History:
The Recycle
Systems Company Inc. (RSC) was incorporated in July of 1992 and
started operations in August 1992 as a pilot project for recycling
waste stream aerosol cans that were collected by Alberta Environment,
Action on Waste at the various "Household Toxic Round-ups"
throughout Alberta. The 300 barrel pilot project was successful
and the remaining 470 barrels of aerosols were released to RSC for
processing. Attached to the operating permits was a letter allowing
RSC to import recyclables from across Canada. Marketing focus was
shifted to private industry collections and proved to be successful
insofar that RSC was the first and only processor/recycler in Canada.
In 1993, RSC
was awarded a contract to process other pressurized cylinders that
were collected at the closed down "Dew Line" sites across
the Arctic. Again, RSC was the first and only company in Canada
to tender a quote to major waste management companies for processing
and recycling this waste. A big volume of this waste was acetylene
bottles requiring a need to develop specialized equipment to process
their cylinders. RSC has been awarded numerous contracts over the
years from major gas suppliers resulting in complete processing
success, adhering to environmental and health guidelines.
RSC diversified
operations in 1997 by purchasing Terra Impact Management (TIM) from
Chemical Recovery Systems Inc. that was operating as a distributor
of drycleaning fluids to drycleaning firms in Alberta and providing
a service to remove their waste and have this recycled. The next
logical activity was solvents for autobody shops and servicing this
recyclable commodity. Waste clean up and consulting contracts followed.
With the acquisition, the principal of CRS joined RSC and is currently
a shareholder and Vice President of RSC.
Vision:
Maintain and
continue to develop a premier environmental company through vertical
integration and commitment to the highest business standards.
Mission:
RSC will continue
to sustain the activities of the company with continued enhancement
by selected expansion of our services based on evaluation of opportunity,
viability and feasibility.
Goals
Goal
I:
To broaden
the competence and awareness of management and staff in relation
to the changing environmental landscape and undertake to provide
competitive and affordable salaries and benefits.
Goal
II:
To pursue efficiency
while expanding current activities including new services and or
acquisition to improve net returns.
Goal
III:
To develop
and implement yard, equipment and building requirement guidelines
that reflect compliancy issues in the environmental operating permits
and building code standards with target timelines.
Goal
IV:
Format and
improve communications and marketing capabilities by subscribing
to the Environmental Services Association of Alberta's Code of
Ethics.
Operations
Goal
I Direction:
a) Continued
education of prescribed programs, safety practices and renewal of
certificates along with competency requirements and documentation.
b) In house and or external training for review and familiarization
of existing and new regulations with recorded documentation.
c) Standards of competency requirements to be implemented and revisited
on a timely basis with documentation (ie. COR program)
d) Participating in selected trade shows and seminars relating to
the environmental industry to be encouraged and monitored for effectiveness,
marketing and net returns.
Goal
II Direction:
a) Maintain
an accurate recording system to document generator/receiver activities.
b) Target a yearly growth of revenues from 10% to 25%. Excess of
revenues above the 25% target would unduly strain the capacity of
personnel and equipment.
c) Management to constantly review efficiency and utilization of
personnel and equipment.
d) Comprehensive plans for capital investment equipment requirements
to be developed to take advantage of new opportunities.
Goal
III Direction:
a) A rolling
three year building/construction plan will be undertaken to accommodate
present and foreseeable activities. This plan will be mirrored by
a rolling three year budget projection.
Goal
IV Direction:
a) Enhance marketing
capabilities with well designed printed advertising in relevant
trade journals and mail out flyers.
b) Develop a web site concept that can be continuously updated with
accurate, current information.
c) Establish criteria for a measurement of the value realized from
the activities.
