Evidence
Read together, they show the plant throws away plastic it paid for, on jobs that could mold it again.
On our visit
Bins at presses in both aisles
06:20 and 13:10We saw bins of leftover plastic and rejected parts at presses in both aisles.
Checked by eye on a frame of our video
No grinder beside any press
03:10 to 12:20 and 12:40 to 18:44We saw no grinder beside any press, so none of this plastic is molded again.
Counted by eye on frames of our video
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 eye on a frame of our video
Plant staff on where bins go
20:14 to 20:23Plant staff told us the bins go to the dumpster every shift, so this is the routine.
Said by plant staff during our visit
Plant records
Jobs that allow regrind
Half of the plastic runs on jobs that allow regrind, plastic ground up and molded again.
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. The bins hold part of that.
The ERP scrap record, twelve months