The notion of a zero-waste operation or facility isn’t merely a noble aspiration. It is an achievable goal, as a growing number of companies have demonstrated. Companies in a wide range of manufacturing businesses have achieved zero-waste status.
But zero waste means more than just recycling. It requires a comprehensive examination of a facility’s waste streams with the aim of eliminating excess packaging, redesigning processes, and working closely with suppliers, customers, and others.
Join Waste Management’s Jim Hall and Caterpillar’s Jim Blass in conversation with Joel Makower, Executive Editor of GreenBiz.com, in an exploration of how companies are achieving zero waste. You’ll hear a first-hand account of Caterpillar’s pursuit of zero waste at its facility in Aurora, Illinois, and insight into the bottom-line impacts of a typical zero-waste program.
Among the things, you’ll learn:
- What zero waste means, and how it’s different from zero landfill
- Lessons learned from companies that have achieved zero waste
- The challenges companies can face in implementing a zero-waste strategy
- The costs and savings of getting to zero
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