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WMRC technical assistance engineers possess a unique mix of experience and training that enables them to investigate and solve a variety of business problems. Our experts can help businesses and organizations reduce all types of solid waste as well as toxic releases into the air or water.
WMRC engineers work as change agents to help customers identify and implement practices that improve efficiency. Services typically begin with a free assessment to develop strategies and set priorities for addressing issues. WMRC staff assists companies to develop and implement processes that are more environmentally friendly and less wasteful. Services offered by the technical assistance experts at WMRC include:
- Pollution Prevention – WMRC staff work closely with customers to help them identify opportunities to improve efficiency by reducing raw material utilization and waste.
- Energy efficiency
- Water purification and conservation methods
- Environmental Management Systems
- Testing of alternative technologies
No matter the size of the project, WMRC can provide a sustainable solution!
Chicago Industrial Rebuild Program
WMRC partnered with ComEd to provide energy, waste reduction, and process improvement assessments to manufacturers in the Chicago area. WMRC’s technical assistance engineers worked with several paper and packaging manufacturers to assist them with improving their waste management practices and implement energy efficiency technologies.
Chemical Management Services in Small to Medium Enterprises (CMS in SME) Project
The goal of this project is to acquaint small and medium sized manufacturers with chemical management services and work to implement them within their plants. WMRC engineers, in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Bierma from Illinois State University’s Department of Technology, has ongoing relationships with several companies who are in various stages of implementing CMS in their facilities. Hitachi Nubaki Automotive has agreed to be featured in a case study. The company’s two-year pilot program resulted in $427,000 savings. Anticipated savings from all six pilot programs could conservatively range from $1.2M to $1.4M with CO2 emission reductions exceeding 1.47 million pounds annually. This project was funded in part by WMRC’s Research Program. Results of the pilot projects will be published as a WMRC research report.
Green Construction and Development
The WMRC Pollution Prevention Program's Green Construction and Design Program assists citizens, developers and contractors with recycling and reuse options for construction activities. Through a Solid Waste Management Grant from the USEPA, WMRC has developed a project to implement a sustainable building program within the state of Illinois. The project will provide information and technical assistance on green building concepts and construction and demolition (C&D) waste management and recycling, as well as form partnerships with 'change agents' to implement these practices. During the two-year grant period, WMRC will host three seminars on these topics, identify recycling markets for C&D debris, and form partnerships with two Illinois builders to perform green building and recycling demonstration projects.
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