William Schubert, corporate manager, environmental and sustainability at Bendix has been named to inaugural Waste Fit Champions list.
The new annual program was created to recognize sustainability leaders for reducing waste, improving recycling, and delivering on sustainability in their organizations. Bendix says Waste Fit Champions are selected by a partnership of Rubicon Global, the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Goodr Co.
One of 42 honorees, Schubert secured his place in the Waste Fit Champions lineup after helping Bendix implement industrial waste disposal options, recycling programs, and spent material audits. At the company’s Elyria headquarters, he also oversaw a pilot program directed by the Bendix Green Team – a group of employee volunteers – that partnered with an area landscaper to address organic waste.
The program was later launched site-wide with the addition of centralized waste collection areas. The Elyria site now includes central waste stations strategically located throughout the building, with options for recycling, composting, and landfill. This has nearly eliminated deskside waste and recycling bins, and reduced overall landfill waste by 54 percent, the company says.
“Being named a Waste Fit Champion acknowledges what has truly been a team effort,” Schubert says. “Sustainability at Bendix is fueled by members of the local HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) Team, as well as our extended Green Team – who are all passionate about spreading awareness and educating our colleagues on important sustainability issues facing the world. The centralized waste project in Elyria was a particularly important and special effort because it touched every person that works here, and has helped establish a dialogue across the business about waste reduction and disposal.”
