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AIT Worldwide Logistics Receives 2009 Annual Climate Profile
Having recently reported its annual environmental commitments and waste management activities in 2009, AIT Worldwide Logistics has received a Climate Profile from the Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program.
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.
Each year, WasteWise develops an individualized and fully customized report for every partner that submits annual data to the program.
AIT has been a part of the U.S. Environmental Agency's WasteWise Program since November of 2008.
"Since our rewarding partnership with WasteWise began, AIT has continually been implementing organizational methods for reducing municipal solid waste and encouraging internal recycling initiatives," said Ralph Obenauf, compliance coordinator for AIT.
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 2009 data conversions are presented in the following chart:
2009 GHG Emission Reductions by Commodity
| Commodity |
Amount of Waste
prevented, recycled and
composted (pounds) |
GHG Reductions
(MTCO2E) |
| Other |
7,000.00 |
88.64 |
| Metals |
800.00 |
5.48 |
| Organics |
0 |
0 |
| Paper |
60,000.00 |
103.98 |
| Plastics |
600.00 |
0.48 |
| TOTAL |
68,400.00 |
198.58 |
AIT has made considerable progress in its environmental efforts this year, as evidenced by the data compiled in this report. The organization has cut down significantly on the municipal solid waste disposed in 2009 - because of the company's waste prevention activities, 2.5 tons less ended up in landfills this year. Additionally, AIT recycled 8.85 tons more aluminum cans, batteries, e-waste, electronics, corrugated boxes and mixed office paper this year. In total, AIT generated $8,000 in savings this year through employee's combined efforts, which is $5,000 more than AIT's 2008 grand total.
"In practically every section and area of the data report sent to Wastewise, AIT has made improvements. No matter how large or small, we are quite confident that collectively, these changes have made a huge impact on our day-to-day business activities and the environment in which we work," said Obenauf. "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."
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 Website:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/generalinfo.html
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