Project Management: Waste Management Strategies for CMTP

This project management assignment focuses on CMTP, a company that manufactures pallets and generates significant wood waste, including sawdust and wood scraps. The study aims to describe effective waste management processes to benefit the enterprise. CMTP, with over 40 years of experience, faces challenges in managing its waste products. The assignment details the generation of waste and discusses various strategies, such as employee training to reduce raw material waste, regular equipment maintenance, and the utilization of water-based paints and adhesives. It emphasizes waste reduction by gathering waste closer to the source, linking machines to dust extractors, and exploring recycling opportunities for sawdust and wood shavings. Furthermore, the project highlights ways to improve recycling, such as sending sawdust to pet shops and using recycled wood for manufacturing, as well as adhering to government guidelines for timber waste disposal. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of waste management for the environment, budget, and customer attraction.

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Introduction
The chosen organization is CMTP which is mainly known for manufacturing several
kinds of pallets utilising timber and during this all of the various procedures of manufacturing
there have been the generation of different kinds of wastes. Such wastes are known to be
involving saw dust, smaller pieces of wood. It has been found that these kinds of wood
wastes are being generated to a great extent (CMTP 2019). There is a huge need for
managing in different kinds of ways for profiting this particular enterprise.
The main aim of the study is to properly describe various processes with the help of
which there will be an appropriate management of waste in the specific company of CMTP
which is known for generating different kinds of wastes.
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CMTP
CMTP is known to have been possessing over 40 years of experience within the
industry and therefore CMTP has been offered with the opportunity of offering several
solutions of packaging for various business of Australia. CMTP greatly possesses a specific
range of product which is known to be spanning from all the wooden crates which are mostly
custom manufactured for several pallets of cardboard to all the bulk bags. As the ultimate
result, CMTP possess with the capability of delivering the appropriate solution of
transportation for a quite huge range of industries. The cost effective protection of product is
known to be beginning with the appropriate pallet and customers mainly demands for
reliability as well as durability and several manufacturers even require pallets which are
mostly suitable for huge loads. CMTP is also known for creating several variations of both
wooden crates as well as cases. On the other hand, the company also develops pallet collars

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which are basically products built in Australia utilised for both storing as well as transporting
goods.
Generation of Wastes
It has been found that there is a huge generation of wastes by this particular company.
CMTP which is particularly known for manufacturing several kinds of pallets utilising timber
generates several kinds of wastes during all of the various manufacturing procedures. There is
the generation of several kinds of wastes which will be involving smaller pieces of wood, saw
dust and so on. Hence, it can be imagined that there is a huge need for managing all of such
wastes such that the company can be hugely benefitted. Several strategies must be thought for
properly managing all of the different kinds of wastes which have been found to be generated
by this company.
Management of Wastes
Firstly, it is to be remembered that the company is known for manufacturing several
kinds of pallets utilising timber and during this process of manufacturing there is a lot of
waste which has been generated like smaller wooden pieces as well as saw dust (Hossain and
Poon 2018). As the pallets are utilising timber, there is the maximum generation of wood
waste. Wood waste is known for covering half the typical dust bin within the company of
CMTP. Such a dust bin comprising of wood waste can easily be recycled other than just
being removed with all of the rubbish to several landfills (Das, Sarmah and Bhattacharyya
2015). All of the various employees or staffs can be properly trained for avoiding the
utilisation of some raw materials which can be producing a huge amount of wastes and
products with an excessive amount of packaging. There is a need for maintaining all of the
equipment on a regular basis such that it works in an efficient manner. For example, there
must be the reduction of fire hazards and prevention of dust. Sweeping as well as wiping all
of the surfaces are very much essential for getting rid of all of the dust which may be building

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up round all the blades while cutting for the reduction of wear (D'Amato, Mazzanti and
Montini 2013). There must also be the utilisation of paints based upon water and also several
adhesives instead of all the one which are based upon solvent. One must be looking into
several ways for getting the most out of the enterprise and there must be the reduction of the
cost of all the raw materials. The suppliers must be asked for all the pieces which are either
standardized or rather cut to size. Money is to be saved by directly matching the time table of
the collection of waste bin for all of the various requirements of the company. If all the bins
are found not to be completely full after an entire week, then there must be the consideration
of the movement towards fortnightly cycle of collection (Hwang, Kobayashi and Kawamoto
2014). There are some ways of reducing wastes to a great extent. Firstly, one must be looking
for managing the waste and the dust or waste is to be gathered closer towards the source. The
machines of both cutting as well as sanding are to be linked for dusting the extractors. The
dust is to be gathered from all the extractors of dust in very strong bags made upon of plastic
which will be completely sealed before they will be ultimately moved. If possible, there is a
need for seeking someone who can be utilising the dust as well as shaving instead of paying
for the disposal of it. It has been known that it is quite cheaper to recycle all the bins other
than sending all the bins of wastes to the landfills (Owoyemi, Zakariya and Elegbede 2016).
There are some ways for the improvement of recycling:
 Sending the clean and clear saw dust, shavings as well as chips to all the pet shops or
rather commercial facilities which are composting.
 Buying timber with the sound credentials that are environmental. Utilising several
credentials which are environmental for differentiating all the products of the company
within the market and also boost the reputation of it.
 Whenever possible, utilise the wood which is recycled for manufacturing the enterprise’s
own products.

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All of the various employees must be properly understanding which of the wood or
products or timber can or rather cannot at all be recycled (Kim and Song 2014). All of the
various guidelines of the government are to be greatly followed for the disposal of timber
waste which are treated with CCA. CCA treated waste of timber are not to be burnt and this
is not to be utilised as a specific soil addictive. It is to be remembered that all the wood that
are treated non-chemically can be easily recycled (Ramos, Matos and Sousa-Coutinho 2013).
However, it has been known that there are several materials which are attached to the timber
and that may be limiting the value of reusing. Such materials can be involving board of
plaster, wrapping of plastic, oils, sand, dirt as well as glue. The removal of such kinds of
contaminants will be definitely adding a huge value and can also be offering a huge
opportunity for the reusing this particular wood. All of such waste management processes can
be helping a lot for attracting several customers and will also be hugely benefitting both the
environment as well as the particular budget (Carpenter et al. 2013).
Conclusion
It can be said that CMTP who is known to have been generating various kinds of
waste like saw dust and so on needs a proper management of waste. There are a number of
procedures as well as strategies which have been properly described within the study which
will definitely be helping a lot in managing lot of wastes of the company. Apart from
benefitting only the enterprise, such procedures of waste management will also be hugely
beneficial for the specific budget as well as the whole environment.

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