waste management/recycling

Separate & Sustainable

by Katie Lee August 30, 2023

— Interview with Cameron Funk — How separating your waste streams can maximize sustainability. Following is a Q&A with Cameron Funk, chief sustainability officer of CheckSammy, an on-demand nationwide waste removal and sustainability services company headquartered in Dallas. We were interested to learn what options facilities managers may have to divert materials from the waste stream, and what challenges they may run up against in their quest to achieve maximum profitability through sustainability. R&R: What are the biggest challenges for retail and restaurant facility managers who are looking to divert …

August 30, 2023

Restaurant Technologies Breaks Own Sustainability Record

by Katie Lee April 25, 2023

Mendota Heights, Minn. — Restaurant Technologies (RT) released its sustainability numbers from 2022, helping over 36,000 customers nationwide reach their ESG goals and create a cleaner, more livable planet. In 2022, RT recycled nearly 290 million pounds of used cooking oil, which eliminated 16 million plastic oil jugs, saved 7.4 million cubic feet of landfill space, and reduced about 67 million pounds (66.6 million) of GHG CO2e emissions. In partnership with renewable energy organizations such as Chevron Renewable Energy Group, RT converts 100% of used cooking oil from its customers …

April 25, 2023

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Waste Not

by Katie Lee February 9, 2023

— By Tyler Simmons — Restaurants need a new menu item: food waste strategy. Waste is a concept. We decide on a marker of when something usable becomes unusable, whether that is within a certain timeframe or due to a certain visual indicator — like a bruise on an apple or a snack past its ‘best before’ label. One minute food is edible, delicious, desirable — the next it’s unsellable, tainted, trash. Waste is an unfortunate output of system inefficiency, and the economical and environmental impact of when the …

February 9, 2023

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Looking Back to Look Ahead

by Katie Lee February 2, 2023

— By Michael Hess — Learning from 2022: How to optimize your retail and restaurant waste management programs in 2023. As 2022 comes to a close, it’s always important to look back and reflect on the year. You might have run into disruptors or issues that you’ll likely want to get ahead of or leave behind. But more importantly, what did you learn? What can you take with you to grow any facet of your restaurant or retail location in 2023? Let’s look ahead at a few …

February 2, 2023

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Waste Harmonics Acquires New Market Waste Solutions

by Katie Lee January 27, 2023

Rochester, N.Y. — Waste Harmonics, a national technology-enabled managed waste service provider, has acquired New Market Waste Solutions, a management and consulting company dedicated to designing and implementing cost-effective, sustainable solutions for clients in the waste and recycling industry across North America, spanning both Canada and the U.S. With the acquisition, New Market Waste Solutions’ services will complement Waste Harmonics by leveraging sustainable waste and recycling programs and solutions. It will also provide customers with elite waste management services centered around quality customer service. New Market Waste Solutions currently utilizes …

January 27, 2023

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What a Waste Program

by Katie Lee September 14, 2022

— By Michael Hess — 5 tips for successful waste management in the retail and restaurant industries. Owning a restaurant or retail location comes with a great deal of responsibility — including waste disposal. Regardless of business size or location, waste management is essential to day-to-day operations. In recent years, waste and diversion have become top concerns of business owners and retailers, especially when associated with revenue loss. According to a study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), restaurants produced 17.1 million tons of wasted …

September 14, 2022

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Temperature Check

by Katie Lee November 11, 2021

— By Manik Suri — Food waste is a major issue. Here’s what you can do about it. What do Dutch Bro’s, Eggs Up Grill, and Domino’s have in common? They are creating more sustainable businesses by replacing manual temperature checks with automated systems. Project Drawdown found that about a third of food produced is never eaten, which means that the resources used to grow that food is wasted. This waste of resources is ultimately accountable for 8% of global carbon emissions. But food waste isn’t just a climate …

November 11, 2021

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Waste Harmonics Acquires Contelligent, Expands Global Footprint

by Katie Lee July 23, 2021

Rochester, N.Y. — Waste Harmonics, a national managed waste service provider, has acquired Contelligent, a global leader in intelligent container monitoring solutions and analytics. With the acquisition, Waste Harmonics will expand the breadth of its service offerings, integrating Contelligent’s innovative technology to provide its customers with elite waste management services. Waste Harmonics and Contelligent share a sense of values and a similar transparent approach to doing business, with a focus on providing superior customer experience. Contelligent, formerly known as One Plus Systems, is the longest running and original fullness monitoring …

July 23, 2021

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Optimus Technologies Helps Evergreen Grease Service Achieve Near-Zero Carbon Footprint

by Katie Lee May 11, 2021

Pittsburgh — Evergreen Grease Service, Inc. has installed The Vector System in two of its semi-trucks, reducing carbon emissions from these trucks to near-zero, with plans to convert the whole fleet by 2022. This move is a major step towards Evergreen’s goal of reducing carbon emissions. Evergreen specializes in the collection of cooking oil, grease and waste fats from the commercial cooking and restaurant industry, and its partners process these waste products into biodiesel, a low-carbon alternative to traditional diesel. The Vector System, designed by Optimus Technologies, is a bolt-on …

May 11, 2021

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Waste Harmonics: Signature Vendor Spotlight

by Katie Lee March 11, 2021

— Interview with Michael Hess — R&R: Where are you based? Michael Hess: Waste Harmonics is based in Victor, New York. R&R: How long have you been with the company? Hess: I acquired Waste Harmonics from Capital Environment in 2001 and my team and I have grown the business from a solely Northeastern U.S. focus to serving customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. R&R: What trades/services do you offer retailers and restaurants? Hess: We are a managed waste service provider. We act as a single point of contact, helping …

March 11, 2021

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