Evidence
Read together, they show plastic bought as new resin and thrown away on jobs that could mold it again.
On the walk
Bins of leftover plastic
06:20 and 13:10We saw bins of leftover plastic at presses in both aisles. It was bought as new resin.
Checked by us on a still of the film
No grinder beside any press
03:10 to 12:20 and 12:40 to 18:44We found no grinder beside any press. So all leftover plastic ends up in a bin.
Counted by us on stills of the film
Bins tipped into the dumpster
19:40 to 19:52We saw bins from the presses tipped into the dumpster. Nothing was sorted or kept.
Checked by us on a still of the film
Staff remark on the bins
20:14 to 20:23Plant staff said the bins go to the dumpster every shift. So what we saw is the routine.
Said by plant staff on the walk
Plant records
Jobs that allow reground plastic
Half of the resin runs on jobs whose customers allow reground plastic. Only that resin is counted.
The ERP job log, twelve months
Resin that did not ship as parts
5 percent of the resin issued did not ship as good parts. Leftover plastic is part of that.
The ERP scrap record, twelve months