industrial waste

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Manufacturing oil-absorbent rugs from used textiles

Textile company's textbook circular economy case Textile company looks for ways to cut waste and develop new products A solid test case for circular economic thinking, diverting waste from landfill The textile industry alone produces around 20 million kilogrammes of textile waste annually. Of total...
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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 can be a costly exercise. A large British dairy set out to cut costs associated with wastewater...
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Industrial symbiosis in automotive textile industry

Waste as a resource not a problem By giving waste to another company, automotive company saves about € 6 000 annually Win-win relationship turns waste from one company into a resource for another Magna Automotive CZ Ltd. is a Czech subsidiary of Canadian company Magna which manufactures seat covers...