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Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
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Good practice
Engaging shopping mall staff about the environment
Growing greener... an original
Implementation of a first-of-its-kind assessment scheme - the Growing Greener pledge - which has analysed the core sustainability components of a shopping mall and...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Office and administration
- Service sector
- Waste management and recycling
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5 Year(s)
Good practice
Converting distillery waste into a product and energy
Waste not want not...
Company reconsiders waste as a by-product to achieve huge energy savings
The approach cuts waste volumes, which has positive impacts on operating expenses
Diageo Ltd. is the...
Sector / Industry:
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 40-50% 2 - 3 Year(s)
Good practice
Selling waste as secondary material
Neat return from a neat solution
Market analysis reveals opportunity to turn waste into profit
The company can make € 7 000 per year by on-selling plastic packaging at no additional cost
The German...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Good practice
Waste recycling makes a big difference at Nantes Conference...
Cleaning up after the MICE in Nantes
Waste management saves € 2 000 per year
Avoids 3.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year
The meetings, inventives, conferences/conventions, exhibitions (MICE) sector...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 3 Year(s)
Technology
Fleet management software
Fleet management software helps organisations (public and private) streamline operations relating to their fleet of vehicles, from vehicle acquisition through maintenance to disposal.
The main...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 8-25% 0.08 - 0.5 Year(s)
Good practice
Collective waste management at industrial park in France
The 'waste' club
Award-winning waste-management collective
€ 36 000 saved on general rubbish disposal
€ 16 432 saved on paper and cardboard
After moving her company to the Château Industrial Park in...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 36% 0.5 - 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Production of recycled paper products
Greening the paper trail
A company providing paper, visual communication and packaging decided to improve its CSR strategy
It developed an eco-analysis tool to communicate the benefits of recycled...
Sector / Industry:
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste