Case Studies
In 1994, our Wheelabrator Technologies created The Environmental Symposium, an annual educational program designed to increase environmental and social awareness among middle-school students.
Each school year, 120 students and two dozen teachers from six to eight states focus on developing and implementing practical, long-term solutions to local environmental challenges. The scenarios they choose require a broad and realistic perspective on the two-way impacts of society on the environment, while enabling students to envision flexible and creative solutions to resource-management decisions.
The program culminates with the students presenting their solutions to a VIP Panel at a national symposium. The teams also present their findings to their respective community leaders and local civic groups.
To date, the program has awarded more than $250,000 to participating schools in conjunction with the program.
- Creating some financial freedom for Philadelphia.
- Helping Kodak focus their operations uncovers millions of dollars in value.
- Helping Alcoa pick up value right off the floor.
- Diversion and resource management creates cost savings for BASF.
- Partnering with General Motors to turn packaging by-product material into raw material.
- Greenopolis Tracking - founded by a plastic water bottle.
- Introducing one of the best ideas under the sun.
- Plugging more people into e-cycling.
- Helping The Big Green Bus roll on.
- A recycling success that's a mile high.
- Rebooting Dell to go carbon neutral.
- Helping Cascades produce green with green.
- Getting juiced about helping Tropicana.
- Generating positive energy with Audubon Arkansas.
- Green power for BMW. What a gas.
- Powering UNH in a smarter way.
- OSHA recognizes Wheelabrator for safety.