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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
Eco-friendly hostel in Estonia
Circular economy, the Green Key to being more eco-friendly
Small hostel finds simple and cost-effective eco-friendly measures make all the difference in the circular economy
Measures covering...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
Technology
Enzymatic treatments in textile wet processing
The wet processing of textiles is energy and water intensive, as well as requiring the use of numerous chemicals. Wet processing steps, depending on the textile product, can include sizing, desizing...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost
Good practice
Life cycle assessment – Levi’s jeans case
LCA for 501s ...
Levi's iconic 501 brand of jeans was put through a full life cycle assessment which revealed a number of valuable insights
One pair of jeans uses equivalent to 3 days’ water usage by...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Capping materials and emissions at cap manufacturer
Putting a lid on energy losses
Spanish firm discovers a whole world of ways to save energy, materials and costs
Its resulting measures earn it a prize at the European Business Award for the...
Sector / Industry:
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Measure
Eco-efficient textile finishing
Finishing is a series of processing operations applied to a textile material that improves its appearance, performance, ‘hand’ (feel) and/or functional properties. Finishing processes are usually...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Technology
Lobster Pod for shellfish transportation
The Lobster Pod is an innovative, patent pending live shellfish storage and transportation system. It has been scientifically proven to increase survival to over 99 % from an industry average of 85...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Hotel and restaurant
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 20-80%
Good practice
Cascade system for powder coating pretreatment
Getting the full (pre)treatment
Material efficiency report reveals where water and chemical savings can be made
Measures introduced lead to a 90 % reduction in annual water use and 72 % chemical...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 0.5 - 0.7 Year(s)
Good practice
Water-saving headlines at UK holiday resort
Ribby's 'green agenda'
Holiday resort sets ambitious sustainability programme and delivers on it
Water-saving and leak detection, zero waste-to-landfill programmes, buying local, and more
Water...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Staff training on EU Ecolabel at Capgemini in France
Proud to be labelled
Eco-awareness leads to savings in electricity, water, gas
1 million kWh of electicity and 2.3 million kWh of gas saved in 8 years
Paper and plastics use all significantly reduced...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0.5 - 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Australian orchard gets co-funding for new cooling system
The sunburnt country... an apple story
State-supported, water-efficient overhead misting system saves sensitive fruits from the harsh Australian sun
Losses from sunburnt apples reduced by 80 %,...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1 - 2 Year(s)
Good practice
Using environmentally friendly cleaning supplies
Green, clean and surprisingly lean on the budget
Green cleaning products cost 7 % less than conventional products per 1 000 litres used
Less water is needed to dillute and dissolve green cleaners...
Sector / Industry:
- All sectors
- Office and administration
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0-8% 0 - 0.5 Year(s)
Measure
Optimisation of cleaning-in-place systems
Since the 1950s, clean-in-place (CIP) systems have been reliably used to clean inside surfaces of tanks and pipelines in liquid process equipment to avoid costly downtime associated with lengthy...
Sector / Industry:
- Chemical and process engineering
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1-5 % 1 - 3 Year(s)