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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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Resource efficiency ambitions translate into savings in garden centre

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Hotel and restaurant
Other
Service sector
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Energy
Water
Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

High cost
3 Year(s)

Tags:

Circular economy
Resource efficiency

Waste prevention as a strategy for planning business expansion

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Food processing
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Medium cost
40%
1 - 2 Year(s)

Tags:

Food waste
Waste audit
Circular economy
Resource efficiency

Engaging shopping mall staff about the environment

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Food processing
Office and administration
Service sector
Waste management and recycling
Wholesale and retail

Resource category:

Energy
Materials
Water
Waste
Carbon

Costs, savings, and payback time:

High cost
5 Year(s)

Tags:

Circular economy
Shopping mall
Energy consumption
Energy management
Grocery store retail

The future of food waste

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Energy
Waste
Carbon

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Low cost
1 Year(s)

Tags:

Food waste
Resource efficiency
Food industry
Beer
Bread

Converting distillery waste into a product and energy

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Materials
Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

High cost
40-50%
2 - 3 Year(s)

Tags:

Food waste
Resource efficiency

Sustainable wastewater treatment chemicals in a dairy

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Food processing
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Water
Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Low cost
1 Year(s)

Tags:

Wastewater
Sludge
DAF
Organic coagulant
Food waste management
industrial waste
Food waste resource efficiency
Chemicals

More efficient plastic and cardboard waste sorting saves money

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

All sectors
Food processing
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Medium cost
0.3 Year(s)

Tags:

Recycling
Industrial symbiosis
Circular economy
Waste management
Waste reduction
Training
Material Separation
Plastic

Material savings by reusing prune waste

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

All sectors
Food processing
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Low cost
0 Year(s)

Tags:

Food waste
Waste legislation
Waste management
Waste reduction
Industrial symbiosis
Circular economy
Material audit
Cooking
Recycling
Local / seasonal food

Clean fuel from animal- and plant-based fats, oils and greases

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Chemical and process engineering
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Tags:

Industrial symbiosis
Recycling
Biofuel
Biomass

Making money out of waste in Germany

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

All sectors
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Low cost
0 Year(s)

Tags:

Waste management
Chemicals
Material audit
Waste reduction
Industrial symbiosis

Selling waste as secondary material

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Metal and plastic processing
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Materials
Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

Low cost
0 Year(s)

Tags:

Waste management
Metal
Waste reduction
Industrial symbiosis
Packaging
Recycling

Hospital in France reduces food waste

Good practice

Sector / Industry:

All sectors
Waste management and recycling

Resource category:

Waste

Costs, savings, and payback time:

High cost
0.8 Year(s)

Tags:

Food waste
Packaging
Cooking
Waste management
Waste reduction

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