Dr. Richard A. Tanzilli II, D.M.D., P.C., a West Chester dentist, will use funding from DEP’s Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account program to conserve water, reduce waste disposal costs and increase energy efficiency.

Specificially, Dr. Tanzilli will install a new digital panoramic x-ray system. The business projects the complete elimination of hazardous chemicals used and a 70 percent reduction of the radiation emitted.

In addition, the office will realize a reduction in their hazardous waste stream, labor and maintenance costs, and dental supplies. Combined, these savings are expected to save the practice approximately $10,360 annually. The business has projected the payback period will be about 6.6 years.

The loan program is available to any small business owner whose pollution prevention/energy efficiency project is located in Pennsylvania. The business must also have 100 or fewer full-time employees and be a separate legal business entity.

The loan must be used to purchase or upgrade equipment, or to implement a process change that: reduces or reuses raw materials on-site, reduces the production of waste at the source, or significantly reduces energy consumption.

Equipment and processes that focus on recycling or pollution control (scrubbers, filters, dust collectors, etc.) are ineligible for the loan. The project must have a payback period less than or equal to the term of the loan, and the expected benefits must extend beyond the term of the loan. The maximum loan amount is $100,000 with a 2 percent interest rate and a maximum term of10 years.

For more information, visit the Small Business Pollution Prevention Assistance Account program webpage contact Gene DelVecchio at 717 772-8951 or by e-mail at gdelvecchi@state.pa.us.

NewsClip: Dentist Will Use Loan to Save Money

2/18/2005