Green Solutions Inc. employs Earth’s oldest organisms

For Michael Dennis, BlueBio Green Solutions Inc. is more than a company; it’s a cause. He sells environmentally safe products and services that reduce toxic emissions, replace hazardous materials, and produce energy from waste.

Dennis launched BlueBio in 2007 and by its first anniversary the company had landed a client in each of its two target markets: automotive garages and the restaurant service industry.

Automotive Garages
Traditional methods for degreasing metal machine parts are petroleum–based solvents.

“Solvents are toxic to humans, flammable, require special storage and handling, and contribute to smog and greenhouse gas emissions,” says Dennis. “The BioScrubber system is an effective,
safe, and green alternative.”

BlueBio’s BioScrubber Green Degreasing System uses a biodegradable water-based cleaning solution containing natural, safe, and Environment Canada-approved microbes. The microbes move throughout the machine, attacking and eating oil and grease particles. The contaminated fluid is continually cleaned and regenerated by the microbes.

Bob Yuille of Dartmouth, N.S.–based Yuille Auto Works, calls trying to be clean “the wave of the future. I didn’t like the products we were using (before) because they were very harmful to the environment. The brake cleaner, for example, was carcinogenic. I’m trying to protect my staff’s health, and the mechanics like BlueBio’s products.”

Restaurant Service
Dennis’ next move is to see waste turned into energy in the form of biodiesel. BlueBio is providing its first restaurant customer, Big Leagues Dining Room and Lounge in Dartmouth, with a service to recover its cooking oil, then filter and recondition it. “This process prolongs the life of the oil,” says Dennis. “When the oil needs to be replaced weekly we collect it and store it, and we’ll eventually convert it into biodiesel.”

Down the road, Dennis envisions more companies being fuelled by their own waste, using the kinds of systems his company will provide. “Ultimately, I’d like to see communities get more involved in their own clean-energy production,” he says. “Our future goal is to be a leader in solutions for urban waste reduction and energy recovery in Canada.”

BlueBio is now searching for new clients, sourcing additional proven products, and developing new processes at its 4,500-square-foot location in Musquodoboit Industrial Mall, not far from Halifax on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore. Find out more at: www.bluebio.ca