Posts about Waste Management

While sunflowers may provide a viable method of soil remediation in certain scenarios, the root of the issue still remains: e-waste and its toxic heavy metals are still reaching landfills in alarmingly high quantities. Read more.

“Is this wet or dry?”  Have no fear! Every product registered in the Smarter Sorting Classification Portal is assigned the correct form. No more confusion, and no more guessing with edge cases. A solid definition is here to stay. Read more.

What happens to toothpaste when it is returned to your store? What is the cost – to your company and the environment – to manage a tube of toothpaste properly? How can one toothpaste be considered “toxic waste” while another nearly identical tube isn’t? Read more.

Everyone knows the primary responsibility of a retailer is to master state-specific computational toxicology. At Smarter Sorting, we keep things easy and accurate for retailers managing regulated products. Read more.

At large retail facilities, aerosols account for up to 40% of the items managed as hazardous waste. Managing aerosols as universal waste means that many retailers will be able to significantly reduce how much hazardous waste they are generating. Read more.

Ineffective management of toxic materials may be costing your retail organization big bucks—and fixing the issue requires expertise your organization probably doesn’t possess. We have the solution for your hazardous waste challenges. Read more.

Yes, handwriting is not the central problem to solve. However, as an often overlooked piece of the compliance puzzle, using a digital system can ease employees workload and increase efficiency—all while improving compliance outcomes. Read more.

Retailers often go it alone when it comes to retail waste management. Not unexpectedly, those that do realize results comparable to the lonely Lyft rider: higher expenses. Read more.

Smarter Sorting is here to help create a tomorrow that doesn’t have to be scary for retailers or waste haulers. Let’s examine what this waste-minimizing future would look like in more detail. Read more.

A single-serving approach to waste management is both expensive and inefficient for retailers and waste haulers. And currently, it’s all too common. Read more.

Smarter Sorting optimizes processes so retail employees don’t have to. No more wrong turns or dead ends. Just clear, time-saving direction and streamlined operations that create cost savings, maximize tax benefits and minimize waste. Read more.

Is regulated waste a “blind spot” for your sustainability efforts? Do you want to take the next step to achieve your publicly stated sustainability goals for customers and investors? Read more.