In this bonus episode, Host Angie Dickson, President of the Inogen Alliance and EVP of Antea Group USA, speaks with Sofiane, a Senior EHS Consultant with Baden Consulting in Switzerland. Sofiane walks through the extraordinary remediation of a major hazardous waste site, one of the largest and most complex environmental cleanup projects in Swiss history. He explains how decades of contamination were safely excavated, contained, and transformed into a site that now serves both the environment and the surrounding community.

“The site is no longer a hazard. It is now a resource for the community and the environment. It shows that legacy contamination can be reversed if action is taken.” - Sofiane

00:45 The Long History of the Site: From Clay Extraction to Waste Disposal
04:05 Safely Removing 500,000+ Tons of Hazardous and Contaminated Material
05:40 Shared Responsibility: Local Authorities, Industry, and Federal Support
06:25 From Hazard to Habitat: Agriculture, Natural Reserves, and Regeneration
07:40 Core Lessons: Prevention, Collaboration, and Lifecycle Stewardship
08:20 Waste-to-Energy Insights: Why Reduction Still Comes First

Rethinking EHS is brought to you by the Inogen Alliance. Inogen Alliance is a global network of 70+ companies providing environment, health, safety, and sustainability services worldwide. Visit inogenalliance.com to learn more.

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 Landfills have long been the end of the road for waste. Today, they're becoming the starting point for transformation. What if instead of disposal, we saw energy, materials and opportunity. Today we're exploring how waste to energy is reshaping the global circular economy. Hosts Phil Dillard and Angie Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance, are joined by Sofiane Kessouar, Senior EHS Consultant for Baden Consulting in Switzerland and Meiling Xu, Senior EHS Consultant, from Anew Global Consulting in China.

“ It keeps surprising me that people from other region of the world often still seem to consider landfills an acceptable method of waste treatment, and that waste to energy seems somewhat utopian to them.  These plants don't just burn waste. They produce electricity and heat, often supplying homes or industry.” - Sofiane

  In China, landfill sectors is in the rapid transition, hundreds of old sites, , being closed or mined for the west. As of 2023, the number of municipal waste landfill sites across the country has decreased from 640 in 2015 to 366. The closed sites are now transforming into equal parks, industrial parks, or other land usage after soil remediation and the land redevelopment.” - Meiling

01:14 – Switzerland’s Waste-to-Energy Success
02:08 – China’s Rapid Waste Transition
05:02 – Misconceptions About Landfills & Incineration
08:27 – What Zero Waste Looks Like in Practice
12:06 – Waste-to-Energy in Europe’s Sustainability Strategy
14:54 – Innovation Spotlight: New Technologies in China
18:42 – Industrial vs. Household Sorting Challenges
23:26 – Aligning Global Corporate Waste Strategies

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 We're excited to bring you an inside peek into the state of EHS in Latin America. With local insights from experts across the region. Each answers the question. What's most important for businesses to know about EHS in your country?

Hear from:

• Noah Koolik, VP of Business Development, IEMS Americas
• Miguel Ego Aguirre, Environmental Consultant, EAS
• Jose Dengo, Partner, CDG Environmental Advisors
• Hilton Lucio, CEO, Antea Brasil
• Ivan Angel, Environmental Senior Consultant, CAO Consultores

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