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United Scrap Metal Plant Tour

Enabling Technologies to Drive Sustainability Improvements in Manufacturing

Overview

Join the Manufacturing Leadership Council at United Scrap Metal’s (USM) Recycling Headquarters in Cicero, IL for an opportunity to tour the facility and learn about implementing sustainability and recycling programs and minimizing environmental impacts in the manufacturing sector. You will have an opportunity to see how USM is utilizing tracking and sourcing tools and other enabling technologies to drive sustainability improvements in manufacturing. USM’s HQ Facility is an excellent representation of the complexities of a large-scale recycling operation within the manufacturing, energy, construction and demolition sectors.

United Scrap Metal has been operating for 46 years with a mission to make a positive impact in the lives of others. One of the priorities of the organization has been customer excellence. The USM team has worked diligently to develop and procure leading technologies to enable excellence in providing recycling services including transparency, responsiveness, customized pickups and containers all while measuring sustainability metrics and minimizing environmental risk.

Walk Away with Actionable Insights

Attend this plant tour, which will be followed by a panel discussion on Sustainability, Culture and Excellence and walk away with actionable insights, including:

  • How customer service applications are engaging customers at all levels of the provision of recycling services
  • How enabling technologies are providing real-time feedback and monitoring of key processes in the transport of recycling materials.
  • How applications are going beyond mere databases and information storage and are now driving sustainability metrics
  • How applications can drive the nature of shop floor engagement and empowerment
  • The positive impact of community engagement and USM’s role in our communities
  • How USM’s culture drives success