OPERATION ZERO WASTE CASE STUDY:
Fortune 500 Pharmaceutical Company
SSC’s ROLE
SSC measured, characterized, and quantified material flows and all waste streams in order to properly understand facility operations. SSC evaluated the current system for material and waste management to develop a waste diversion program strategy, which included:
Source Reduction and Reuse
Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship
Education and Behavior Change
Ongoing Measurement and Benchmarking
Marketing
SSC identified and coordinated with management companies for various waste streams to reduce management cost and increase revenue. This Operation Zero Waste strategy prepared this company to achieve Waste Diversion from Landfill certification from GreenCircle Certified.
GreenCircle’s Role
GreenCircle audited all waste streams, including hazardous waste and C&D waste, and Material Management Organizations (MMOs) for the entire campus to verify the overall diversion rate.
RESULTS:
Facility #1 - SSC was able to identify over:
400,000 lbs. in diversion opportunities
$2,000,000 in potential annual savings
Facility #2 - SSC was able to identify over:
170,000 lbs. in diversion opportunities
$300,000 in potential annual savings
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Operation Zero Waste: How to Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill
As landfills continue to fill up, focusing on waste diversion will no longer be optional. Every single company will need to strive towards zero waste at their facilities or they will be left behind. Instead of viewing this as another item on a never-ending to-do list, SSC believes that this is an exciting opportunity to upgrade your processes to save money and valuable resources. We created a simple, 8-step process to help any company achieve zero waste to landfill at a facility or event.
Our Operation Zero Waste brochure outlines this process and delivers valuable insight on difficult-to-manage materials, the role of recyclers in the journey to zero waste, how waste minimization can help you reduce your carbon footprint, and more.