A presentat

1. How to Consistently Reach your Goals
Waste Minimization

2. Meet Your Moderator:
Sasha Laferte

3. Share With the Audience
1. All lines are muted, use the chat panel for tech issues.
2. Q&A at the end, tweet questions using
#WasteMinimization to @Triumvirate. Don’t have a
twitter? Use the questions pane in the webinar panel.
3. Unanswered questions will be answered and sent out
in an email after the webinar
4. Webinar recording and slides will be emailed to you
later today.

4. Meet Your Presenter
• Brian Boissonneault
• Director | Manufacturing and Utilities
• bboissonneault@gmail.com
• Direct (617)715-9006
• Mobile (860)573-9869
• www.linkedin.com/in/brianboissonneault
• Waste minimization enthusiast for over
15 years
• <relevant experience / expertise /
education>

5. Take Away
Applying a system is the
only way to consistently
reach your minimization
goals.

6. Poll
What do you see as the biggest road
block in implementing waste minimization
at your organization?

7. Who Is This For?
Environmental
Managers
Asked to make
company more
sustainable
Production
Managers
Asked to
manage budget
closely
Purchasing
Managers
Asked to find
competitive
costs from
outside firms
Senior
Leadership
Asked to move
the company
into the future

8. You Might Be Thinking...
• I’ve tried waste minimization
and I’ve gotten as far as I can.
• I’ve tried waste minimization;
it isn’t cost effective.
• My company says they want
to see waste minimization, but
they won’t dedicate resources
to accomplish the goals.
• I thought I signed up for the
OSHA webinar.

9. Common Misconceptions
Traditional
Wisdom
Waste minimization is the
responsibility of our EHS
department.
We have already completed
our waste minimization goals
Waste minimization and
recycling are expensive.
Reality
Waste minimization starts at
senior leadership!
Waste minimization is a
journey of continuous
improvement, not a destination
Many people don’t know what
their waste costs.

10. Disposal Program Costs
Disposal
Total Cost
of
Ownership
Transportation
Taxes and
Insurance
Labor
Supplies
and
Storage
Training

11. What Will You Learn?
•Who should be involved
in the process
•Where to begin
• How to make it work

12. Overview
Waste minimization requires a
team effort.
Successful waste minimization
may come from many areas.
Company goals must be weaved
into the operating fabric.

13. Waste minimization requires a
team effort.
Successful waste minimization
may come from many areas.
Company goals must be weaved
into the operating fabric.

14. Case Study
Startup Tech Company
Savings
350000
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
Status Quo Optimized
Pounds
Cost

15. Action Item
Assemble your Team
• Senior Leadership
• Procurement
• EH&S
• Engineering/Quality
• Marketing
• Production Supervisor(s)
• External Resources
*Commit to meeting regularly and get those meetings
on the calendar now!

16. Waste minimization requires a
team effort.
Successful waste minimization
may come from many areas.
Company goals must be weaved
into the operating fabric.

17. Case Study
Tech Company
Waste Water
900000
800000
700000
600000
500000
400000
300000
200000
100000
0
2009 2010
Gallons
Cost

18. Action Item
• How much volume of byproduct is generated from each
process over a period of time?
• What are the chemical and physical properties of both the
product and byproduct(s)?
• How are we handling disposal now?
• What are the ingredients which go into our product?
• What physical and/or chemical processes do those
ingredients go through?
• Is there a secondary market value for our byproduct(s) and off
spec product?
Collect the Data

19. Waste minimization requires a
team effort.
Successful waste minimization
may come from many areas.
Company goals must be weaved
into the operating fabric.

20. The Fabric
• Increase Brand
Reputation
• Lower Risk
• Increase Sales
• Manage Cost
(including modeling)

21. Case Study
Polymer Manufacturer
Sustainability Report (Tons of Waste)
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2013 2014
Off Spec Product
Chemical Waste
Solid Waste

22. Action Item
Build the Program
•Keep it Simple
•Assign Values
•Engagement from
the Top Down
•Report

23. Summary
Waste minimization requires a
team effort.
Successful waste minimization
may come from many areas.
Company goals must be weaved
into the operating fabric.

24. Take Away
Applying a system is the
only way to consistently
reach your minimization
goals.

25. Parting Words
• Continuous Improvement
• Competitive Manufacturing
Market
• Competitive Job Market

26. QUESTIONS?

27. Thank You For Attending!
• You can expect to receive:
• A copy of this deck
• A recording of the
presentation
• Answers to all
questions sent during
the presentation
• A request to fill out a
brief survey.