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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
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...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Good practice
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 through...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Good practice
Textile take-back for re-use and recycling to benefit...
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...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Good practice
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 that...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Measure
Making use of leftovers - remanufacturing in the global fashion...
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...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Technology
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...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
0-25% 0 Year(s)
Good practice
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...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Good practice
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-waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
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
Measure
Improving fabric use in clothing production
Fabric utilisation depends directly on marker efficiency. Markers are usually paper consumables showing the outlines of the pattern for making cutting and making clothes. CAD design tools are usually...
Sector / Industry:
- Textile and clothing
Resources:
- Materials
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
Meant to be tasted, not wasted
Retailer reduces food loss with customers on-board
Finnish grocery stores actively communicate to customers about their food waste management efforts, encouraging them to reduce household food waste...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost