Waste Management Inc Best Practices In Waste Management
Waste Management, Inc. Best Practices In Waste Management: Towards a Circular Economy
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The Circular Economy REDUCING WASTE IN MANUFACTURING WM is partnering with companies to reduce waste and energy use, while increasing recycling and recyclability M MATERIAL ENTERING THE CYCLE RETURNING MATERIALS AND ENERGY TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN Recovering materials and energy to continue in the waste stream cycle GROWING RECYCLING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WM Recycling Services continues to invest in recycling programs across North America SEPARATING ORGANICS WM Organics Recycling is converting organics to beneficial use, like composting, mulch and energy generated at anaerobic digesters RECOUPING LANDFILL GASSES WM converts landfill gases to electricity and transportation fuel HARD-TO-RECYCLE AND NONRECYCLABLE MATERIALS TO ENERGY PRODUCTS WM has invested in several companies that convert materials that would otherwise be waste, into syngas, which can be made into fuel products
Waste Management Phoenix Open Overview Zero Waste Challenge Water Conservation and Restoration • Water Consumption • WMPO Water Campaign • Change the Course Microsite • On-course Engagement • Expo Booth • Off-course Initiatives • Social Media • Change the Course Impact Transparency • WMPO Sustainability Report • Council for Responsible Sport • UL Environment Diversion Validation 2017 Waste Management Page 6
Honorable Prime Minister Modi’s Initiatives Impacts on Circular Economy Clean India Skilled India Digital India Make in India 2017 Waste Management 7
Thank You Anita Kedia Senior Business Development Manager Waste Management Sustainability Services 630. 947. 6369 akedia@wm. com 2017 Waste Management 8
Waste operations overview 2017 Waste Management o-Local Processors purchasing smaller quantities of commodities -Small collection points -Multiple transactions before commodities are processed - Facilitate circular models with manufacturing - Evaluate material use in design Marketing -Regionalized collection and processing for commodities exchange -No economy of scale yet -Collection is multi -layered with many transactions -No EH&S standards -Lack of facilities to segregate commodities Aggregation Waste Collection -Hauling- not standardized, no cost benchmark, maintenance is not part of contracting -Need to change public perception of waste pickers and industry -Need to have program that is inclusive and transparent 9
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