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Copyright © International Synergies Ltd What is Symbiosis? ‘ An interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both’ Concise Oxford Dictionary, 8th Edition

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd What is ‘Industrial Symbiosis’ ? “Industrial symbiosis engages traditionally separate industries and other organisations in a network to foster innovative strategies for more sustainable resource use (including materials, energy, water, assets, expertise, logistics etc.) Through the network, business opportunities are identified leading to mutually advantageous transactions for innovative sourcing of required inputs, and value-added destinations for non-product outputs.” [Lombardi & Laybourn, submitted]

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Industrial Symbiosis Industrial symbiosis is based on the same principle governing the natural eco-system All resources (including materials, energy, water, logistics and asset utilisation) fulfill a specific role in an industrial process and once used are recovered, reprocessed or modified and reused elsewhere in the industrial network before the cycle starts again. Traditional Process Circular System NISP accelerates the transition toward the circular economy

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NISP INCREASES Jobs Sales Learning Bottom line Innovation New business Inward investment Knowledge transfer Utilisation of assets NISP REDUCES Use of Virgin resources Use of potable water Hazardous waste CO 2 emissions Transport Pollution Landfill Costs Risk What can NISP achieve with you? Connecting industry – creating opportunity

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd NISP’s 5 Year Achievements (2005 – 2010) Diverted over 7 million tonnes of waste from landfill Reduced carbon dioxide (equivalent) by over 6 million tonnes Generated £176 million in additional sales Reduced costs for industry by over £156 million Attracted over £131 million in private investment in reprocessing and recycling Cut the use of virgin materials by 9.7 million tonnes Reduced water usage by industry by 9.6 million tonnes Eliminated over 363,000 tonnes of hazardous waste

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Manufacturing Construction Mining & Aggregates Chemicals Utilities Power Finance Hospitality, food & drink Transport Waste management & recycling Agriculture & forestry Retail High-tech & electronics Academia NISP – working across sectors

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Copyright © International Synergies Ltd BSkyB Biomass + Clearpower New BSkyB studios planned – Osterley, West London Required alternative Energy source NISP Linked BSkyB with Clearpower – able to provide expertise in biomass energy source to power the new building (12,000t/yr). NISP also helped to source fuel for the biomass burner Result = 8,000te of CO2 equivalent saved

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Mil-Ver Metals & Denso Manufacturing UK Summary: Hazardous Waste generated from Denso producing air conditioning units was collected and reprocessed by Mil-Ver and used in its manufacturing process Achievements: Cost Saving €45,000 Hazardous waste diverted from landfill: 15 tonnes Carbon emissions reduced by: 242 tonnes

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Over 60 companies actively involved Quarterly meetings to share best practice Champions Group to lead and guide the Initiative Results to date: Landfill diversion – 37,417 tonnes CO 2 savings – 10,424 tonnes Cost savings – £287,475 Bristol Port Initiative

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Energy from Oxford Food Waste Agrivert and M&M worked together as a joint venture to process Oxfordshire County Councils food waste Agrivert located their AD plant next to M&M’s Waste Transfer Station and together they won the OCC contract Results: Divert 45,000 tonnes of material from landfill Generate energy for 2,500 homes

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Tate Modern, Metronet, Sykes & Son Ltd, GlassEco – Over 12 months; – Carbon emissions reduced by: 12 tonnes – Waste diverted from landfill: 12 tonnes – Additional sales generated: £20k Businesses assisted: 4 – Reused within London Sheet MDF used as exhibition display at Tate Modern Recovered and re-processed by Sykes & Co Ltd, City of London oldest building contractors. Transported to GlassEco manufacturing facility. Re-used as mould formwork and structure for GlassEco worksurface products. Tube train glass manufacture into of tabletops for TfL Worktops - Recycled content

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Tata Chemicals (Brunner Mond) – Lafarge Contaminated soda ash, was being landfilled Lafarge looking for alternative raw materials for cement feedstock 2,000 tonnes per annum ash diverted to cement kiln Saving £70k disposal costs for Tata, aggregates tax for Lafarge Pincroft – Edelchemie 2 m³/week of ammonia solution previously diluted and sent to drain Now blended into fertiliser product. Saves water, CO 2 and virgin materials

Copyright © International Synergies Ltd Current areas of interest Fertiliser additives & Peat free compost Recyclatrack Alternative aggregate additives Alternative outlets for plastic films – New products – Pyrolysis – oil based fuels

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