Whenever we set out to make a profit, it is inevitable that we will generate waste in the process. In the old days, waste was something that was burned, buried, or thrown into the nearest river or ocean.

Today, we have to be a little more prudent in the way we dispose of our garbage, because if we don’t, we will not only continue to poison our own environment, wasting valuable and finite raw materials, but we will also begin to destroy our profitability. . How? Because we miss out on doing what all natural organisms do: what nature takes as energy is usually the waste of something else, be it humans, plants, microbes: what goes around comes around. On top of that, if we still refuse to sensibly recycle and reuse our waste, the cost in monetary terms with more and more sanctions about to be implemented could make financial stability a thing of the past. However, with more and more incentives to reduce our carbon footprint in the form of lucrative carbon credits, the economic incentives to manage our waste efficiently have never been greater.

One of the biggest waste concerns right now is the efficient management of toxic waste, whether it comes from hospitals, veterinary offices, slaughterhouses, or even supermarkets and hotels with their food waste problems.

At the moment, every ton of toxic waste carries massive liabilities, in terms of licensing, storage and transportation issues, and gate fees for disposal. Dumping toxic waste in legal landfills is no longer allowed (although a lot of illegal dumping still goes on).

Both hospital waste and food waste are at risk in that unless dealt with fairly quickly, the chances of dangerous odors or even toxic gases being released during normal storage can be quite high. For health and safety reasons, neither type of waste should be landfilled or incinerated, but they will need very careful processing to make them safe and recover as much energy as possible (both have very high heating values). Unfortunately, carrying out this safe conversion will require a large investment in the right equipment and then there will be logistical issues to safely transport the waste to this processing plant. On top of this, healthcare providers face a huge challenge in managing all of the regulated waste streams that are generated in a modern facility.

There are already a number of regulated solutions available for hospitals and other types of medical facilities, but all of this means that the medical facility producing the waste will have to pay a high gate fee for disposal (in the region of 400 or more per tonne). ), plus all licensing, waste security, and transportation costs involved. Most of these service providers will make a good profit from removing this waste, and for many of these organizations, they will be very interested in getting rid of their responsibility as easily as possible and continue with their main task: health. . watch out.

But, as financial stability becomes increasingly difficult to maintain and medical financing, especially in the public sector, comes under increasing scrutiny, alternative methods should always be investigated.

One such method that is gaining more and more popularity in terms of public safety, and the ability to turn this waste from a liability into a profit center, is to install systems at each hospital or other point of waste production, which actually reduce the amount of waste and convert it into sterile raw material that can be safely transported to a large waste management plant, where it can be successfully converted into renewable energy. This is also done in a sealed environment, so there is no chance of any toxic fumes or odors escaping in the process.

By installing revolutionary new ‘waste converters’ at the point where the waste is created, instead of creating a liability of at least 400 per ton, with all the dangers of having toxic waste close to many people, these converters actually create a sterilized product with real resale value, and in an environment where no toxic fumes or odors are released.

Then, with the right technology, the waste material will have gone from being a liability at around 400 per tonne, to a sterile feedstock for conversion to green energy, worth around 100 per tonne. The increase in value will be in this order:-

1. Liability of 400 per ton removed

2. No more problems or special costs of storage or transportation

3. All content would have been ground into small pieces, including organic and inorganic material.

4. Actual volume will have been reduced by at least 60% by removal of moisture.

5. Any non-organic recyclable material will have been cleaned and sterilized, ready for sale.

6. The heat generated to sterilize the waste and the evaporation of considerable amounts of moisture may have been returned to a heat exchange system, for a value.

7. The waste will now be ready to be sold to a waste management facility, either for a value, or in exchange for carbon credits or electricity revenue. The residue can be easily transported in vehicles that will not require special cleaning afterwards.

8. The entire organization could boast a true GREEN accreditation.

Depending on the actual amount of waste produced by each location, and whether several separate entities could work together on this, it may be financially feasible for them to come together to invest in a special waste management system, which will take the sterilized waste. waste and convert it into green electricity. The revenue from the electricity generated and the value of the carbon credits should pay for such a system in less than three years.

Now, those who still insist on sitting by and doing nothing to change their ways of managing waste sensibly will find little, if any, regret for their inaction. Very soon, the fines that will be imposed on companies that are not yet “doing their bit” to manage their waste problems with some concern for the environment that we all have to share, will be disproportionately large.

Why not invest wisely in your green future now and remove the threat of costly and punitive action if you don’t…

The choice is yours. Waste Not – Want Not, never classify truer…