Resource Conservation
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a federal law that established a regulatory system to track hazardous substances from their generation to their disposal. The law requires the use of safe and secure procedures in treating, transporting, storing, and disposing of hazardous substances. RCRA is designed to prevent the creation of new, uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.

Heritage is the only national waste company without any substantive environmental issues.

For a consumer products manufacturing plant, Heritage came up with a process to de-package and recycle off-spec products, which had previously gone to the incinerator. The process completely empties the container, allowing the product and its package to be reused or recycled. It also provides a strong form of brand protection by rendering non-saleable products useless and completely destroying packaging. It took Heritage only 90 days to develop the process and build the facility. Heritage owns and operates the new facility, at no cost to the customer, who – by the way, is now seeing a 30-percent cost reduction per month.

Company Objectives

Heritage is the only national waste company without any substantive environmental issues. Our network of clean facilities and high-quality operations reflects our commitment to minimizing future liabilities for our customers. In order to be successful and fulfill our mission, Heritage is dedicated to four key objectives:

  • Compliance and Environmental Stewardship in the Community 
    • Complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations
    • Complying with the standards of other business partners
    • Remaining true to the ethical standards Heritage upholds
    • Preventing pollution through efficient use of resources, proper management of secondary materials, and product recovery from secondary materials
    • Being responsible neighbors in the community
  • Employee Safety - We are committed to providing a workplace that allows our employees to reach their full potential.  An important first step to achieving this objective, is to ensure that Heritage is a safety conscious organization.  It is our belief that working safely is a part of everything we do.  Our goal is to have no accidents, no spills and no other incidents which would adversely affect our employees, the public or the environment.
  • Customer Satisfaction (External and Internal) - Our complete commitment to total customer satisfaction for both internal and external customers is the driving force behind our success.
  • Acceptable Financial Return and Profitable Growth - Only as we achieve our first three objectives can we hope to experience increased and continuing financial growth.