WASTE? There is no such thing as waste – Just opportunities waiting to happen

WASTE?

There is no such thing as waste –

Just opportunities waiting to happen

OPPORTUNITIES

To prevent waste from arising – don’t make it in the first place

OPPORTUNITIES

To re-use waste on your own site– PackagingOff-cuts

Heat???

OPPORTUNITIES

To recycle more– PlasticsGlass

Construction materials???

OPPORTUNITIES

To start/ grow a business around someone else’s waste–

CollectionPreparing for re-use

RemanufacturingRecycling

OPPORTUNITIES

To engage in Industrial Symbiosis as a solution for all of your wasted

resources

Industrial Symbiosis

Linear systemProducts

Naturalresources

Waste

Move toward a Circular system

Natural resources

Products

Products

Waste

To

resource

Natural resources

Some Haves

• HDPE Pipes• Packaging

– Paper– Plastic– Cardboard– Polystyrene– Glass

• Surplus heat from CHP and plastics manufacturing– Waste drying– Fuel drying– Community Heating

Some Wants

• Dry food processing by-products for animal feed• Catering and food processing waste• Packaging materials• Clean IBC’s• Wood shavings and sawdust• PVCu Window off cuts and post consumer window frames • Rubber crumb for animal comfort products

Business Opportunity Workshops

• Facilitating the exchange of information between businesses

• Tried and tested, interactive business opportunity model

• Typically 50 – 60 organisations in one room

• Can generate 300+ potential synergies from a facilitated ½ day session

• Next Workshops– MJM Interior Build, Newry, 9th October– Belfast Harbour Commission, 23rd

October

“Being a part of the Industrial Symbiosisservice has enabled us to find valuablealternative sources of material. This notonly saves us money but enables us toremain competitive in export markets

too.”

Andrew Wilson, Wilson Agri Ltd

Wilson Agriculture

Industrial Symbiosis in Action

Old scaffolding planks from H&J Martin

Become a garden classroom Become designer sports bags

Lorry tarpaulins Old PVC windows

Become new soffit

Foylehov

• Foylehov – Crawford Contracts– Discarded Astroturf– Cost Savings £2500 plus ongoing labour costs saved by using materials– Landfill diversion 12 tonnes

For more information please contact

International Synergies Ltd1st Floor, 16 Church Street,Portadown,BT62 3LN

028 3833 3438northern.ireland@international-synergies.comWeb : www.international-synergies.com @IntlSynergiesNI elaine-kerr

We are always happy to: • Meet you • Help you with waste prevention and minimisation• Help you recycle more• Help you cut costs and become more resource efficient• Welcome you at Synergy Workshops• Add you to our circulation list for News & Events