Environmental Sustainability/Waste Reduction Pays
Environmental
sustainability is the long-term maintenance of ecosystem components and functions
for future generations. Sustainability is related to the quality of life in a community — whether
the economic, social and environmental systems that make up the community are providing
a healthy, productive, meaningful life for all community residents, present and future.
Manufacturing-Works can help businesses integrate environmental sustainability issues with business practices.
Customized and voluntary assessments
Manufacturing-Works assessments include a walk-through of the facility, written report, and recommendations for cost savings measures. Each report is tailored to fit the individual business or industry needs. Recommendations and referenced information are based on the needs of the business.
Manufacturing-Works recommendations are non-mandatory. Information provided is intended to assist the business in reducing waste while saving money. Manufacturing-Works, The University of Wyoming, and the Wyoming DEQ provide grant funding for the time and effort put into each assessment.
Materials productivity
“Didn’t you just pay for that?” Inefficiently used or disposed materials, cleaners, solvents, or byproducts are lost profits that could be recovered. Examples of waste reduction include increasing paint gun efficiency, reuse or onsite distillation of solvents, and marketing of byproducts.
Reduce liability
- Reduce waste and substitute less hazardous chemicals
- Lower the risk of environmental safety and health issues
Value of service
More than 60 Wyoming businesses have saved money with pollution prevention assessments. Through waste minimization, product substitution, recycling, and engineering processes, one company saved over $30,000 per year. These companies valued having a non-regulatory review of their facility and useful information. Read sustainability success stories
Learn more about Environmental Sustainability
Contact us using the information below to learn more about how making your business environmentally sustainable is beneficial for you, and the environment.