Zero Waste to Landfill

Zero Waste is a corporate/business/lifestyle philosophy which seeks to reduce the amount of waste generated in the business Processes, government activities, and individuals through Diversion or reuse of existing materials with proper stewardship of materials designated as wastes. Zero Landfill’ is the avoidance of disposal of waste to landfills. The avoidance of waste to the landfills can be achieved by:

Reduction of waste generation
Elimination of wastes
Findings useful application of wastes in the process (reuse)
Organization wastes can be a useful resource for other organization

Recycling
Recovering energy by anaerobic digestion
Composting of bio-degradable material etc.

What are the advantages of Zero Landfill?

What is the qualification for Diversion ?

Re-use Methodology to find useful application of the Waste to Divert.
Establishing Waste can be an useful resource, through out organization.
Determining the Waste as Raw material or Product to Other organization.
Recycling waste into process.wastes can be a useful resource for other organization
Converting into useful product

What will be evaluated?

Waste Matrix to understand the quantum of process-wise waste generated.
Packing, Storage and Movement of Waste after segregation.
Mass balance of Waste in each process based on flow chart.
Office Assessment to evaluate Waste Generated and diverted.
Methods of Waste Elimination and Reduction.
Competency of personals in Waste Elimination, Waste Management etc.
Reduction through Reuse and Recycle.
Waste Diversion process and its relevant identification and Compliance to Legal requirements.
Relevant Records for Generation, Segregation, Packing, Storage and Movement of Waste.

Assessment Methodology

The Assessment methodology for Zero Waste to Landfill is dynamic, establishing initial waste generation benchmarks, defining diversion rates, and setting benchmarks for ongoing improvement of diversion rates.

Criteria for Diversion:

Identifying practical applications for waste within processes (Reuse).
Facilitating the reuse of organizational waste by other entities (supply to other organizations).
Implementing recycling practices

Categories in Evaluation and scoring:

Step-by-Step Procedure for Zero Waste to Landfill Certification

Process involved in Certification.

1. Identifying and Evaluating different Types of Waste generated
3. Preparing matrix for Waste collection, Segregation, Packing, Storage and diversion
5. Calculating the Near Zero or Zero waste to landfill beyond Diversification

2. Mapping process, product and Waste generation
4. Establishing action plan for Reduce, Reuse and Recycle for Diversification for the Waste
6. Applying to the 3rd party organization for Validation, Verification and Certification

Process involved in Certification.

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Expert Auditors

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Zero Waste to Landfill

Zero Waste to Landfill