Waste management for the United States military

Their central client here is the Defense Logistics Agency, a Department of Defense Agency that supports all U.S. combat forces – from the Navy, to the Air Force and Army, to the Marine Corps. This agency provides the divisions located around the world with the products they need and manages around five million items.

The Defense Logistics Agency is also in charge of organizing waste management at the military bases and ensuring that the systems used comply with the national regulations of the countries in which the units are located. If the local environmental laws are less stringent than the standard guidelines in the USA, then the higher U.S. standards apply.

This means that the sustainable hierarchy of ‘reuse, recycling and environmentally sound disposal’ governs every U.S. base, no matter where in the world it may be.

When needed, REMONDIS can also manage the dismantling of decommissioned bases as well as old military facilities.

The Defense Logistics Agency has a global network of waste management providers, including REMONDIS Industrie Service, to ensure this work is executed according to their wishes.

The demands on the network partners are high. They must, for example, have a special license to perform these tasks, which must be renewed on a regular basis. Above all, they must have extensive expertise in handling a whole range of different wastes as well as different classes of dangerous goods.

REMONDIS Industrie Service has already worked for U.S. troops and multinational associations in Asia, Africa, Europe and Eurasia.

To date, REMONDIS Industrie Service has worked in a total of 13 countries, including areas of conflict, on behalf of the U.S. military as well as for multinational troops such as ISAF and KFOR.

These hazmat specialists draw up a bespoke package of services for each individual military project that covers the whole chain of processes – from sample taking and chemical analyses, to sorting, packaging and transport, all the way through to the treatment, recycling and/or disposal of the materials in the company’s own facilities.

REMONDIS Industrie Service has set up a complex logistics network to transport the materials – in most cases this involves crossing at least one if not more borders.

Taking all ADR and IMDG regulations into account, it arranges for the freight to reach its destination by road, rail and sea.

It is also responsible for making sure it has all the documents, notifications and permits that may be needed. Moreover, REMONDIS Industrie Service handles communications with all competent authorities in the country the materials are being shipped from, in the destination country as well as in the transit countries.