L.A. Gear, Inc. of Ontario, Calif., is an innovative leader in the athletic shoe industry. Operating in a highly competitive market, quality control in the production process must be superior. The plant’s waste stream consists of three compacted 40 cu. yd. containers a week, 78% of which is athletic shoes. Defective, returned and test athletic shoes were sent to the landfill for disposal but were scavenged and returned for credit, costing

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