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eight key themes from the executive roundtable
How Recology embeds sustainability into its operations to win new business and build trust. Why profitability and environmental stewardship go hand in hand.
Recology's approach to creating closed-loop systems that align with community needs and maximise efficiency through vertically integrated facilities.
How AI-powered contamination monitoring and operational automation are improving sustainability metrics, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
How to transition from annual reports to dynamic, real-time data tracking to improve decision-making, transparency, and responsiveness across the business.
How Recology ensures accuracy and alignment in its greenhouse gas inventory through standardised policies, decentralised data collection, and leadership support.
How zero-emission vehicles and innovative recovery practices meet customer demands and enhance competitive differentiation in a sustainability-conscious market.
How to build internal and external buy-in by aligning sustainability efforts with operational efficiencies, financial goals, and stakeholder priorities.
How Recology integrates community engagement, employee health and safety, and technology into its sustainability strategy for holistic operational and social impact.
roundtable summary: how sustainability is reshaping the resource and recycling industry
Some organizations in the resource and recycling sector are already using sustainability insights to grow market share and achieve operational excellence. Others are under pressure to reimagine their business models to meet carbon reduction goals and evolving customer expectations.
This exclusive executive virtual roundtable brings together Recycling Today, Recology, and AMCS to explore the latest sustainability trends and innovations redefining the industry. Executives share insights, explore challenges, and uncover actionable strategies for integrating sustainability into your operations in a way that drives measurable business performance.
The discussion covers everything from real-time GHG reporting and circular economy infrastructure to zero-emission vehicles, AI-powered contamination monitoring, and the internal stakeholder alignment needed to make it all work.
Topics covered:
How Recology uses sustainability as a driver of competitive advantage and business growth
Building closed-loop circular economy systems that align with community and commercial needs
AI-powered contamination monitoring and operational automation for better sustainability metrics
Transitioning from annual reports to real-time sustainability data tracking and reporting
Accurate GHG inventory development through standardized policies and decentralized data collection
How zero-emission vehicles and innovative recovery practices meet customer demands
Aligning sustainability programmes with financial goals and stakeholder priorities to build buy-in
Integrating community engagement, employee safety, and route optimization into a holistic sustainability strategy
FAQs about performance sustainability in the resource + recycling industry
Sustainability drives competitive advantage in the recycling and waste industry by enabling operators to win new contracts from customers and municipalities with strong environmental commitments, build brand trust, reduce operational costs through efficiency improvements, and differentiate in an increasingly sustainability-conscious market. As Recology's Head of Sustainability Julia Mangin states in this roundtable: profitability and sustainability are not incompatible. Sustainability is a major lever for competitive advantage and business growth.
Performance sustainability in waste and recycling operations is the practice of embedding sustainability goals directly into operational and financial decision-making. Rather than treating sustainability as a separate reporting obligation, performance sustainability uses connected data, AI-powered tools, and real-time reporting to align efficiency, profitability, and environmental outcomes in a single integrated operating model.
Waste and recycling operators can build towards a circular economy by developing closed-loop systems that align with community needs and maximize efficiency through vertically integrated facilities, as demonstrated by Recology. This involves maximizing material recovery, reducing landfill diversion, tracking sustainability metrics in real time, and aligning commercial, operational, and environmental goals in a single strategy.
Operators move from annual sustainability reports to real-time sustainability tracking by replacing manual, periodic data collection with connected platforms that aggregate operational, emissions, and sustainability data continuously. This enables dynamic decision-making, faster response to regulatory changes, and more accurate, transparent reporting for customers, investors, and regulators.
A GHG (greenhouse gas) inventory is a systematic accounting of all greenhouse gas emissions and removals generated by an organisation's operations. For waste and recycling operators, accuracy matters because GHG inventories are increasingly required for regulatory compliance, customer ESG reporting, and carbon reduction commitments. The roundtable covers how Recology ensures accuracy through standardized policies, decentralized data collection, and strong leadership alignment.
The roundtable features Julia Mangin, Head of Sustainability at Recology; DeAnne Toto, Editorial Director of Recycling Today Media Group; Rajiv Jalim, Global Head of Performance Sustainability at AMCS; and Geoff Aardsma, VP of Market Development at AMCS.
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