{"id":2380,"date":"2022-08-17T23:18:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T23:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/?page_id=2380"},"modified":"2022-09-28T22:50:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T22:50:29","slug":"sustainability-certification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/sustainability-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"UCBZeroWaste Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2380\" class=\"elementor elementor-2380\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3b36f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3b36f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-114855b\" data-id=\"114855b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf13b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf13b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee34f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ee34f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get zero waste certified by partnering with UCBZeroWaste! <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74f0654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UCBZeroWaste-Certification-Sample-Plaque-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2629\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UCBZeroWaste-Certification-Sample-Plaque-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UCBZeroWaste-Certification-Sample-Plaque-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UCBZeroWaste-Certification-Sample-Plaque-480x480.png 480w, https:\/\/www.ucbzerowaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/UCBZeroWaste-Certification-Sample-Plaque.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"UCBZeroWaste Certification Sample Plaque\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb8355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb8355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.5 - 14-03-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies who engage with UCBZeroWaste are automatically eligible to receive a UCBZeroWaste Certification based on their efforts and successes to divert materials from landfill disposal into methods such as reuse and recycling that benefits the planet and clients\u2019 bottom line. Through the UCBZeroWaste Certification, companies can improve their ESG rankings, and share their successes on annual reports with shareholders and customers alike. UCBZeroWaste clients receive real-time customized waste tracking reporting through our proprietary software called WATER (Waste Analytics and Tracking for Environmental Reporting)\u00a0 in which the data is used to determine their certification status.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd81599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dd81599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d29ced elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d29ced\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c048e4\" data-id=\"9c048e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f106eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f106eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How It Works<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593b262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"593b262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guide to Certification<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-1be50de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1be50de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UCBZeroWaste Certification Program evaluates a client\u2019s progress across six categories:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d80c6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d80c6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb77b5\" data-id=\"4bb77b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ee9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ee9a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-1b09f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b09f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Manufacturing Waste to Landfill Diversion<\/h4><p>All waste and its disposal method used that is generated while manufacturing a client\u2019s products including breakroom and office waste. All facilities within a company\u2019s footprint count towards this diversion rate. The manufacturing waste to landfill diversion rate is facility-specific.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9404628\" data-id=\"9404628\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe258f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebe258f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-0bad28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bad28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Non-Manufacturing Waste to Landfill Diversion<\/h4> \n\nThis category measures the non-manufacturing waste for one-time projects such as construction and demolition (C&#038;D), or a service provided to the client by a non-disposal vendor such as a construction contractor.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-96f60e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96f60e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5526c6b\" data-id=\"5526c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701c016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701c016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-2b14821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b14821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Disposal Vendor Residual Waste Sent to Landfill\u200b<\/h4>\n\nIf a vendor is generating waste from material sent for recycle or reuse such as ash from a WTE facility or off-spec product from sorting, its disposal method will be tracked accordingly. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb9fc8\" data-id=\"1eb9fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b84f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82b84f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-8071bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8071bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>UCBZeroWaste 6-Step Process Completed<\/h4><p>By implementing a proven 6 step process, clients can achieve Zero-Waste-to-Landfill as fast and cost-effective as possible: <strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Site Audit &amp; Commodity Identification, <strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Organization &amp; Separation, <strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Equipment &amp; Optimization, <strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Education &amp; Training, <strong>Step 5<\/strong>: Vendor Management &amp; Auditing, <strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Real-time Tracking &amp; Continuous Improvement. We will walk you through these steps, what it looks like, and how it helps you save money while improving your sustainability metrics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e56ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e56ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70b89d9\" data-id=\"70b89d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86edb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a86edb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-7531fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7531fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>In-Person Audit to Verify Reported Results<\/h4>\u200b \n\nUCBZeroWaste will conduct in-person audits at client location to verify reported results have been accurately tracked in WATER and there are no unknown process changes. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffbca64\" data-id=\"ffbca64\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"box-quote\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c8ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2c8ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-custom_color elementor-element elementor-element-097384a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"097384a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Plant Leadership Requirement\u200b (PLR)<\/h4>\nThere are seven PLR categories that apply to all sites and completion must be verified in writing: <strong>1.<\/strong> Zero waste goals\/accomplishments reviewed monthly with Plant Leadership <strong>2.<\/strong> Plant Leadership signs zero waste commitment <strong>3.<\/strong> Employee participation is encouraged and incentivized <strong>4.<\/strong> Program to reduce CO2 emissions is in place\u200b <strong>5.<\/strong> Responsibility for downstream products &amp; packaging \u200b <strong>6.<\/strong> Procurement program to responsibly source products &amp; packaging <strong>7.<\/strong> Promote zero waste in the community\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get zero waste certified by partnering with UCBZeroWaste! 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