Finding the Right Pieces to the Sustainability Puzzle
Real Sustainability Using Cement Kilns
Syndesis (sinˈdiːsis) - the state of being bound, linked, or connected together.
Syndesis Environmental Solutions, Inc. is a startup company with a mission to connect industrial customers with sludges presently going to landfill with sustainable solutions such as cement kilns.
Over the last two decades, changes to regulations, both locally and nationally, have changed the mix of wastes received at America’s landfills. These changes have created a situation where a large percentage of industrial wastes (treatment solids primarily from wastewater treatment), will need to find new homes other than landfills. These treatment solids generally contain constituents attractive to the cement kiln industry (silica, diatomaceous earth, lime, iron, etc) for alternative raw materials or for energy conversion feedstocks (Btu’s).
Syndesis has been created to address the challenges facing industrial customers while providing the cement kilns with ALTERNATIVE Raw Materials (ARM) or ALTERNATIVE Low Carbon Solid Fuels (ALCSF) in the consistent volumes and physical state they require, with the constituents they need and without the problem contaminants. Syndesis is capable of evaluating all the water management areas of an industrial manufacturing facility to ensure water can be effectively utilized by the plant, wastewater can meet all the requirements for discharge AND the treatment residuals can be used by cement kilns for ARM or ALCSF, providing a truly sustainable alternative to landfills regardless of the size or composition of the waste stream. Virtually all solids from ARF or ALCSF end up in the final cement product. The Syndesis process extends the life and the integrity of critical landfill resources while providing industrial customers with an economically and environmentally sustainable solution. The key to success is understanding industrial manufacturing processes including the operating needs of the customers. Understanding the kilns needs, requirements and limitations. Most importantly, understanding how to efficiently connect the two entities.
MISSION
Syndesis, connecting valuable industrial resources to sustainable non-landfill solutions.
People
Mike Hauck- CEO/President
Mike brings over 35 years of experience developing and implementing customized waste reduction, recycling and elimination solution to industrial manufacturing customers. During his 32-year tenure with Waste Management Inc, he and his teams were responsible for implementing and maintaining such programs across the U.S..
Since retiring from Waste Management, Mike has explored his passion both as an entrepreneur and environmental solutionist to build a customer centric environmental solutions business enterprise which seamlessly connects industrial waste generators with a sustainable alternative to current landfill disposal, land application and waste-to-energy methods.
Mark Geris- CFO
Mark is a Colorado Licensed CPA and an internationally Certified Management Accountant. Mark has 30 years’ experience in finance, management, and operations with the last 12 years spent as the owner of a Denver based CPA firm. Mark is bringing his experience as an outsourced CFO to that same role with Syndesis Environmental Solutions.
Rick Martin- VP Sales & Marketing
Rick has forty-plus years in the environmental and energy industries (>20 years at Waste Management) focused on building and rebuilding high growth sales and marketing organizations. Rick has developed both field and national accounts teams exceeding expectations and budgets from $5 million to $2 billion. Rick has been producing implementable and effective strategic plans for more than 3 decades. Rick brings the same growth and profit focused approach to Syndesis.
Bob Howard- VP Business Development
Bob has over thirty-five years of improving employee and customer satisfaction in the environmental industry. A "no nonsense" strategic leader, he is focused on implementable solutions. Bob has lead national, regional and local teams to drive sustainability at most of America's largest manufacturing companies while driving growth in the process.