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This multi-billion-dollar food and consumer products manufacturer asked Northstar to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill at 17 of their U.S. manufacturing facilities, where they were only diverting 7% of their non-organic waste material.

Northstar achieved Zero Landfill status in under one year across all 17 manufacturing facilities, saving the client more than $1.1 million in reduced waste costs. Today, Northstar manages a national Zero Landfill program spanning more than 70 locations, overseeing all organic and non-organic waste streams.

One of North America’s largest bakery operators engaged Northstar Recycling to implement a standardized waste program across more than 80 manufacturing locations. Northstar delivered measurable impact, reducing landfill volumes by 33%, increasing recycling volumes by 140%, and driving $700K in annual profit improvement.

The program has since expanded to include over 1,000 retail and distribution facilities, generating an additional $610K in annual savings.

This top-selling beverage company turned to Northstar to reduce trash and increase recycling across its operations. One challenge was a film material previously considered non-recyclable, limiting the company’s ability to divert waste from landfill.

Northstar identified a recycling solution for the film and standardized the client’s separation and sorting processes to reduce contamination. Within two years, the client exceeded its objectives — doubling recycling and cutting trash in half. Today, Northstar manages waste and recycling across all five U.S. production facilities.

Before partnering with Northstar Recycling, this industrial food packager was sending 98% of its waste to landfill and spending more than $1,000,000 annually on disposal. Northstar implemented a customized solution for previously unrecyclable materials and, within one year, increased recycling to 90% of production waste.

The manufacturer not only achieved Zero Landfill status but now generates over $120,000 annually in recycling rebates. Northstar sustains performance through ongoing training, on-site support, and continuous process optimization.

Northstar Recycling works with many of the top mattress manufacturers across the country, including this leading luxury brand that was spending over $1 million annually to transport waste materials between internal locations.

• Within 6 months of implementing Northstar’s customized program, this client was recycling directly from each of their locations— eliminating transportation costs.
• Additionally, Northstar developed and implemented a plan to recycle almost all materials that were previously being sent to landfills.
• Today, Northstar successfully manages Zero Landfill programs at this company’s manufacturing, distribution, and research facilities.

Northstar began working with this top health care company by conducting an in-depth, on-site process analysis to identify and implement numerous program improvements. This led to elimination of virtually all landfill waste at the showcase location.

Today, Northstar functions as the preferred recycling provider for this client, managing waste and recycling at over 25 of its manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Northstar Recycling began its partnership with this large food distributor by removing all management fees, immediately resulting in $100,000 of annual savings for the client.

• Northstar has since implemented custom solutions at over 50 of this client’s distribution facilities.
• These programs have resulted in increased recycling, reduced waste to landfill, and more than 20% of additional annual savings for this client

This web-based retailer has a large paper waste stream that it relies on as a revenue source, so its focus is on maximizing recycling revenues.

• Northstar has won 2 exhaustive, national RFPs against the largest and most respected waste paper dealers, brokers, and recyclers by offering the greatest overall value in program services.
• Northstar currently recycles more than 10 million pounds of waste paper a month at over 10 locations for this client.