3 ways MM Recycling is using your Company’s Waste Reports to improve your Waste Program

Reporting is at the core of Material Management’s waste management strategy. It is more than a necessity of invoicing; it informs every adjustment we make to your waste program. Your company’s Waste Reports are the pulse of your Recycling and Sustainability Strategy. It communicates the overall health of your program and provides the structure necessary to measure the success and failure of each component.

Monitoring your waste reports over-time will not only highlight problems but can also identify opportunities for growth or expansion. Moreover, your company’s waste reports are an important mechanism for comparison between other actors in the competitive landscape.

Your Waste Reports document the progress of your waste program and the data collected serves several important purposes. Here are three ways MM Recycling is using your Company’s Waste Reports to improve your Waste Program:

1. Evaluate your Waste Stream

Your Waste Stream is the flow of all waste material passing through your company. Evaluating your Waste Stream means answering the following important questions:

• What type of recyclables does your company produce?
• How long does waste material take to pass through your company’s operation, from acquisition to removal/disposal?
• What are the most valuable recyclables in your waste program?
• Are you losing money due to contamination and commingling of grades?
• Would your recycling program be more profitable and efficient with the inclusion of more advance baling equipment?

2. Profile your Waste Metrics

This strategy is all about evaluating the flow of waste through your organization toward creating acceptable boundaries for your Program’s operation. This type of profiling is a necessary step in identifying potential, future divergence in your statistical data. It also provides a benchmark for identifying improvement or decline, as well as growth opportunities and candidates for program optimization.

3. Program Monitoring and Continuous Improvement

Every MM Waste Program outlines a strategy for improving your program. Here we utilize your Waste Stream Profile (see Strategy 2.) to validate the success of the implementation of our strategies as well as identify future candidates for continuous improvement.

These were just 3 ways MM Recycling utilizes your Waste Reports to improve your Waste Program, but there are many more! We would love to show you how MM Recycling can improve your existing Waste Program. Get a Free Program Assessment today.