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Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability
Network for Business Innovation and SustainabilityPhoto courtesy of RhizomeImages.comAccelerating Profitable Sustainability1About NBISNBIS is the Northwest non-profit dedicated to enablingprofessionals and businessesin driving profitable sustainability2The NBIS MissionDeliver expertise, education, and partnership opportunities to help businesses and professionals advance their organizations inEnvironmentally SociallyEconomically sustainable waysGlobally Competitive Companies3What we do
NBIS creates opportunities for business leaders to share knowledge and achievementsContribute to local and global sustainability!Learn best practices and practical implementation strategies4
NBIS at a Glance
Founded in 2007
Pioneering innovation, economic development and waste reduction strategies for the region.
Charter and Current Members:Canyon Creek Cabinet CompanyCascade DesignsCascadia ConsultingCedar Grove Composting/Emerald ServicesCorrectional IndustriesE3 Energy PartnersGenie Industries/TerexIntalco/AlcoaImpact WashingtonKing County Solid WasteLeader InternationalNewWood ManufacturingNucor SteelRhizome DesignSeattle Public UtilitiesShell Puget Sound RefineryWashington State UniversityRegional Engagement:By-Product Synergy NWPending:St. Gobain ContainersCosmo Specialty FibersReKlaimJorgenson Forge
Endorsements:Puget Sound Regional CouncilKing CountyCity of SeattleSkagit CountyenterpriseSeattle
Project Leadership:
BPS NW is a regional program of NBIS managed in collaboration with:
Washington State Department of EcologyPollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)US Business Council for Sustainable Development
Project LeadershipBy-Product Synergy is a creative process that works through collaboration between companies toFoster cross-industry communication Break down barriers between government and industry Engage small and large companies Create business benefit while reducing environmental impacts
A Process for SuccessSavings reduced waste disposal costs; reductions in new materials purchased; better price for waste materialsBest Practices energy and water reduction strategies; solutions from other companiesAccess to technical expertise materials and substitution advice; testing and research expertiseOpportunities to dialogue with regulators
The Project DeliversMattress Disassembly Correctional Industries: job training, revenue, and materials reclamation.Acetone Redistilling Canyon Creek Cabinet Company: hazardous waste reduction & savings.Steel Shot Blast Nucor Steel, Genie Industries: feedstock supply; diversion of waste from landfill.Rags Repurpose Canyon Creek Cabinet, Exotic Metals : diversion of waste from landfill, cost savings, extending the use-life of local resources.Battery recycle restriction -regulation lifted
Working Groups & Impacts
Heavy Industry Working Group addressing common materials challenges.Refractory Brick Roundtable exploring local reuse opportunitiesSheet Plastic Roundtable: plastic waste to new product.Landfill diversion Over 48,000 mattresses per yearCost reduction for correction facilities in King County from reduced disposal costs$100,000 last yearRevenue stream for CI Shoddy cloth SteelFoamCotton topperPost-consumer Cotton???????40,000 lbs per yearAprrox. 25 tons per week120,000 lbs per year120,000 lbs per year40,000 lbs per year
10Project ExpansionMaterials Innovation ExchangeThe Exchange is a unique regional and global resource that responds to the growing need for a centralized go-to location for sharing experience, success stories, solutions, local resources and technical expertise.We offer solutions on both a local and a global scale - local marketplace and resources; global knowledge bank.The site is participatory and backed by world class expertise.Anyone can access the site and contribute typically siloed information is available to anyone interested in innovation and creative solutions.
Your Participation is invited!Market your materials and share your ideas and successes! Registration and use is free.www.materialsinnovationecxchange.comGain visibility and support the site become a Launch Sponsor or purchase an ad!http://www.materialsinnovationexchange.com/join-sponsor/become-a-sponsor/Learn More! www.nbis.org; [email protected]
Mary Rose Karl OstromCo-Founders and Executive Directors
314 1st Avenue SSeattle, WA [email protected]@nbis.org
www.nbis.org