Integrity Waste Environmental Management (IWENV)

IWENV is a full service consulting and management firm specializing in all disciplines of solid waste and recycling. The principals of IWENV have been involved in the waste industry since 1966 and have seen the recycling, waste collection and disposal industry evolve for over 50 years. This evolution of the industry has allowed IWENV to become a leader in the following areas where the need for expertise in recycling and waste collection services are the greatest:

• Management of commercial waste for large corporations
• Administration of municipal city contracts for waste collection and recycling
• Development of corporate and municipal fee structures, rebates and cost-benefits
• Expansion of recycling and waste facility handling and processing means
• Application of appropriate waste processing technologies
• Creation and highest use of new waste monitoring technologies
• Monitoring, oversight and reporting on the compliance of collection systems
• Environmental compliance with all state and local government regulations
• Integration of all waste management and recycling programs and methods of service
• Special waste management services including e-waste, HHW, U-waste, Sharps, Industrial waste, etc.
• Waste composition and characterization analysis
• Zero Waste Management Plans and full monitoring
• Solid waste economic feasibility studies and material market analysis

As you can see from the types and levels of services provided by IWENV, we are the leaders in solid waste management for businesses, residents, cities and industrial clients. No other consulting and management firm has the experience, expertise and institutional knowledge than IWENV. Our services focus on the economy, the environment and a commitment.

MISSION STATEMENT

“Integrity Waste Environmental Management is committed to providing quality solid waste consulting services focused on economic incentives while improving the community of our client cities and businesses. Environment, Economy, Commitment”

BACKGROUND OF PRINCIPALS

Integrity Waste principal, Louis C. Ippolito has over 27 years of solid waste consulting experience in franchised compliance issues in the State of California. He has also been involved in recycling and solid waste management in New Jersey, New York and California since 1969. At age 18 he attended University of Miami’s Engineering School and finished with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at California State University Long Beach. He was hired by Emcon Associates as a Solid Waste Engineer in 1990. As an engineer for Emcon Associates, Mr. Ippolito was responsible for the characterization, analysis and refuse/recycling program implementation of residential, commercial and industrial waste streams for thirty-five (35) California cities in response to the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939). He went on to establish his own consulting practice in 1992. His first client was the City of Hawthorne and developed a program of compliance with AB 939 programs for the city.

Mr. Ippolito is well known for his role in conducting comprehensive solid waste systems evaluations for municipalities. He has led audits in the cities of Carson, South Gate, Lynwood, Maywood, Newport Beach, Torrance, Gardena, El Monte, Costa Mesa, Bell, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park and other communities. Mr. Ippolito has also developed and managed over $300 million in solid waste franchise collection systems for these municipalities and others. He has uncovered over $28 million dollars in unpaid fee for municipal clients in the form of administrative fees, overcharges, franchise fees, AB 939 and contract fees. He has developed and maintained six (6) non-exclusive franchise systems and conducted nine (9) compliance evaluations that uncovered and saved California cities millions of dollars annually.

Mr. Ippolito recently conducted a compliance evaluation of the franchised haulers in the City of El Monte that closed the gap in the City’s budget and led the way for the development of a semi-exclusive franchise which he currently manages today. The City of El Monte received $2,000,000 in cash and realized additional revenue of $1,250,000 annually.

Since 1989 in California alone, Mr. Ippolito has written and successfully applied for $7,000,000 in Used Oil, Recycling DOC and HHW grants for several cities including Bellflower, Costa Mesa, El Monte, Torrance, Downey and many others. Mr. Ippolito also designed and managed the first Commercial Commingled Recycling Materials Recovery Facility in New Jersey and was involved in permitting and design of three (3) California Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Mr. Ippolito went on to design, develop and implement residential and commercial recycling programs for twenty-two (22) California cities including Bell Gardens, Torrance, Gardena, Huntington Park, Costa Mesa, Bellflower, Downey, El Monte, South El Monte and many others. His current projects include developing and managing the solid waste franchise system in the City of El Monte, conducting rate study and compliance evaluation for the City of Huntington Park, and private clients including Ross Dress for Less, Burlington Coat Factory, Mr. Ippolito’s expertise can be described as “recycling and refuse economics” for the public and private sector.

Mr. Ippolito also worked for Oakleaf Waste Management as the head of the Franchised City Hauler Division analyzing over 25% of the entire Oakleaf portfolio under Jim Barnes, projecting savings of 28% to Oakleaf clients and businesses.