Environmental Management - Waste Reduction Measures

Environmental Management - Waste Disposal Reduction Best Practices

● The Plaza East Office Center, a large office building in downtown Milwaukee, is a success story in large office-building recycling

● Massachusetts State - Waste Baseline Solid Waste and Recycling Practices

American Family Insurance, a large insurance provider based in Madison, has a solid office recycling program at its corporate headquarters building, especially for paper

● Six typical cost reduction examples : raw materials and supplies; water and waste water; energy; waste management; transport and travel; and packaging

● Green Purchasing Initiatives by Obayashi Corporation

● Going green -- from saving the planet to saving cash

● Cost Savings and Waste Reduction through Pollution Prevention and Recycling. By re-engineering processes, sharing resources, recycling, and working smart BNL is saving millions of dollars in avoided disposal costs, reducing the risk of pollution, eliminating compliance concerns, and creating a safer work place. The charts below (MS Excel files) track the number of pounds of waste reduced, reused or recycled and the cost savings associated with pollution prevention and recycling projects during the calendar year. Cost savings are calculated based on actual costs of disposing of waste through the Waste Management Division (source : US dept. of energy)

- 2005 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,692,462 savings

- 2004 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,717,431 savings

- 2003 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,581,452 savings

- 2002 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,503,000 savings

- 2001 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,385,000 savings

- 2000 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $2,280,000 savings

-1999 Cost Savings and Waste Reduction: $1,650,000 savings

● SAVING MONE Y - “ Hidden” Methods of Cost Reduction

● Case Histories of Cost Saving Through - Waste Reduction by Tennessee Industries

● Six typical cost reduction examples : raw materials and supplies; water and waste water; energy; waste management; transport and travel; and packaging

Environmental Management - Waste reduction Guides

● Greening Your Office and Saving Money

● Waste Reduction in Office Buildings - A Guide for Tenants

● Steps toward a waste-management strategy

● TIPS FOR BUSINESSES ON CREATING A WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN