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Real Recycling, Real Savings, Real
Environmental Change
Presented by Jerry Dempsey
Tuesday 23rd, March 2010
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is Irelands leading provider of
environmental, waste management and recycling services,
offering a range of expert services customised to suit the
requirements of all types of businesses from collection,
waste minimisation, recovery, recycling consultancy and
waste auditing.
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NTRs Strategy Meets Global Challenges
Security of Energy Supply
Resource Sustainability
Climate Change
The macro factors ofclimate
change, resource
sustainability and security of
energy supply underpin thestructural growth
opportunities for the NTR
Group.
Securing A Greener Future
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NTR Group Overview
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Our Locations
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2007 2008 2009
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nnesofWastegeneratedinIreland
Economic Slowdown
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How do we ensure we dont allow waste to rise is tandem
with increased commercial activity as the economy
improves?
Change How We Think About Waste
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Captured Gas Produces Electricity
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Solid Fuels are Produced
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Packaging Regulations
Battery Disposal Regulations
Food Waste Regulations
Legal Requirements
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Key to protecting our future is to focus on:
* Real Changes
* Real Recycling
* Real Savings
Focus on waste avoidance.
View waste as a resource.
Protect The Future
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We cant solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we
used when we created them.
Albert Einstein
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Recyclable
Recyclable
Contents of Average Bin
Whats in my bin?
1,000 of your product
Reduce Your Waste Costs
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How do I stop creating waste?
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Reduce Your Waste Costs
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Reduce:
Stock levels
Excessive packaging
Portion size
Choices
Cosmetic quality standards
Reduce Your Waste Costs
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Re-Use:
Challenge barriers preventing you from re-using items
Switch from the disposable to the reusable
Switch to materials such as glass which offer
infinite re-use
What is preventing you from
re-using a material?
Reduce Your Waste Costs
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Recycle:
It is better to recycle than dispose but.
currently 49% of commercial waste is recycled,
however many companies are achieving realrecycling rates of up to 80% and 90%
What is your recycling number i.e. how much ofyour waste is being recycled?
Reduce Your Waste Costs
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Appoint a champion
Review all your waste streams
Set achievable goals to improve your waste
management
Measure progress and celebrate early success
Choose some highly visible changes to work
practice
Borrow ideas from your peers
Get your waste management supplier to carry out
the bulk of this work with you
Start Small, Change Big
How Can You Implement Changes
Quickly?
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Key Issues identified: Historically low non haz recycling rate 45%
Need for more efficient use of raw materials, maximise recycling GS appointed mid 2007. Target 80% recycling by 2008
Invert the WM hierarchy in practice on site
Raise awareness - continuous improvement
Implemented Solutions: Partnership Approach with GS
Audit of site conducted waste re-classification effected GS trialled & sourced new outlets for recycling/composting
Biodiesel manufactured / metals & plastics diverted from disposal
Chain-of-Custody - Wyeth branded wastes certified recovery
Improved Segregation - canteen waste & binless office program
Result: Recycling rates: 65% at 2007, 89% at 2008, 90% at 2009
2007-2009 cost savings 250K per annum
Reduced carbon footprint 114t CO2 annually
2009 centre of excellence within Pfizer Group
IBEC Environmental Excellence Award 2009
Commercial Case Study
Higher Competition at a Value Cost One Happy Client
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Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up
where we are going.
Chinese proverb
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Recycled Waste meets Renewable Energy
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Everything in excess isopposed to nature.
Hippocrates, ca. 400 B.C.
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Jerry DempseyGreenstar Ltd
Unit 6, Ballyogan Business Park
SandyfordDublin 18
Tel: 01- 2947900
www.greenstar.ie