Corporation Asahi, which repairs and refurbishes telephone answering machines, has a well established waste reduction program.

• One recent innovation, which Border Waste Wi$e has shared with other companies, is employing reusable plastic straps to secure products on pallets. Corporation Asahi straps the products to pallets with metal clips, reducing purchases of new strapping and plastic shrink wrap, and cutting these wastes by 40%.

• As a result of Border Waste Wi$e, Asahi is implementing a food composting program to reduce waste from cafeteria operations and they are considering our recommendations to recycle off-spec and scrap electronic components and parts.