CHEMWISE, Inc.

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The Idea

In 2008 I decided to incorporate CHEMWISE. A unique arbitrage opportunity was presented to me and I took advantage of it. My family owns a small hazardous waste disposal organization and in my high school and college years I would work for the company. I noticed that many chemicals that were still in usable condition were being discarded as waste. Many of these items were expensive. I wondered if these items could be recycled and used in their intended purpose by other users. CHEMWISE focuses on diverting unwanted chemicals from landfills and traditional hazardous waste disposal to cleaner recycling streams that generate revenue by offering the material for sale online.

Project Gallery

CHEMWISE is still operational today with the major focus on recycling consumer commodities (such as nail polish, fragrances, shampoos, etc.…). Selling reagents is not as profitable today as it was 16 years ago. I am proud to have developed a method of recycling nail polish and started a nationwide nail polish recycling program. To date we have recycled over 750,000 units of nail polish.