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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
Saving materials and waste through battery remanufacturing
Lithium-ion batteries get a second life
Battery-maker investigates the cost and benefits of different remanufacturing scenarios
Conclusion: remanufacturing of lithium-ion batteries is technically and...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
Good practice
Ecodesigned fume cupboards save materials and costs
Safer labs, better environment!
Lab specialist uses LCA and ecodesign principles to improve its production efficiency
Analysis showed where material savings could be made and parts removed to cut...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Materials
Good practice
Capping materials and emissions at cap manufacturer
Putting a lid on energy losses
Spanish firm discovers a whole world of ways to save energy, materials and costs
Its resulting measures earn it a prize at the European Business Award for the...
Sector / Industry:
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Good practice
Kivikko seat: sustainable, efficient design
Eco-elegance, by design...
At Isku, responsible design means taking into account the environment in a product's whole life cycle
The award-winning Kivikko seat is a prime eco-design example
Isku is a...
Sector / Industry:
- Timber and woodworking
Resources:
- Materials
Good practice
Smart ordering in seafood restaurant
Waving goodbye to food waste
Seafood restaurant with strong waste-reduction credentials continues to learn and improve
Customer perception of dishes running out can be managed; demonstrates items are...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Pub restaurant seeks savings with Sunday lunch service
Carving out benefits tackling food waste
Busy pub-restaurant discovers vast waste-reduction opportunities through better customer relations and serving practices
‘First-come, first-served' and 'when...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Good practice
Reducing food waste takes all-in effort
Restaurant is 'boxing clever' on reducing food waste
Tandoori restaurant involves staff in campaign to reduce waste
Portion sizes identified as major contributor, calling for a total rethink
The...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Tags:
Good practice
Low- and no-cost measures to reduce food thrown away
Even top performers can learn how to further reduce food waste
Café fine-tunes its well-established practices that respect every part of the food system
It offers tips and interacts with everyone in...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Good practice
Hotel shares the benefits of reducing food waste
Plant-to-plate thinking
Food-waste warrior volunteers to be a YBIF ambassador after positive experience with programme, and leads by example
Communicating with guests about the food on their plate...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Good practice
Seaside hotel drives breakfast buffet savings
Try the popular 'savoury crumble'!
Inventive hotel comes up with measures to optimise breakfast shifts and reduce food waste
Clever use of leftovers in new dishes and surplus food offered to staff at...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Good practice
Balancing food waste and customer experience
A portion of caution
Hotel restaurant trials smaller portions to reduce massive amounts of observed 'plate waste'
The trial followed WRAP recommendations
Great care is needed to balance customer...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
Tags:
Good practice
Nordic Swan ecolabel underpins Estonian print company
Remember to read the 'green print'!
Printing company with a robust eco-philosophy reeps benefits in Nordic market
Natural inks, oils and recycled paper are a key part of the green printing approach...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost