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Total Waste Solutions Tailored to Your Industry
Total Waste Management is a for large manufacturers, automotive, chemical, and oil and gas companies seeking to improve their waste management.Byline: BTB Editor
January 8, 2024 / Time to read: 5 minutesMany companies need to fulfill regulations or internal goals that reduce their environmental and waste impact. Regulations can be complex: you might see local, state and federal guidance, which can change often. To complicate matters, most industries have specialized waste needs in addition to common needs like bulk recycling and trash services. Here are some of those specialized needs by industry — and how Republic Services can help customize and implement a total waste solution that fits your organization.
Manufacturing
Manufacturers can have a wide variety of waste and may be governed by different regulations depending on what their factories create. We can help with a custom suite of turnkey solutions for recycling, solid waste and bulk waste.
- Recycling, treatment and secure disposal of commercial, universal, industrial and hazardous waste
- Environmentally compliant special waste removal
- Regular pick-ups on a repeating schedule
- One-off clearance for construction or demo sites
- Rentals, including commercial dumpsters and custom compactors
Automotive
In addition to recycling, solid waste and bulk waste needs, the automotive industry has the additional challenge of safely recycling older vehicles. That’s because before 2002, most vehicles used mercury switches. And when not properly recycled, mercury can enter the environment and contaminate food and water sources.
We can help. Our partnership with End of Life Vehicle Solutions Corporation (ELVS) makes it easy to
Republic Services and General Motors (GM) reduce automotive waste
In 2013, GM was working toward a zero-landfill goal and needed help with an older, particularly challenging manufacturing plant in Rochester, NY. US Ecology, a recent Republic Services acquisition, audited the facility and planned a material reuse, recycling and reduction process. Within the year, we helped GM turn its Rochester, NY plant into the company’s 109th landfill-free operation.
Transportation
Air, rail and other
Glycol recycling
Keeping planes and other areas free of ice is critical for safety, but it can result in a buildup of
Emergency response
Preventing and responding to disasters is critical for success in transportation. When the worst happens, you need an experienced team to respond quickly and safely while setting you up to get things rolling again.
Our
- High-hazard response for volatile events like train derailments
- 24/7 response by certified experts on land and over water
- Disaster planning and preparedness
Utilities and energy
In addition to general and hazardous waste needs, many
Vacuum services
Often, the most time-consuming and expensive part of repairing or updating utility infrastructure is the digging process. It can damage existing lines and leave piles of debris that need to be cleaned up before the project is complete.
Our
Industrial cleaning and maintenance
For water, sewer and other utilities organizations, providing consistent service means keeping equipment and infrastructure clean and running smoothly. And these are no ordinary messes. You might have sludge, mineral deposits or even hazardous waste gumming up the works.
Our
- Waste characterization, transportation and disposal.
- Professional-grade chemical cleaning equipment to remove deposits, scaling and sludge buildup from process equipment, tanks and containers.
- Routine tank and container cleaning, including cleaning of pipelines and drainage systems.
- High-pressure and ultra-high-pressure power washing for maintenance and decommissioning of equipment and facilities.
- Abatement services, including closure report documentation and salvage of re-saleable assets.
Oil and gas
Oil and gas companies typically have waste needs that stretch both upstream and downstream of their operations, and that can make staying compliant difficult. We help our
Our E&P waste
- Oilfield-specific waste treatment and disposal, including oil drilling waste and fracking wastewater
- Saltwater disposal injection wells
- Strategically located facilities in Eagle Ford, Eaglebine, and Permian Basin regions
- Compliant tank and truck rental
Republic Services: Custom, turnkey total waste solutions
Our total waste solutions experts evaluate all your waste needs and find ways to recycle and reuse as much as possible. We can also help you navigate complex local, state and federal regulations for disposing of commercial, universal, hazardous, solid and other types of waste.
When we implement a solution, we rely on:
- 350 hauling facilities
- 16k trucks — one of the largest fleets in the U.S.
- A safety performance record that’s 39% above industry average
Whatever your business or organization, we have
