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We are pleased to announce that Melissa Puchalla has joined Wastebits as our new Vice President of Sustainability. Melissa brings a wealth of experience to this role, with a background in global supply chain compliance and ESG strategy. In her new position, Melissa will lead our sustainability efforts and drive the development of new initiatives that align with our mission of reducing waste and promoting sustainability. Before joining Wastebits, Melissa served as Director of Supply Chain Compliance for a global industrial & construction supply distribution company, where she was responsible for developing and implementing enterprise-wide risk mitigation and ESG solutions to hundreds of national and government customers.

As the world population grows, it becomes more important than ever for businesses to adopt sustainable practices. A circular economy is one way to achieve this, as it focuses on recycling and reuse. This can help reduce waste and environmental impact. There are many ways businesses can adopt a circular economy, including reducing packaging, choosing recycled materials, and partnering with recycling companies.

Sustainability is a hot topic these days, and for a good reason. We must find ways to live more sustainably to preserve our planet for future generations. One of the most critical areas of our lives where we can make a difference is how we produce and consume goods.

In an effort to improve hazardous waste compliance and streamline the e-Manifest process, Wastebits has announced a new Hybrid e-Manifest option. This system unlocks a new level of integration with the EPA's RCRAinfo system, providing businesses with a more efficient way to manage their hazardous waste—reducing fees required for every manifest. This can save businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars over time.

When a hurricane hits, the damage left in its wake can be devastating. Not only do you have to worry about repairing your home, but you also have to worry about the health and safety of your family. The Environmental Protection Agency has put together a list of tools and resources to help cleanup. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the most important tools on that list, along with some of the CDC guidelines to keep you safe:

U.S. scientists have discovered a method to destroy harmful chemicals that were previously indestructible. These chemicals are a global pollution problem and health risk.

Welcome to the Wastebits Update, where we share updates with our software and services for the waste industry. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sounding the alarm on a group of toxic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which currently exist in millions of Americans' drinking water, cosmetics, and food packaging. In a new report, the EPA warns that these so-called "forever chemicals" pose a greater danger to human health than regulators previously thought.

Wastebits Insights provides unprecedented access into waste industry data with an easy-to-use interface. While many users are able to accomplish everything they need to research or build out their sales pipelines from within the application itself, some users have expressed the desire to export contact information and waste data for use within their CRM software such as Salesforce, or to build out their own spreadsheets for internal use. 

For Wastebits waste profiling software users, notifications are an indispensable way to quickly view the latest activity from customers and members of their team. For smaller companies, simply listing the missed notifications is manageable. Still, the notifications can pile up quite quickly and be challenging to sort through and manage for some of our larger customers.