Waste reduction

A pressing problem solved A sludge-processing solution saves on pay-per-weight disposal costs Pressing and drying out extra water in the sldge saves € 1 200 per year The German metal-working company Edison Fatehpour Stanzerei provides a number of different solutions, including stamping, tool-making...

Waste not, want not Experts pointed out ways for the company to convert its waste into a money earner Selling, rather than simply giving or throwing away, waste could earn € 36 500 per year Chemotechnische Abpack-Service GmbH (CAS) is a small company from Germany, which offers packaging and filling...

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 company Bartolosch GmbH & Co. KG works in metal processing, such as turning, milling and grinding...

Treating raw materials with respect Family sawmill takes every measure possible to conserve, reuse and recycle materials Responsibility for the environment is important to the company Siparila Oy is a traditionally minded wood-processing family business in Finland, where responsibility forms an...

Keep an open mind! External experts can see what needs doing from the outside-in Material audit halves biowaste production, identifies packaging and waste-saving options, and drives revenue up Oy Soya Ab’s tofu production plant is situated in Tammisaari, southern Finland. Soya’s business is to...

Sensible food management gets results Hospital limits food waste at its source Saves up to € 30 000 per year Carbon footprint lowered by 34 tonnes of CO2 a year Centre Hospitalier de Redon, France is a health facility with technical expertise in the fields of medicine, surgery, obstetrics...

Sorting out a waste problem Company recovers 54 % of its waste through dedicated recycling chains Saves € 3 500 per year and contributes to the environment Préciforge is a metal-working company employing 140 people in Thiers, France. It specialises in forging, stamping and powder metallurgy, mostly...

A strapping 'green' solution to a vital process Sawmill shows how recycling can be good for the balance sheet and the environment Small investment in recycling leads to savings of € 1 250 per year Measure cuts out 1.2 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually Lesbats Scieries d’Aquitaine runs two sawmills in...

Sludge treatment techniques generally reduce volume or change its nature before disposal or reuse. By reducing the volume or weight of sludge for disposal you can cut respective transport costs and landfill charges, where relevant. Treatment techniques and terms include: 1. Sludge conditioning This...

Self-assessment can help you review the company's waste-management practices. Through no- or low-cost measures, you can identify where waste is arising at each stage of a process and take steps to reduce it. This will boost your environmental performance, reduce your carbon footprint and help to...

Packaging is a major part of the food and drinks sector. As awareness grows of the need to minimise the environmental impact of packaging throughout the product life-cycle, innovative companies are looking to ecodesign principles for improvements. One area of improvement is to reduce packaging...

Ice pigging is an efficient method to remove sediment from pipelines, for example in food-manufacturing plants. As the semi-solid ice slurry is pumped through the system, it scrapes the pipes and tanks to recover useable food product, rather than the organic material being lost in the effluent. Ice...