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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
Environmental management for Bulgarian hotel
Proven steps to better performance
Improved energy management leads to direct cost reduction
Increased environment awareness leads to secondary cost reduction
Sevlievo Plaza is a modern hotel located...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Water
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 1 Year(s)
Good practice
CSR concept for energy savings in Sofia hotel
Thinking social, thinking green...
Hotel achieved € 4 500 savings after CSR measures implemented
Efforts appreciated by staff and guests alike
The Forum Hotel in Sofia is a luxury four-star property...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 1 Year(s)
Good practice
Reusable packaging, returning customers
At least 20 uses...
A Finnish company provides reusable packaging for online stores
The innovative circular economy business model has led to several awards
For customers, advantages include short...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Materials
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Tags:
Technology
Intelligent fertilisation with N-Sensor improves crop yield
The timing and accuracy of fertilisation play an important role in the crop and the environment: excessive or inadequate fertilisation can ruin the whole crop. Yara has developed a precise...
Sector / Industry:
- Other
Resources:
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 5 Year(s)
Technology
Mobile application helps to tackle food waste
What can a restaurant do when there is food left over from the lunch service? It can use apps such as the ResQ Club service. The service has been specifically developed to promote the use of surplus...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 0 Year(s)
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Measure
Ecodesign for remanufacturing
Remanufacturing is the process of returning a product or component to a state of quality equivalent or superior to that of the original product. After the product is discarded by its user and picked...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 30-40 %
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Full product recovery: circular economy strategy...
Currently, discarded products are often considered as ‘waste’, while in the best cases, some parts are recovered or the product is recycled to recover materials. A circular economy model closes the...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- All sectors
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Good practice
The environmental supermarket
Major supermarket chain's unique approach to the environment
Lidl is the first supermarket in the Czech Republic to use economic and environmental technologies
A smart solution for heating, lighting...
Sector / Industry:
- Wholesale and retail
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 10 Year(s)
Good practice
Simple audit led to energy savings in furniture production
Bulgarian furniture-maker invests in the future
Furniture-maker saves € 1 500 annually by reviewing its production process
Analysis of skills, technology and practices forms part of the company's...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- All sectors
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Energy
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 1 Year(s)
Tags:
Good practice
Adding value to surplus soft fruits on the farm
Juicy profits from waste fruit
Farm converts surplus strawberries into high-value fruit syrups, transforms a loss-making resource into a profit-making product (over € 224 100 per year)
50 % losses...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
- Other
Resources:
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Low cost 1 Year(s)
Good practice
SME drinks company identifies market for leftover fruit
Giving wonky fruit a new lease of life
Options explored for reusing waste from an SME drinks company
New markets identified for surplus fruit
Opportunities identified for 111 tonnes of apple pomace,...
Sector / Industry:
- Food processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Tags:
Measure
Local transport and 'green' mobility in tourist centres
Providing free or low-cost access to green options for local mobility appeals to guests who are conscious of their carbon footprint. Options include encouraging use of local transport, bicycles and...
Sector / Industry:
- Hotel and restaurant
Resources:
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost