Transcript Ron Rothgerber, CSDP, CHMM Corporate Recycling Center Manager & Corporate Environmental Engineer.

Ron Rothgerber, CSDP, CHMM
Corporate Recycling Center Manager
& Corporate Environmental Engineer
Waste Aversion
• 3-R’s – Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle
(Now evolving to the 4-R’s starting with “Refuse”)
• Recycling has always been a part of the Process
• Began Tracking Solid Waste and Re-Use/
Recycling Efforts in 1996
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Why a Central Location?
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Floor Space at Production Facilities
Aggregation Capability
Truckload Pricing vs Mixed/Partial Loads
Control Liabilities
Reduce Landfill Costs
Waste Statistics
• 81,369 tons of Waste Generated in 1996
Corporate-Wide
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Waste Statistics
• 81,369 tons of Waste Generated in 1996
Corporate-Wide
• 15,713 tons of Waste Generated in 2009
Corporate-Wide
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Waste Statistics
• 81,369 tons of Waste Generated in 1996
Corporate-Wide
• 15,713 tons of Waste Generated in 2009
Corporate-Wide
• 80.7% Reduction in Waste Generated
from all global facilities from 1996-2009
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Waste Statistics
• In 1996, 16,226 tons were sent to the
landfill
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Waste Statistics
• In 1996, 16,226 tons were sent to the
landfill
• In 2009, Only 2,022 tons were sent to the
landfill
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Waste Statistics
• In 1996, 16,226 tons were sent to the
landfill
• In 2009, Only 2,022 tons were sent to the
landfill
• 87.5% Reduction in Landfilled Materials
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Waste Statistics
• Landfill Costs in 1996 = $615,268
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Waste Statistics
• Landfill Costs in 1996 = $615,268
• Landfill Costs in 2009 = $304,639
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Waste Statistics
• Landfill Costs in 1996 = $615,268
• Landfill Costs in 2009 = $304,639
• 50.5% Overall Reduction in Costs,
however, a 397.3% increase in cost/ton
($37.92/ton – 1996 to $150.66/ton – 2009)
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Waste Statistics
• In 2009, 87.1% of all Waste Generated
was Recycled or Re-Used
• If Waste Disposal tonnages had remained
at 1996 levels the Landfill Cost would be
over $2.44 Million.
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Kimball International, Inc.
Solid Waste Landfilled Summary
5,000
4,000
3968
3673
Solid Waste - Tons
3426
3263
2922
3,000
2022
2,000
1,000
0
2004
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Kimball International, Inc.
Solid Waste Landfilled Summary
20,000
16226
Solid Waste - Tons
15,000
10,000
5,000
3968
3673
3426
3263
2922
2022
0
1996
2004
2005
2006
2007
Kimball International Totals
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2008
2009
Corporate Recycling Center
•Operates as a Break-Even Profit Center
•Operation has only 2 Full-Time Employees
• 28.5 Million Pounds of Materials Processed, Recycled, or
Re-Used through the CRC since November 2002
• 2009 Waste Landfill Cost Avoidance = $380,870
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Corporate Recycling Center
• Continuation of Existing Recycling Efforts
– Basic Materials Recycling: Cardboard, Steel, Aluminum, Paper
• Expansion of New Recycling and Re-Use Efforts
– Currently recycling approx. 65 different items
– Redistribute usable equipment and supplies – intercompany
– Sale of usable equipment and supplies - externally
– Provide Recycling Resource where otherwise unavailable
or non-feasible
• Cost Aversion from Landfill Fees
• Increase Security and Reduce Liability
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Corporate Recycling Center
• Some of the Materials Recycled include:
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Cardboard
Steel
Aluminum
Office Paper
Stretch Wrap
E-Waste
Bubble Pack
Magazines
Newspaper
Printed Wiring
Board Assemblies
All 6 Basic
Grades of Plastic
Other Plastics
#7’s
Copper Wiring
Styrofoam (EPS)
Woven Fabric
Leather
Plate Glass
Pallets
Solder
Motors
Plastic Bottles
Question & Answer
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