Why Choose Altiras?

The simple answer to this question is “peace of mind.” Altiras employs beneficial reuse with processes that ensure safety, health, environmental, and regulatory compliance, for minimal risk for our suppliers. These processes include the reuse industry’s most comprehensive product stewardship process, along with detailed Safety, Hazard Communication, Industrial Hygiene, and RCRA Compliance programs. Unfortunately, many of Altiras’ smaller competitors have none of these programs and violate many federal regulations. Even larger competitors fail to manage beneficial reuse services, lacking assurance or documentation for RCRA compliance. Those large competitors also frequently fail in Hazcom and Industrial Hygiene compliance because they do not thoroughly assess the beneficial reuse products.

Comparison of Altiras and Competitors in Critical Areas of Risk:

	ALTIRAS	Brokers/Traders	Large Chemical Distributors	Large Disposal Companies
Safety Program	yes	No	yes	yes
Hazard Communication Program	yes	No	yes	yes
Industrial Hygiene Program	yes	No	yes	yes
Provides Training via Learning Management System	yes	No	question	question
Understanding of Waste Regulations	yes	question	question	yes
Ability to Produce SDS	yes	question	question	question
Provides On-site Management where needed	yes	No	No	question
Detailed Analysis of Product Composition for Risk Assessment	yes	No	No	No
Identifies Hazardous Constituents that may not be on SDS	yes	No	No	No
RCRA Compliance Audit of Customers & Use	yes	No	No	No
Detailed Understanding of Beneficial Reuse Rules	yes	No	No	No
Provides Written Product Stewardship Letter	yes	No	No	No
Financially Backed Written Guarantees	yes	No	No	No
Willing to Invest Capitol to Solve Beneficial Reuse Problems	yes	No	No	No
Quality Assurance Process for Secondary Chemicals	yes	No	No	No
Regarded by Suppliers & Customers “Best Problem Solvers in the Industry”	yes	No	No	No

Ensuring Compliance: Altiras Product Stewardship and RCRA Processes

Many companies have faced large penalties from fines or lawsuits for compliance failures in their efforts to provide beneficial reuse services. Below are just a few examples of problems, settlements, and illegal recycling:

Altiras staff have observed competitor violations of RCRA, specifically 40 CFR 261.2, where end users distilled products before use. In some cases, a broker did not disclose the use of “as is” to the end user. In other cases, the end-user was notified, but no audit was performed to verify. The Altiras Product Stewardship and RCRA Compliance Processes are the best ways to prevent these violations. For more information, please contact Altiras at 713-568-3651 or email us at [email protected].