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AIT Worldwide Logistics Receives 2008 Annual Climate Profile
Having recently reported its annual environmental commitments and waste management activities in 2008, AIT Worldwide Logistics has received a Climate Profile from the Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program.
Each year, WasteWise develops an individualized and fully customized report for every Partner that submits annual data to the WasteWise program.
This report translates annual waste prevention and recycling data into greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and equivalency statements in order to assist AIT in quantifying the impact of its waste reduction program on the organization's overall climate footprint.
AIT's 2008 data conversions are presented in the following chart:
2008 GHG Emission Reductions by Commodity
| Commodity |
Amount of Waste prevented, recycled and composted (pounds) |
GHG Reductions (MTCO2E) |
| Other |
6,000.00 |
87.48 |
| Metals |
600.00 |
4.11 |
| Organics |
0 |
0 |
| Paper |
44,600.00 |
79.21 |
| Plastics |
600.00 |
0.48 |
| TOTAL |
51,800.00 |
171.28 |
Focusing on three key elements of waste reduction - waste prevention, recycling, and buying or manufacturing recycled content products - the WasteWise voluntary partnership program was designed by the EPA in 1994 to help organizations implement practical methods for reducing municipal solid waste.
"Our partnership with the EPA's WasteWise program has been a rewarding one - the ongoing support and guidance the EPA has extended to our organization has allowed us to continue our ongoing commitment to reducing our carbon footprint through conserving natural resources, reducing energy expenditure, recycling and promoting a greener global supply chain," said Ralph Obenauf, compliance coordinator for AIT Worldwide Logistics.
GHG emissions are emitted at nearly every stage of a product's lifecycle, including during waste management. For more information about the connection between solid waste and GHG emissions, please refer to the Climate Change and Waste Web site.
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