EBT (Philips Electronics), a large manufacturer of electronic components, has an established waste reduction program.

• EBT already recycles most of the wastes they generate.

• The plant has also installed a compactor/baler that helps the company get higher prices for recycled cardboard and reduces its overall solid waste disposal costs because of the reduced volume of wastes requiring disposal. The equipment is provided under a lease agreement by a local recycling company.

• With help from Border Waste Wi$e, EBT is searching for ways to reuse excess asphalt material resulting from their manufacturing process. Border Waste Wi$e referred EBT to the City of Tijuana's Public Works Department, one of our government partners, to discuss the possibility of using the asphalt in road construction and maintenance. Border Waste Wi$e is also assisting EBT to find other organizations that may be interested in reusing the asphalt by helping the company list this material in CalMex, a bi-lingual materials exchange established for Border Waste Wi$e by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, another one of our government partners.