The efforts of manufacturers like Sara Lee and Unilever to recycle their liner waste have demonstrated that it can be done without adding much change or cost to their processes. Change is usually the biggest hurdle that companies face. Simply putting liner waste into a dedicated gaylord on the manufacturing floor requires a change in procedure that is sometimes difficult to implement and follow. A buy-in at the highest levels of the organization followed by training and a shared vision throughout the company is an approach that makes change more palatable and any recycling program far more successful.
The Liner Recycling Program offers local service centers throughout North America, wherever a minimum of a truckload per month of liner can be accumulated—whether that comes from one generator or twenty generators of liner waste. The only cost is the freight charge to the service center. CRG will accept a single skid (approximately 1,500 lbs.) at a time. If a truckload can be collected by a single waste generator at its location, we will pick it up—making the program cost-free. In some cases, a truckload of liner of good quality (no contaminants) will receive a per pound payment when market conditions allow. No matter how big or small, the Liner Recycling Program can offer a cost-effective alternative to landfill waste. It will be good for business and great for our environment. pP
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