Hello everyone,
The purpose of this newsletter is to inform our valued clients and business friends of regulatory updates, industry trends, and CES news. We hope you find the newsletter informative, helpful, and a worthwhile read.
Yearend Push – The 4th quarter of every year is a busy time in the environmental services industry. Many clients remove obsolete chemicals and wastes at the end of the year to have those costs on this year’s books and to avoid possible price increases in the following year. When you factor in projects needing to be completed before the snow hits, holidays, employee vacations, and overall increased year-end demand, the 4th quarter gets busy quickly. If CES can assist you with any of your environmental program needs, please let us know.
As we continue to grow, we are dedicated to being proactive and keeping communication as efficient as possible. Please see the updates below and make sure your appropriate team members are aware of the updates. You can always continue to contact your regular account manager as well.
To Schedule a Shipment, please e-mail Service@certifiedenv.com or call (262) 800-8520
For Billing Questions, please e-mail Accounting@certifiedenv.com or call (262) 800-8520
For Technical Questions, please contact your account manager directly or e-mail Info@certifiedenv.com or call (262) 800-8520
Regulatory Review
Generator Knowledge
Generator Knowledge does not carry the weight it once used to. Federal and State regulatory agencies have realized it is easier to manage waste treatment facilities than every generator of industrial waste in the country. This is not to say generators of waste will not be inspected or that their regulatory responsibilities have lessened, but there has been an increased focus on the treatment facilities and particularly on the information provided for waste determinations.
Typical requirements include providing a waste profile, SDS’s, and/or analysis depending on the waste stream. Generator Knowledge on its own will not suffice. It is in all our best interests to ensure the waste we generate is properly identified and managed appropriately. Having the necessary information to support waste determinations helps ensure health, safety, and environmental responsibilities are being met. Any time a waste you generate changes, we should be notified as well.
If you would like to review the information we have on file for your waste streams, please reach out to your account manager to ensure the data we have is current and complete.
Industry Trends
One aspect that sets CES apart from our competitors is our ongoing efforts and overall strategy to continuously evaluate where our clients’ waste is being shipped and how the waste is being treated. We do not offer one-size-fits-all services, and our solutions are customized for each client.
The environmental services industry has struggled since the pandemic and there continue to be long-term challenges. Nationwide labor shortages affect productivity which reduces capacity and creates bottlenecks in storage and transportation services. These challenges have been seen notably in the incineration sector, but they extend beyond to the overall industry. In addition to these challenges, the environmental services industry is seeing volatility due to large-scale mergers and acquisitions. Many acquisitions eliminate “redundancies” and key personnel and institutional knowledge are often lost.
To proactively provide the most responsive and competitively priced services, regardless of market conditions, CES has most waste streams our clients generate approved into multiple facilities. This allows us to provide responsive service even if one treatment facility is unavailable for whatever reason. Another benefit of our strategy is to help ensure price stability by having options for where waste is sent.
If you would like to discuss your specific program and where your waste is being sent, and how it is being treated, please contact your account manager and we can provide any information you would like.
CES News
2024 has been a very good year for CES. We have grown as a company and added new members to our growing team. A few months ago we added Laurie Tamble to our team as our new Billing Specialist. Laurie comes to us with several years or experience working in the accounting field and she has done a tremendous job for us. You may have noticed our invoices are more detailed and we are providing monthly statements to help ensure invoices don’t slip through the cracks. Both of these improvements were ideas Laurie had and implemented.
If you have any billing-related questions, please email accounting@certifiedenv.com or call our headquarters at (262) 800-8520 and introduce yourself to Laurie. We are certain she will take good care of you.
In future newsletters, we will continue to introduce new team members as we continue to add talented individuals to our team.