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.
Viable plastic alternative
Ten years of R&D pays off by discovering a second use for rice waste
Tackling an agricultural waste issue by transforming rice husk into plastics
La Cámara,...
The 4Ps of success
SME collects and re-uses coffee grounds to produce mushrooms
25 % of turnover in 2018, concludes three years of increasing turnover
PermaFungi, an urban agricultural and circular...
Consumers are fully aware of companies deliberately reducing the useful life of products through planned or built-in obsolescence, along with its negative impact on the environment.
Extending the...
In the food industry, raw materials account for about 45 % of net sales. The cost of purchasing goods sold in the grocery trade is more than 70 % of turnover. Therefore, measures to improve material...
Not a single bone to waste...
Food-processing company introduces ambitious zero food-waste programme in its fish production
Company has also emphasised ecological packaging and managed to reduce...
Compact results
City market identifies a high percentage of unrecycled plastic
The results encouraged the store to invest in a compactor for plastic waste
In four months, several tonnes of plastic...
Sector / Industry:
Wholesale and retail
Resources:
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost0 - 0.5 Year(s)
Less waste, more profit
Sandwich-maker targets food waste to save money
A review reveals up to 80 % of waste can be recycled or reused
By selling leftovers from sandwich and wrap production, Dublin-...
Sector / Industry:
Food processing
Resources:
Energy
Water
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost0.2 - 0.3 Year(s)
The big sustainable swap
Sustainable solutions introduced by major catering services company
The move away from single-use cups leads to big savings and environmental gains
Sodexo provides catering...
Sector / Industry:
Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost0.1 - 0.2 Year(s)
A total transformation
Clean production measures in a medium-size brewery resulted in a significant increase in the quality level of new products
Measures helped to reduce heat waste, wastewater and...
Sector / Industry:
All manufacturing industries
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost7 - 8 Year(s)
Making all the difference...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and clean production (CP) measures make a big difference to a Black Sea hotel
Savings of € 22 300 a year by cutting water, waste...
Sector / Industry:
Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
Energy
Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost0.4 Year(s)
Construction waste is basically material loss that creates additional cost, and minimising waste generation directly improves the cost-efficiency of the project. Successful construction site waste...
Designing out waste is a concept of minimising the life cycle waste of a building by considering design options for reducing waste in each stage: construction, refurbishment, and demolition or...