Black Ink Consulting, Inc. | Since 1996

Black Ink Consulting, Inc., founded in 1996, is a global consultancy focusing on waste, recycling and sustainability strategies, along with Circular Economy initiatives, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plans. We work with startups to large corporate clients on integrating sustainability into corporate strategy with an emphasis on waste and recycling challenges and opportunities. We are proud to have worked alongside sustainability pioneers and advocates for Circular Economy, including William McDonough and Ellen MacArthur. We provide global advisory services for venture capital and M&A firms in all aspects of waste and recycling, including waste-to-energy, plastic and metal recycling, industrial waste, hazardous waste, brownfields, chemical waste, medical waste, food waste, organic waste, construction waste, utility waste, commercial waste, municipal solid waste (MSW), waste water, agricultural waste, specialty waste, and e-waste, along with Zero Waste initiatives. Black Ink Consulting, Inc. monitors and researches new recycling technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots, lasers, material recovery facilities (MRF), solar compactors, and anaerobic digestion. Selected commodities and recycling challenges include composting, food waste recycling, anaerobic digestion, plastic recycling, paper recycling, aluminum recycling, metal recycling, glass recycling, electronic recycling, construction waste recycling, battery recycling, textiles recycling, tire recycling, grease recycling, automotive oil recycling, mercury recycling, biofuel recycling, coal ash recycling, old corrugated cardboard (OCC) recycling, along with Agricultural Byproducts, Waste-to-Energy (WTE), and Renewable Energy. Our clients include Coke-Cola, Google, Disney, Amazon, Apple, 3M, General Motors, Boeing, BASF, FEMSA, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Darden, Tyson Foods, McDonald's, Tyson Foods, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle, Patagonia, REI, Marriott and Nike.