Waste Management

Smart waste handling for smart companies Smart waste packing Reduction of plastic bag usage and CO2 emissions Reduction of waste volume Elior Group is a catering company active in the contracted food and support services industry. It offers catering services to various business areas, including...

Energy turnaround for Turnberry Resort Famous luxury golf resort commits to far-reaching energy saving measures Target by 2020: cut energy by 30 %, water use by 20 %, and significant waste reductions Savings in energy costs alone expected to reach € 19 000 a year Built in 1906, Turnberry Resort is...

Looking to garbage for inspiration... Composting and recycling cuts landfill by 99 % and associated costs 8 cedar composting bins divert around 190 kg of organic waste weekly Cajun Attic, a restaurant in Canada, implemented a management system for the (mainly organic) waste generated on site with...

Synergy seals the zero-waste deal Partnership deal diverts 3 936 tonnes of waste from landfill Cost savings totalled around € 11 400 and additional sales of some € 125 000 Denby Ceramics has been making pottery in Derbyshire, England for over 200 years and has moved on from the production of the...

Ribby's 'green agenda' Holiday resort sets ambitious sustainability programme and delivers on it Water-saving and leak detection, zero waste-to-landfill programmes, buying local, and more Water management programme detects four major leaks and over 50 minor incidences over a short period of time...

Totally new print regime MPS transformed the design agency's printing activities Rationalised printing and fewer devices resulted in a 50 % waste reduction Imagination is an independent creative, advertising and design agency. It specialises in creating first-class campaigns for leading...

The 'waste' club Award-winning waste-management collective € 36 000 saved on general rubbish disposal € 16 432 saved on paper and cardboard After moving her company to the Château Industrial Park in Carvin, France, Jocelyne Hemelsdael noticed that many business leaders lacked the time or means to...

Turning over a page in resource saving Waste monitoring table reveals areas for improvement Measures reduce paper use by 16 % in the office Increased reusable (dust) filter use by 27 % Hervé Themique in Poitiers, France is an SME that started a programme in 2005 to cut office waste like paper and...

High-speed, energy-efficient hand dryers have become an industry standard today, thanks in large part to better technologies and improved performance. Modern dryers boast 10-15-second dry times and use up to 90 % less electricity than traditional models. Importantly, 10 seconds is also the average...

About 70 % of office waste is recyclable. As recycling is generally cheaper than other disposal routes, ensuring you effectively recycle can save your organisation money. To set up an effective and convenient recycling system, you will need to analyse quantities and types of waste you produce (see...

Paper is a major purchasing and disposal cost. It is estimated that the average office worker uses up to 45 sheets of paper per day, of which over half is considered waste. However, an efficient office can use as little as 16 sheets per person, per day. Virgin paper production usually involves high...

Measuring and monitoring resource use is a key skill that all organisations should master, regardless of size or sector. It should be one of the first steps your organisation takes to improve its environmental performance. By regularly measuring and monitoring raw material use, you will start to...