleen.com
972-265-2585
Press release originally appeared on the Safety-Kleen website.
