Medical and infectious waste disposal: Treat waste at site
Prevention is better than a cure.
Treat infectious waste at the generation point to reduce the spread of infection and eliminate the risks associated with transporting medical waste.
Our mobile waste incinerators are proven, environmentally advanced and deployable.
Eco Waste systems are pre-configured, pre-wired and pre-tested, so they arrive on-site largely assembled and in a virtually ‘plug and play’ state.
We have a range of models capable of destroying pathogenic organisms using a high-temperature, two-stage process.
Our containerized systems are well-suited for outbreak readiness because they can be used, decontaminated and stored until they’re needed again, either on the same site or moved to a new one.
Eco-Solutions ESDWS Mobile Waste Incinerator
Mobile waste incinerators:
- Easy to set up
- Easy to operate
- Cost-effective
- Designed for and proven to operate in all climates
- No building required
Effectively process COVID-19 pandemic waste &
reduce waste volume by 95%
Our containerized systems can dispose of all kinds of COVID-19 waste, including:
- Used/contaminated personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Infectious, quarantine and isolation unit patient contact waste including IV tube, ventilator hoses, etc.
- Lab wastes, microbial specimens, tissue, animal remains
- Pathological waste, blood and body fluids
Sweden: Winning the war on trash
How Sweden’s success with waste management is a great example
The other day we wrote about how China’s recent ban on contaminated recycled materials might be the perfect opportunity for the conversation about waste-to-energy to go mainstream.
We mentioned in that piece how Sweden has done so well with their waste-to-energy technology that they’re now able to import waste from other countries – and process it with fewer emissions and more recovered/generated energy than anyone thought possible 15 years ago.
But don’t take our word for it. Here’s a great video which compares what’s happening in North America with what’s happening in Sweden in terms of waste management.
First all-female executive team in North American WTE
Eco Waste Solutions today announced senior leadership changes resulting in the first all-female executive team in the North American waste-to-energy industry. Andrea Montague has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, Tracey Goldberg has been promoted to Vice President of Sales, and Kim Docksteader has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering.
“We recognize that a female leadership team in this industry is considered noteworthy or even groundbreaking,” says Jean Lucas, President of Eco Waste since 2017. “But in our case, it was a natural next step. In addition to attracting great new talent, our company nurtures our existing employees. These women are highly qualified, proven leaders who were ready to make this transition.”
Andrea Montague has been with Eco Waste for almost 14 years, starting as senior accountant with a background in investment banking and auditing. Today, she’s responsible for overall financial management, long-range business planning and program management. Her appointment as CFO formalizes a role she has been performing for most of 2018.
Tracey Goldberg joined Eco Waste in 2006 as part of the sales team. Since then, she’s been instrumental in growing the business, particularly in the mining industry where she has strong long-term relationships. Her track record of being a bridge between our clients and our engineering team is well-known as one of the best in the business.
Kim Docksteader came to Eco Waste in 2002, directly upon her graduation from the engineering program at McMaster University. In the past 16 years, she’s been a part of almost every key project, and today oversees our engineering disciplines supporting R&D, production and customer service.
President Jean Lucas, part of Eco Waste herself for 18 years, stresses that it’s a long-term commitment to developing diverse talent that has resulted in the new leadership team and contributed to their recent Employer of Choice Award. “Organizational support for talented people, regardless of gender or any other factor, is how we’ve built a world-class company – and we’ll continue to do that.”
About Eco Waste Solutions
EWS is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modular thermal treatment and waste-to-energy technology. Their proven waste management systems are used by communities, military organizations and natural resource companies globally. With more than 80 installations in 18 countries, EWS has been recognized as a leader in small- and mid-sized waste-to-energy solutions worldwide and was recently named an Employer of Choice.
Eco Waste’s Neil Pearce wins SAME award in Washington, DC
We’re very pleased to announce that Eco Waste Engineering & Technology Specialist Neil Pearce has won the SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) award for Outstanding Contribution by Young Civilian Member, which was presented at the SAME DC Post 24th Annual Awards Luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Award criteria
Nominees for this award are judged on their outstanding contributions to engineering, design, research and development, as well as demonstrated leaderhip in managing projects or organizations and receipt of awards or other recognition for professionalism, leadership and/or community service.
Why this award is well-deserved
Eco Waste Solutions has a long track record of providing environmentally sound solutions to global defense organizations. More recently Eco Waste has been working on a development program for US Army and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for the US Department of Defense. In the Army product development program Neil has been a reliable resource who has supported the customer and the project at every turn. For ESTCP Eco Waste has been developing a new version of our deployable waste to energy product as part of an R&D effort. Neil has managed several key areas of each project. During these projects Neil has demonstrated strong leadership, intelligence and ingenuity.
Jean Lucas, CEO of Eco Waste Solutions, remarked: “I nominated Neil for this award and I think that everyone who works with Neil can attest that it is well deserved. The work he is doing is very important and will have positive impacts on the lives of warfighters. Th fielding of well-designed thermal waste conversion systems that are safe and easy to use will help end reliance on open burn-pits at overseas contingency operations. As Neil’s responsibility level has grown he has always risen to meet the challenge. I often receive compliments on Neil’s work ethic and professionalism from our partners and customers.”
Congratulations, Neil – we’re very proud of you!
Eco Waste Chair Jean Lucas in Financial Post
Jean Lucas, one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women
You can read more about why Eco Waste President Jean Lucas was selected as one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network in the Financial Post.
She’s also been featured in Canadian Biomass Magazine, on the WXN website, and as part of the Financial Post’s piece on the CP Industry Sector & Trades Awards, which is a new category reflecting the strides women have been making in a whole host of traditionally ‘male’ industries. You’ll find her in Exchange Magazine as well.
And of course we’re looking forward to her full-page spot in the Financial Post Magazine.
Special thanks to artist Erin McGean for the beautiful piece used in the ad. You can find Erin on Instagram and on Twitter at @lifewithart_ . (The Instagram feed is definitely worth checking out!)
Celebrating Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Kim Docksteader, Jean Lucas, Tracey Goldberg and Andrea Montague of Eco Waste Solutions
Behind every powerful woman, there are a lot of other powerful women
Last week, Eco Waste Solutions President & CEO Jean Lucas was named as one of WXN’s Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women, in the new category, CP Industry Sector & Trades.
Of course we’re very proud of Jean and her two decades of work championing women in the mining, waste management and cleantech space.
But it’s also reminded us of all the other, fantastic, powerful women in our lives, starting with the Eco Waste executive team, the first all-female executive team in waste management in North America.
Jean Lucas, Sherri Stevens, November 2019
And we’re thinking about Sherri Stevens, the CEO of WXN’s Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women organization and a tireless driver for the recognition of women who are doing great things in the world.
But maybe most of all. we want to congratulate and celebrate all of this year’s winners: 100 powerful women and 10 Hall of Famers, who are making a difference in all areas of professional life, from engineering to literature, from healthcare to finance, and from legislation to entrepreneurship.
None of these women have done it alone, of course. The women here at Eco Waste, and all of the women in the photo above, have benefited from the women who’ve gone before, the women they work with, the women they count as mentors and heroes.
So, whether you were one of this year’s winners, or whether you’re making an everyday difference in your professional life – congratulations! You’re more powerful than you know.
MEDIA RELEASE: Eco Waste Solutions President & CEO named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jean Lucas named one of Women’s Executive Network 2019 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO (November 21, 2019) – Eco Waste Solutions is excited to announce that Jean Lucas, President & CEO, has been named a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner, presented by KPMG.
The list of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women was released today, celebrating the outstanding women across Canada who advocate for diversity in the workforce and inspire the next generation of leaders across the country.
“We’ve long appreciated the WXN’s work in highlighting the role of female leaders in Canadian business,” says Lucas,. “It’s a great honour to be recognized as someone who’s helping to drive that mission forward.”
Lucas has been a champion of women in historically male-dominated fields for more than two decades. “As a technology company working with engineers and trades across multiple industries including military and mining, I am acutely aware that I am often the only woman in the room, particularly at the most senior levels,” she says. “When you’re trying to effect big change, you need all the brainpower you can gather, and leaving women out of the conversation just seems like a missed opportunity to me.”
Co-founder of Women in Mining Canada, a national non-profit organization designed to attract, retain and advance women to senior levels in the mining industry, Lucas now heads an all-female executive leadership team at Eco Waste. “What’s most gratifying to me is that all of these women have been with Eco Waste for 10 years or more. We didn’t set out a mandate to hire women only or establish a quota,” she says. “We simply created an environment where everyone was given an equal opportunity to excel, and these women rose to the challenge.”
Past award winners includes Canada’s most iconic women trailblazers: Margaret Atwood, best-selling author, Dr. Roberta Bondar, astronaut, Arlene Dickinson, chief executive officer, Venture Communications, Christine Magee, president, Sleep Country Canada, Michaëlle Jean, former governor general of Canada, Heather Reisman, founder and CEO, Indigo Books & Music, and Kathleen Taylor, chair of the board, Royal Bank of Canada.
What’s next for Lucas? “I’m thrilled to be included in this list. Some of the past winners are women I’ve admired and whose careers I’ve followed since I was a teenager, and the other women named this year are doing some really groundbreaking work,” she says. “But it’s also a reminder that there is still work to be done when it comes to realizing the potential of female leadership, in Canada and around the world. I’m looking forward to using my influence to mentor and support the next generation.”
For a full list of winners, please visit https://wxnetwork.com/wxn/top100winners/.
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About Eco Waste Solutions
Eco Waste Solutions is a women-led, award-winning, Canadian clean-tech company focused on developing and deploying innovation on proven platforms. Our sustainable localized waste treatment solutions reduce waste by over 90% and support climate change initiatives by avoiding the methane cycle and reducing the carbon footprint of waste transport. Our technology includes containerized systems that can go anywhere in the world and be up and running within hours, to community-sized energy from waste plants that deliver steam and power in a decentralized, low-impact, modular format.
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About the Women’s Executive Network (WXN)
Women’s Executive Network (WXN), a member-based organization, exists for the advancement, development and recognition of professional women in Canada. WXN delivers this advancement through training, events, mentoring, networking, and award and recognition programs for members and partners. At WXN, equity, inclusion and the advancement of professional women make industry stronger and society better. Their passion is 100% centered on empowering women and creating positive social change. WXN currently operates in Canada and Ireland.
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Lee Deline
Director, Marketing & Communications, WXN
519-421-9556 ext. 216
We’re climbing the CN Tower again!
Proud to support the United Way
The Eco Waste Solutions team is once again climbing the CN Tower as part of the United Way’s UP 2019 event on Sunday, November 3, 2019.
That’s right, we’re conquering all 1776 steps of the CN Tower again this year to do our part to help people across our region rise out of poverty.
(And there’s probably a good joke about ‘waste to energy’ in there somewhere.)
Want to support us? Just click here to sponsor our team – and thank you!
ASEAN-Canadian Mission to Eco Waste Solutions
Eco Waste was pleased to host a delegation of 28 government and environmental business leaders from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam as part of the Canadian Trade Commission’s efforts to foster trade and investment and commercial engagement of ASEAN countries with Canada.
ASEAN nations are already facing the challenges of climate change and marine litter (particularly ocean plastics). With a combined population of 625 million people, waste generation rates in ASEAN countries are increasing, while land and other resources are limited. This is driving cleantech-based national strategies for waste management.
ASEAN countries are interested in Eco Waste’s thermal conversion technologies because they are community-size solutions to consume waste, provide energy and meet global emission standards.
We look forward to continuing to build relationships with our ASEAN colleagues when we attend the Cleantech Forum in Singapore in October!
