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WASTE MANAGEMENT

Global Success Stories

Traceability of

Zero-Waste Initiatives

n the fight against overflowing Transparency is the key ingredient drastically reduced its environmental
landfills and environmental for achieving this ambitious goal. impact while driving innovation and
pollution, the zero-waste The waste management operations profitability.
movement is gaining software acts as a window into the Satma CE has been instrumental in
Imomentum. Across the waste stream, providing complete supporting Lucro’s waste utilisation
globe, communities, businesses, traceability and chain of command journey (leaving zero waste to
and governments are embracing for materials – from the first point landfill), providing visibility into
the concept of zero waste, striving of collection to their destination, the lifecycle of raw materials,
to minimise their environmental be it disposal or a new life as a production waste, and end-of-life
footprint and maximise resource recycled product. This focus on products. This enables the company
efficiency. transparency has fuelled success to track the movement of materials
Some of the ways in which across organisations, and here are a from suppliers to manufacturing
stakeholders across the globe few shining examples: facilities to customers, ensuring
have incorporated zero-waste Hasiru Dala Innovations, India: full traceability and accountability
include waste reduction at source, Through Satma CE’s collection and throughout the supply chain.
composting organic waste, re-use of segregation module, Hasiru Dala These success stories highlight
single use items, recycling. Innovations has successfully been the importance of transparency
Governments across the globe able to improve the traceability of in achieving zero-waste goals.
have also taken action in the form collected waste as well as track and Operational software provides a
of extended producer responsibility report the financial inclusion of platform for real-time data on waste
policies, requiring manufacturers to their suppliers -- mainly the waste- streams, empowering businesses
take responsibility for end-of-life picker entrepreneurs that provide a and communities to identify
disposal, re-use and recycling of sustainable quantum of the waste bottlenecks by identifying areas
materials and community engagement recovered. By capturing data on where waste generation can be
programmes. material origin, composition, and reduced, or materials can be diverted
movement, Satma CE empowers
While initiatives aimed at decision-makers to optimise waste from landfills. It further facilitates
achieving zero waste across all collection routes, streamline sorting communication between waste
stakeholder levels -- including processes, and divert valuable producers, processors, and recyclers
consumers, brands, and government resources away from landfills. for optimal waste management
policies -- are commendable, by also building trust and
they often face challenges in Lucro Plastecycle Private accountability across
substantiating their claims. Without Limited, India: Another notable the supply
access to day-to-day data and a example of zero-waste success chain.
can be found in the recycling
transparent means of tracking waste and manufacturing sector, where
to its source, doubts may arise companies are increasingly adopting
regarding the efficacy of these efforts. circular economy principles to
This is precisely where traceability minimise waste and maximise
and transparency-based waste resource recovery. One
management operations software, like such trailblazer is Lucro,
Satma CE, becomes indispensable. an Indian leader in
Such software provides the necessary flexible recycling
tools to accurately monitor waste solutions. By
streams, verify claims, and ensure investing in
accountability throughout the supply closed-loop
chain, thus bolstering the credibility recycling
and effectiveness of zero waste systems, it has
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