Hazardous and Industrial Waste Management

GEM has established relationships with major hazardous and industrial waste disposal and recycling companies nationwide. GEM will use one of our own facilities or one under contract, giving us the ability to provide a wide variety of disposal or recycling options for your waste. Whether you prefer landfill, incineration, water treatment, or recycling, we will find the option that works best for your organization's waste.

GEM's waste management services incorporate three basic strategies: Waste Minimization, Best Management Practices, and Appropriate Treatment Options.

Strategy 1: Waste Minimization
Waste minimization is a cost-effective and responsible way of managing waste. We believe that waste in any form detracts from the bottom-line. Therefore, we offer our customers information and support to first reduce the amount of waste generated. From simple housekeeping changes to source reduction technologies, we offer customers practical, real-world ways to reduce waste.

Strategy 2: Best Management Practices
Proper handling of waste is critical. Whether it's the selection of the proper container, preparation of a label, storage location, postings, inventory control, security, or training, proper hazardous material handling is essential to reducing the risk and cost associated with on-site waste. GEM believes that the better informed a company is regarding best practices and the more support they receive in implementing those practices, the lower their overall costs will be in properly managing their waste. Through on-line management tools, technical service representatives, highly skilled sales staff, solutions managers, and experienced drivers, GEM provides numerous solutions to help clients' lower costs and improve operational efficiency.

Strategy 3: Appropriate Treatment Options
GEM is dedicated to giving customers the information they need to make informed waste handling decisions. We give our clients control over this critical business decision. We work with our clients to obtain the most cost-effective treatment method for their waste, based on the client's particular waste management policies. Information is provided through our industry leading Web portal and a national network of quality disposal and recycling facilities. Disposal and treatment options include:

• Incineration
• Fuel Blending//Reclamation
• Waste Water Treatment
• Hazardous and Industrial Landfill
• PCB Disposal
• Transformer Decommissioning
• Thermal Desorption of Soils
• Mercury Recycling
• Fluorescent Lamp and Ballast Recycling
• Battery Recycling
• Cylinder Decommissioning
  

GEM's transportation and disposal (T&D) services remove the burden of shipping hazardous waste. Our world-class logistics system is built to deliver two critical features: convenient scheduling and efficient monitoring. Orders and pickups can be scheduled on-line at the client's convenience or through a technical services representative. Additional help is available from GEM technical service representatives.