The map is not the territory when it comes to waste data

I have been reflecting on the concept of ‘the map is not the territory’ when thinking about corporate waste streams.  Accepting that #waste is a dynamic system of #material flowing around organisations and territories. These materials emerge from operational sites (depending on the nature of the organisation).  They are then collected by third parties (haulers/carriers) and moved to locations, often operated by other #supplychain entities, where the material may be sorted, processed and moved onto other sites and transformations. Depending on where you operate and the type of material, what happens to it will depend on the amount, value, costs, the haulers and contractors, the infrastructure, the regulations and a host of other factors. Reconciling this ‘map’ of material movements with the ‘territory’ of what happens within waste supply-chains in different regions and countries is what Resordinate does. We provide #sustainability teams in large organisations with an automated, validated view of their waste system – improving #reporting, measuring #carbon impact and generating actionable #insights. #WasteMap #CSRD #ESG #AI