Sustainable Inventory Management for Sol de Janeiro
How WALTER helped Sol de Janeiro responsibly dispose of unsellable cosmetic inventory while maintaining brand integrity and delivering auditable ESG reporting.
Client: Sol de Janeiro
The Problem We Faced
Sol de Janeiro faced a growing volume of unsellable inventory — expired products, damaged packaging, and seasonal overstock — that needed secure, brand-safe disposal. The risk of grey-market re-entry and counterfeit concerns required a controlled, documented chain-of-custody from pickup to final disposition.
Project Scope
- Materials / Assets
- Cosmetic products (creams, oils, body sprays), branded packaging, promotional displays
- Locations
- Manhattan distribution centre
- Timeline
- Ongoing monthly programme
Solutions Used
Execution Flow
- Initial site assessment and inventory audit to categorise materials by stream.
- Secure pickup with sealed containers and GPS-tracked transport.
- All branded items photographed, logged, and run through certified debranding process.
- Cosmetic products separated by composition — recyclable packaging recovered, non-recyclable safely processed.
- Chain-of-custody documentation generated at every handoff point.
- Monthly ESG impact report delivered with weight by stream, diversion rates, and CO₂e estimates.
Results We Got
Diversion Rate
96%
CO₂e Avoided
8.3 metric tons
Method: EPA WARM model, recycling vs landfill baseline
Space Recovered
800 sq ft warehouse storage
Actual Timeline
First pickup within 5 business days, ongoing monthly
Weight by Stream
- Branded goods 4,200 lbs
- Plastics film 1,850 lbs
- Cardboard paper 2,100 lbs
- Mixed residue 350 lbs
Documents Issued
- chain-of-custody
- certificate-destruction
- downstream-documentation
- debranding-proof-pack
- esg-impact-report
- inventory-manifest
“WALTER gave us complete confidence that our products would never end up on the grey market. The documentation they provide is exactly what our compliance team needs.”