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MADEP Releases Draft 10-year Solid Waste Master Plan On September 27, 2019, The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) released a draft of the state’s updated Solid Waste Master Plan for 2020 to 2030 for public comment.  If you think you’ve been recycling now, you’ve haven’t seen nothing yet!  The outlook for solid waste...

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For over 15 years, SAK Environmental has been providing environmental health & safety (EHS) program services to large and small companies.  From startups to global corporations, they all rely on SAK for cost effective EHS support.  The benefits of partnering with SAK Environmental include: Tailored services when you need them One point of contact, backed by a wide...

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SAK Environmental was selected by Boston Magazine as the Best of Boston 2017 for best sustainable design and construction of geothermal systems. Our selection was based in part on SAK's work on a closed loop geothermal system at Salem State Universityand our work with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to help administer their thermal energy rebate program across the...

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SAK Environmental receives top safety rating from ISNetworld, a global leader in safety certification. Many of SAK's clients rely on ISNetWorld and similar certifying bodies to vet and prequalify contractors. Our work inserts us into all types of work environments...power generation and transmission, construction, transportation, petrochemical, and manufacturing with many of our client facilities OSHA Voluntary Protection Program...

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The United States Air Force recently awarded SAK Environmental a multi-year contract at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA to provide emergency and non-emergency environmental services in response to spills and other risks posed by hazardous materials that occur on both airside, landside, military, and civil flight operations. Hanscom AFB is home of the 66th Air Base Group and provides worldwide...

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SAK Environmental helped Thermo Fisher Scientific achieve Zero solid waste generation. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of more than $20 billion and approximately 65,000 employees globally, and they take waste reduction and diversion seriously. SAK has five registered solid waste ban compliance inspectors. SAK Environmental helped TFS meet...

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SAK Environmental was recently selected by Covanta Energy, a world leader in sustainable solid waste management and energy production, to manage their solid waste ban compliance program at its three (3) Massachusetts waste-to-energy facilities.  With this award, SAK now manages similar programs at all six (6) waste-to-energy plants in Massachusetts. SAK provides independent inspection of each facility’s incoming...

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After two (2) years into the project, SAK Environmental LLC is helping the new Salem Harbor Energy Center (SHEC) get closer to producing cleaner energy. The SHEC, a new natural gas-fired, state of the art high efficient power generating station is being built on a portion of the 65 acre former Salem Harbor Station, a former coal-fired plant, in...

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SAK Environmental was awarded two separate contracts for long term on-site EHS staffing at two New England manufacturing facilities. But even winning new contracts can be bittersweet. Both facilities are scheduled to close with operations moving to China and Mexico. One facility manufactures industrial optical lenses through chemical deposition. The other facility manufacturers heavy equipment for the petrochemical industry. As...

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Since 2012, SAK Environmental has been assisting Massachusetts State Agencies to expand recreational space and support energy conversion projects through its state-wide contracts. Pollution Assessment and remediation services are only a few of the services SAK has provided to the Massachusetts Department of Recreational Conservation (DRC). In Ashburnham, MA, we have been able to reuse 25 acres of woodland from...

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