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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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Ecodesign to extend the useful life of products
Consumers are fully aware of companies deliberately reducing the useful life of products through planned or built-in obsolescence, along with its negative impact on the environment.
Extending the...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Good practice
Rainwater harvesting in office building
Making the most of a vital resource
Opportunity to install a rainwater harvesting system as part of a major office rennovation
Rainwater harvesting reduces the need for clean drinking water thus...
Sector / Industry:
- Construction
Resources:
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Cutting back on food waste
Less waste, more profit
Sandwich-maker targets food waste to save money
A review reveals up to 80 % of waste can be recycled or reused
By selling leftovers from sandwich and wrap production, Dublin-...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 0.2 - 0.3 Year(s)
Good practice
Water savings in a meat processing plant
Pressure goes down, savings go up
Meat processor identifies excess water consumption during cleaning
Calculations reveal where savings could be made but the end result maintained
An audit of water...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 100% 0 - 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Water metering saves money in a hotel
Benchmarking for better performance
Metering identifies sources of high water consumption in a hotel
Targeted actions to save water reduce water bill by € 3 150
Hotel Festa Sofia is a modern, stylish...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 1 - 2 Year(s)
Good practice
Optimising hotel laundry service
Traditionional hotel goes green
Optimising a hotel laundry service led to multiple savings and benefits
Measures aimed at achieving a green label for hotel services
The 210 room Hotel Hemus is one of...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1.2 Year(s)
Good practice
Meat and food company saves through continuous improvement
Thinking holistic...
Production development programme is key to continuous improvement in meat/food company
It factors in production, materials and sustainability in a holistic approach
Finnish meat...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Significant savings through closed water cycles
Better by half...
With water becoming scarce, company looks for new water-saving solutions
Closed cycle solution for cooling-heating keeps the water in the system
Nammo is an international aerospace...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
Resources:
- Water
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Good practice
Resource efficiency ambitions translate into savings in...
A greener garden centre
Efficient water and waste management measures are part of a more ambitious 'green' programme
Measures like investing in LED lighting, a cardboard baler and efficient toilet...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
- Other
- Service sector
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 3 Year(s)
Good practice
Heat pumps and other measures bring huge savings to spa hotel...
Refreshing energy efficiency moves
Savings achieved in medium-sized spa hotel by implementing CSR measures
Rethinking energy efficiency like this saves about € 12 000 every year
Spa Hotel Fairy in...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Engaging shopping mall staff about the environment
Growing greener... an original
Implementation of a first-of-its-kind assessment scheme - the Growing Greener pledge - which has analysed the core sustainability components of a shopping mall and...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Office and administration
- Service sector
- Waste management and recycling
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5 Year(s)
Good practice
Sustainable wastewater treatment chemicals in a dairy
Tackling the sludge
Strategic use of organic chemical cleaners saves UK dairy € 50 000 annually
Reduced need for harardous chemicals and water savings as a direct result
Treating wastewater onsite...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Waste management and recycling
Resources:
- Water
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 1 Year(s)