Speaker 5 Mr Simon Binyon Technical Advisor Envirowise - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Speaker 5 Mr Simon Binyon Technical Advisor Envirowise sjbinyon@arlconsulting.co.uk

What is waste minimisation? ‘The application of a systematic approach to reducing the generation of waste at source.’

How will reducing waste help my business? • Cost savings (typically 1% of turnover) from reduced raw material and waste disposal costs • Environmental improvement and compliance with legislation • Commercial and strategic advantage - improve standing with customers who seek assurance that suppliers are operating on a sound environmental basis

The waste hierarchy • Eliminate waste - best option • Reduce waste at source - through careful purchase and better use of materials • Re-use materials, eg packaging • Recycle and recover materials - or sell them to another company that can use them (NISP) • Disposal - least preferred and last resort

The Real Cost of Waste We all love acronyms!! (COD,BOD,ss,NH 4 -N) They were all originally purchased as raw materials

True cost of waste is 4% of turnover

Staff empowerment • Stick to procedures • Report incidents that could cause pollution or damage • Make yourself aware of environmental issues within your work area • Suggest waste minimisation opportunities • Management commitment

Waste minimisation options Need to consider: • True cost of waste • Operating practices • Capital cost • Operating cost • Return on investment

Resource efficiency Raw material management Undertake dialogue with suppliers e.g. Returnable packaging Bulk storage On site decanting Minimise on-site processing

Despatch finished products in crates Cardboard and plastic can be segregated and recycled and not sent to landfill

Low cost techniques

Management commitment

Consider all recycling opportunities (But don’t overdo it!!)

Waste minimisation through process optimisation • Cleaner technologies (eg membranes) • Supply chain management • Life cycle analysis

Post implementation monitoring Need to consider: • (New) true cost of waste • Operating practices • Capital cost • Operating cost • Return on investment