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Remanufacturing is a growing line of business for Valtra
Guaranteed gearbox returns... Finnish tractor manufacturer has built a profitable and growing new line of business from remanufacturing tractor gearboxes A deposit at point of sale guarantees
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Surplus food from grocery stores to charities
Shared table... a shared cause  A network for collection and centralised logistics of surplus food from grocery chains helps different charities It means more reliable food waste collection
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Bioethanol and animal feed from bread spill of grocery stores
Bread salvagers Bread surplus from a Finnish grocery trading cooperative is used to produce bioethanol and animal feed Leftovers are collected from over 50 stores and bakeries in and around
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Food waste turned into bioenergy for food manufacturers
Closing loops Inedible food waste from Finnish grocery stores is collected and made into biogas Biogas is then used by the food manufacturer partners of the company Kesko is the second-biggest
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Textile take-back for re-use and recycling to benefit local community
Right time for textile take-back Major organisations like IKEA are exploring circular economy models in their commitment to community and environment A textile take-back scheme is successfully
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Simple retrofit saves energy in retail store in Scotland
When simple is much better than expected... Retailer leads the way in its proactive energy saving approach Simple retrofit results in wide-scale savings on power and waste Simple retrofitting
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Making use of leftovers - remanufacturing in the global fashion industry
Pre-consumer textile waste in the cloth manufacturing sector is currently estimated at around 20 %. However, research suggests this figure could be much higher if all cutting scraps, production
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Enzymes for finishing cotton fabrics
Resource-friendly fabric finish Biopolishing is a textile finishing process using cellulase enzymes to modify the surface of cotton fabrics. Pilling (lint balls on the fabric) is reduced, colour
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Flexible thermal insulation for solid walls
Warm, comfortable ... and budget-friendly Effective thermal insulation can help businesses to reduce energy consumption, with associated energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions. It can also improve
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Priorities in managing food waste
Retailers should set a list of priorities to optimise how they manage food waste. The highest priority should be to sell to the customer before the use-by date, but sometimes this is not possible or
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Supermarket reduces food waste by selection management
K's choice ​Targeted software and methods allow a Finnish grocery store to substantially reduce food waste in all departments Thousands of euros saved by reducing food waste over only a couple of
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Longer opening hours reduced food waste at Lidl Finland
​Peak planning, peak performance... Extended opening hours reduce demand fluctuations, resulting in better forecasting New system monitors demand and improves forecast-based planning and food