If you’re still using regular aerosol cans in your auto shops and facilities, you’re missing out on a chance to save a lot of money and seriously cut down on your carbon footprint by switching to refillable spray bottles.

Why refillable spray bottles? Because they allow you to pay far less for product, save space, and there’s less disposal – not to mention cutting back on the greenhouse gases emitted by aerosols.

You can see the savings if you compare traditional aerosol cans to their refillable counterparts. Say, for example your shop uses 1,800 14 oz. cans annually at $2.29 a can. In a year, you would have spent $4122 on 197 gallons of liquid aerosol. But if you were to purchase 10 refillable bottles at $45 each and bulk 55 gallon drums at $599 each, that same amount of product would have only cost you $2595.

Refillable spray bottles are also earth-friendly. The amount of aerosol auto products dumped into landfills each year is immeasurable, considering a single shop could use hundreds or even thousands per year. Not to mention the damage caused by carbon dioxide, propane and butane, which are greenhouses gases commonly used in aerosol propellants.

There are two basic types of refillable spray bottles. The first is a metal bottle that sprays your product using compressed air.  The second is a plastic bottle that you hand pump. Although they’re both an improvement over regular aerosol cans, systems like the WURTH REFILLomat offer the best of both worlds. You get the look, feel, and pressure of an aerosol can for a lot less money, with no dangerous propellants.

REFILLomat looks like an ordinary aerosol can, but gets refilled with a tool that charges the “can” with 400ml of product (active ingredient), and propellant (compressed air) in 7 seconds flat. The best part is there are no cans to dispose of when you need more product – you simply re-fill the can.

For more information on REFILLomat or other green auto shop products, visit www.wurthusa.com.