Envirowise: The FastTrack to Cost Savings

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EnvirowiseThe FastTrack to Cost Savings

• Matt Freestone,
• Envirowise Helpline Advisor

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What is Envirowise?

• A Government funded programme for businesses
• Confidential advice to UK businesses enabling
  them to improve profitability and reduce
  environmental impact
• Free help for all UK businesses
• Support Businesses to make environmental
  improvements and SAVE MONEY

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Resource Hierarchy
Waste Management
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Why Should You Minimise Waste?

• Pressure to reduce costs of production
• Increasing cost of waste disposal
• Fiscal tools introduced by legislation
• Supply chain focus on brand development and
  responsible business practice
• Stakeholder pressure and expectations

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The True Cost Of Waste Water
lt0.5 of turnover
Easily Identified Costs
Hidden Costs
True cost of waste 4 of turnover
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Cross sector issues

• Resource Efficiency
• Packaging
• Water
• Solvents / VOCs
• Measurement Benchmarking
• Legal Compliance
• Hazardous waste
• Cleaner Design

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What Are The Barriers?

• Lack of...
• Resources
• Time
• Knowledge
• Money
• Fear of change

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Where can we get help?

• Environment and Energy Helpline
• Gateway to Envirowise services
• Any environmental queries
• Specialist advice over the phone
• Other sources of information - especially local
• Requests for publications and visits

0800 585794
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Industry Sectors

• Ceramics
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Food Drink
• Foundries
• Furniture
• Glass
• Construction

• Metal Finishing
• Paper Board
• Plastics
• Printing
• Retail Supply Chain
• Speciality Chemicals
• Textiles
• Service/commerce

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Where can we get help?

• Publications Tools
• Good Practice Guides
• Performance Guides - Benchmarking
• Case Studies
• E-update BrickSandMortar, Leaflets, Videos,
  Software
• www.envirowise.gov.uk
• Up to date news
• Local information pages including events,
  Resource Efficiency Club map and information
• Search for and download publications
• Interactive helpline pages
• Links to other sites

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Where can we get help? Onsite Visits

• FastTrack
• Flexible service, tailored to companys
  requirements
• Specialist advisor on site confidential, action
  orientated report focus on cost savings
• Small, medium and Large companies from most
  sectors
• Green Officiency
• designtrack
• Focus on a products impact over its lifetime
• Compliance with WEEE, ELV,RoHS and Packaging
  regulations
• Practical Action Plan redesign ideas

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Case Study GC262 Small Companies Reduce Waste
and Save Money

• Waste Alert South Thames Waste Minimisation Club
• 53 members, 38 of which employed less than 25
• Offices, educational, healthcare, retail,
  printing, markets, public houses etc.
• newsletters and a programme of workshop and
  seminar events
• one-to-one site support
• a waste exchange to enable members waste to be
  reused, recovered and/or recycled by third
  parties.
• Annual cost savings of over 33 000
• Annual waste savings of 121 tonnes
• Improved networking across boroughs

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Case Study CH65 Statistical Process Control
Saves Money

• Fenner Conveyor Belting (FCB) based in Hull,
  made process control improvements using
  Statistical Process Control which allowed the
  Company to
• Make annual savings of 104,500 with immediate
  payback
• Identify total annual savings of 209,000 and
• Achieve significant savings in the consumption of
  raw materials and reduced solid waste by 40
  tonnes/year.

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Case Study CH66 Cost Savings Through Improved
Waste Management

• From reclamation of product from waste streams
  and good housekeeping measures, Hodgson Chemicals
  Limited
• Made first year cost savings of 240,000 with a
  payback period of five months.
• Identified potential annual savings of 580,000
  and
• Achieved significant reductions in liquid, solid
  and gaseous emissions.

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Average savings achieved

• Feedback from previous work shows that
  Envirowise has helped businesses integrate
  Resource Efficiency into their decision-making
  process and achieve year-on-year savings of
• 1 of turnover or
• 1000/employee

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Where do savings come from?
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Summary

• Waste costs much more than most people think
• We can help you save money and become more
  profitable
• All businesses need to respond to new legislation
  and supply chain pressures, we can help you do
  this
• If you think Envirowise can help you, ask!
• Complete an Envirowise Action Plan for easy
  access to services.

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Any Questions? Helpline 0800
585794www.envirowise.gov.uk