A Massive Reduction in Annual Hazardous Waste

The Altiras Solution

The Altiras Chemicals team reviewed the key priorities and critical objectives from the manufacturer’s leadership team and got to work. The team took the following approach:

• Reviewed the Annual Waste Summaries for all of the US operations with the Owner’s personnel.
• Developed a prioritization system based on the waste volumes, product stewardship considerations, product usability, quality management, and logistical considerations.
• Evaluated market opportunities for the most promising waste streams as products and re-prioritized accordingly.
• Assisted the manufacturer in developing 6-sigma specifications, as appropriate, for the materials with the best opportunities for reuse where sufficient data existed. When data was limited, the team established a process to ultimately achieve 6-sigma quality specifications.
• Evaluated the adequacy of the manufacturer’s SDS’s and provided guidance on SDS improvement where needed, and development where SDS’s were not available.
• Performed a Product Stewardship review for every stream to ensure the safety of any customer or user.
• Made purchase offers for the former wastes, now products, as appropriate.
• Worked with the manufacturer to notify the state agencies the wastes would be recycled going forward.
• Provided detailed documentation for each new product.