Forestry, waste wood and business
Yesterday I ran a workshop on waste wood business opportunities for the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme's North East team. Industrial symbiosis is the concept of...
The value of stuff
Feb 14, 2011
"We want to treat waste as a resource." is a constant refrain from the great and the good, but how do we make that happen?...
Recycling Industry PESTLE Analysis
May 28, 2010
On Tuesday I was facilitating a workshop on "closing the loop" in the North East of England. To stimulate ideas in the 'future landscape' session,...
EEF Report Shows Manufacturing Still Not Proactive on the Environment
Mar 25, 2009
Interesting report on the manufacturing sector published by EEF and Envirowise last summer, but being publicised now. Some notable conclusions:- 90% of respondents were doing...
Weekly Tip(s) #48: The waste hierarchy is not carved in stone
Mar 16, 2009
This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the Green Business Bible e-book:OK the waste hierarchy says minimisation is better than recycling,...
The unrecognised recycling sector
Jul 9, 2008
On Monday I gave a seminar on carbon footprinting and carbon management (using the Terra Infirma brainstorming tool) at the Association of Charity Shops Annual...
Don’t be blinded by recycling!
Apr 16, 2008
Once again recently I was proudly told by a factory manager "We don't have a waste problem - we recycle 95% of it - isn't...
Weekly Tip #4: Reposition Your Bins
Mar 3, 2008
This is the fourth in a new series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:It's always intrigued me that in offices we...
The Downside of High Metal Prices
Sep 26, 2007
Edie is reporting today that soaring scrap metal prices have lead to thefts from recycling plants and buildings. This confirmed my suspicion that the market...
New Recycling Support for SMEs
Sep 3, 2007
WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) has launched the Recycling @ Work scheme to help Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs)* find ways to...