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Sustainability at EMD Millipore Presented by: Jacqueline Ignacio & Mike Farrell September 16 th , 2015
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Sustainability at EMD Millipore
Presented by: Jacqueline Ignacio & Mike Farrell
September 16th, 2015
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Meet Your Presenters
Mike Farrell
Corporate Disposal Coordinator
Triumvirate Environmental
Jacqueline Ignacio
Corporate Responsibility Programs Manager
Customer Initiatives
EMD Millipore
Topics for Today’s Presentation
Overview: Recycling Programs at EMD Millipore
Challenges in Biopharma Recycling
Partnership with Triumvirate & Process
Q & A
Taking Responsibility Across the Life Cycle
Product Recycling with EMD Millipore
• Research on “take-back”
• Began Ech2o™ Mail-back
• Biopharma Pilots - East
• Manual Disassembly
• Proof of Concept
• Ech2o™ returns increasing
• Biopharma – West
• Financial Challenges
• Transportation
• Labor
• Looked for Alternatives
•New website for Ech2o
•Roll Out New Program
•Alternative Methodology
•Changes to Ech2o program
•Biopharma launched as program in east
2012-2013
2013-2014
2015
272 Metric Tons Diverted in Total
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EMD Millipore’s U.S. Programs - Overview
• Mail-back Program
• Single & Bulk
• Pick Ups in East Coast
• Universities, Hospitals, R&D
• ~363 metric tons sold per year
• Unique - No other means to recycle
• Freight Only
• East Coast Program
• Biopharma Manufacturing
• Estimate: ~1,900 metric tons per year
• ~10-50% solid waste from a GMP site
• Unique - No other means to recycle
Ech2o™ Cartridge Recycling Biopharma Product Recycling
Tons of Waste
Can be 14-20K lbs per Month
Some estimates 10-50% of Solid Waste
80-120 tons per Year
Safety
Often Classified as Bio-Haz
Growth Media
Mixed Components
Plastics & Membrane Material
Connectors
Tubing, etc.
Challenges for Biopharma Recycling
Multiple Product Types
Disposal of Connected Products
Disposal at Same Time
Single-Use Products are Difficult to Recycle
What is Recyclable?
Cartridge and Capsule Filters
Sterilizing, Venting, Durapore™, PES, etc.
Depth Filters
All media types and sizes
Single-use Bags/Tubing and Connectors
Bioreactor, sampling, Novaseptum™
Empty Chemical Containers & Drums
Bulk Salts, Buffers, etc.
Who is Triumvirate?
Operate within 4 key markets:
– Life Sciences (Pharma and Biotech)
– Higher Education Institutions (Universities and Colleges)
– Healthcare Organizations (Hospitals and Medical Centers)
– Industrial Markets (Oil, Energy, Heavy Equipment Manufacturing)
Headquartered in Somerville, MA
– Offices in 13 locations
– Resources servicing the east coast
Innovative process for handling regulated medical and bio-hazardous waste
– Recognized the need for an alternative to incineration & landfill
– Saw the opportunity for manufacturing industrial plastic lumber
– Made the investment and developed a unique process
– Accessible transportation along the East Coast
East Coast based full service environmental company
Non-Regulated
Waste Entry
Grinding &Separation
Regulated
Medical
Waste
Processor
Grinding, Sterilizing, Separation
Drying & Blending
ExtrusionVarious Molds
Approval & QA/QC
Approval & QA/QC
Plastic
Lumber
Finished Products
Speed
Bump
Parking
Stop
Processing at the Jeanette Facility
Getting Started
• Arrange Meeting
• Conduct Waste Assessment
• Identify appropriate waste streams
Assess
• Transportation
• Containers
• Agreement
Quotation• Schedule pick ups
• Transportation to facility
• Receive Reports
Collection
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Contact your EMDM Account Manager: 800-645-5476
Or your TEI Account Manager: 888-834-6997
Email: [email protected]
Program Highlights:
100% Product Recycling
Sterilization of Biohazardous waste capability
High volume, customizable for customer
Collection and transportation through Triumvirate
Single-use Products Included:
Depth Filters
Cartridge and Capsule Filters
Bio-reactor Bags, tubing and assemblies
Chemical containers and packaging
Fully traceable and auditable
Starting with East Coast Companies
Summary: Product Recycling Process
In partnership with Triumvirate Environmental
Questions?
Thank You For Attending!
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Contact Us:
Jacqueline Ignacio
Mike Farrell
