Sustainable success
At A Greener Solution, we partner with you to improve your profitability through better by-product management. Our fully managed, comprehensive programs are custom-tailored to your corporate sustainability objectives, your waste streams and your unique business requirements.
Our commitment to cultivating lasting client relationships and providing superior customer service provides the foundation for all our profitability-building solutions, which incorporate:
- Analyzing your needs and identifying opportunities to improve efficiencies
- Developing and implementing value-enhancing waste reduction and recycling solutions
- Management of every detail from internal logistics to recyclables processing to the development of generator waste profiles
- Intensive monitoring of every program, with regular business reviews and in-depth reports to track progress
- Field Services Representatives who serve as your local partners in continuous improvement, special projects and customer service
Waste Audits
To quantify by-products generated, determine recycling feasibility and collect key metrics, our experienced by-product management professionals conduct a site survey, waste audit and analysis of all waste streams.
- Establish a baseline. It is critical to determine baseline recycling rates, waste disposal volume, landfill costs and other key metrics in order to be able to reliably track improvements.
- Identify opportunities. We zero in on areas where we can add value, increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
- Define goals. We work with you to define waste reduction goals -- as well as analyze the costs, benefits and feasibility of zero waste or landfill-free status -- so that we can develop and implement the best strategies for achieving your objectives.
- Deliver findings and recommendations. We provide a detailed summary of our findings, estimated savings and recommended action steps.
Recycling Programs
Most companies are surprised to learn just how much money they’re throwing into their trash compactors.
Improving your recycling rate and maximizing the value of your recyclables saves money on waste disposal and transportation costs, plus increases revenue and shrinks your carbon footprint. In short: a smarter, more sustainable way to do business.
A Greener Solution helps you identify recyclable materials, including plastics, metal and paper as well as non-traditional material and hard-to-handle waste streams. Our recycling programs increase the volume – and value – of those recyclables by utilizing a range of strategies including baling, grinding, pelletizing, improved separation techniques, additional processing employing advanced technology, market development and pricing tied to industry benchmarks.
Our affiliation with Maine Plastics, one of the largest recyclers in North America, enables us to take advantage of an extensive network of facilities, comprehensive processing capabilities and deep market expertise to help you recycle more material more profitably.
Beneficial Re-use
Many manufacturing processes produce by-products that can be used as a raw material in other processes. The beneficial re-use of these products creates a win-win for both the generator and the user.
On the one hand, it diverts material from landfills, reduces waste disposal costs and increases revenue. On the other, it reduces or eliminates the cost of purchasing raw materials. And both companies reduce their carbon footprints.
A Greener Solution conducts market feasibility studies to establish benchmark values for your by-products and researches local and national markets to match the material with users.
Product Destruction
A Greener Solution can provide secure destruction of non-salable or branded products while still capturing any recycling value. This includes providing certification of destruction/recycling as well as chain of custody monitoring and management of material from pick-up at your plant until processing.
Vendor Management
An integral part of our comprehensive approach is helping our clients manage and consolidate waste and recycling vendors, saving valuable time and money.
- Services contract review and renegotiation
- Waste bill analysis
- Service level audit and benchmarking
- Right-sizing equipment to service levels
- Implementation and monitoring of automated compactor management tools to optimize pick-ups
- Waste disposal vendor compliance monitoring
- Direct invoicing
Equipment & Supplies
Having the right equipment in your plant directly contributes to the success of your sustainability practices. A Greener Solution can sell or help secure financing for the equipment you need to support your recycling and waste reduction efforts, including balers, grinders, compactors, plastic pallets, bins and containers as well as supplies such as baling wire, plastic liners and gaylords. We are authorized distributors of leading suppliers including Orwak, PTR, Max-Pack, Decade and Busch Systems.
On-site Labor
We can provide highly trained on-site personnel to implement the by-product programs we develop with your company, enabling you to focus on your core business. Utilizing our skilled on-site labor assures safe operation of on-site recycling equipment such as balers, grinders and shredders, as well as forklifts used to load recycling trailers. It also improves accountability for recycling activities and enhances the quality and value of your recyclables.
On-site Management
In many companies, responsibilities for managing recycling and meeting landfill reduction targets are spread across several departments and stakeholders. The lack of coordination and pressure to focus limited time on core business responsibilities often make it difficult to achieve sustainability goals.
- Manage vendors
- Monitor recycling activities and shipments
- Manifest and ship regulated and hazardous waste
- Handle special projects
- Actively participate on your sustainability team
Waste to Energy
A Greener Solution can help evaluate the feasibility and cost of waste to energy solutions as part of your sustainability strategy. We can assist in the creation of generator waste profiles and waste characterization, arrange transportation of solid waste to waste to energy locations and conduct compliance audits and site visits.
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