‘NISP rated the Number 1 funded sustainability/business support programme by DEFRA across all metrics’

‘The E.U has also identified NISP as an Exemplar Project in Eco-Innovation’

Robert Leonard

SWWMG 4th December 2007

• Introduction to Industrial Symbiosis and NISP

• How does NISP operate• Benefits of NISP• Case studies

What is Symbiosis?

Symbiosis is defined as

“the coming together of dissimilar organisms in a mutually beneficial relationship”

• The anemone provides protection.

• The clownfish provides waste food.

Industrial Symbiosis

Business copying nature • Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is about identifying and using

synergies between cooperating industries to improve resource efficiency and minimise waste

• Simply put – “one mans waste is another's raw material”

Introduction to Industrial Symbiosis

What Does NISP deal with?

• Resource ‘Haves’ and ‘Wants’

These may include:

♦ Materials ♦ Energy ♦ Infrastructure

♦ Expertise ♦ Water ♦ Storage

♦ Land ♦ Transport

…and anything else that can be shared to make businesses more efficient

Where does NISP fit within government initiatives?

Landfill Tax

BREW Fund (Defra)

Nationalprogrammes

Carbon Trust

Envirowise/ REC

NISP

WRAP

RegionalProgrammes

EnvironmentAgency

Envision

REDUCE

RE-USE

RE-CYCLE

REWARDS

Key Features of NISP

• Its FREE – Funded through BREW – You have paid for us so feel free to use and abuse!

• The world’s first IS initiative to be launched on a national scale

• Available to all companies regardless of size, turnover

Additional NISP Capabilities

• Regulatory Issues• EA has appointed a senior Waste Inspector as full-

time liaison officer

• Local Government Issues• Local Government Association has appointed a full-

time liaison officer and local authority scheme funding.

• Technical Support• Knowledge Transfer Network, e.g. Research, DTI

technology funding applications.

NISP SW Achievements - April 06 – Current 07

Outcome Achieved

Tonnes of waste diverted from landfill 257, 000

New jobs created 62

Existing jobs safeguarded 55

Training outcomes 1136

Tonnes of incremental CO2 reduction 400,770

Additional sales revenue for industry £13,298 789

Private invst. in reprocessing and recycling £992,000

Cost saving to industry £5,945,630

80% independently audited

What’s in it for you?• Economic

• Turns a disposal cost into an income stream• Reduced cost of raw materials• Maximises use of under-utilised facilities and resource

• Environmental• Reduces virgin material usage and waste generation• Major step towards sustainable society/CSR• Reduced CO2

• Social• Compliance with legislation• Improved PR• Integration with other businesses

• Find and link up like-minded businesses/database• Workshops• One-on-one matching• Work with ‘solution providers’• Access to technical solutions to transform waste into resource• Publicise successful synergies as best practice examples• Resource Efficiency Knowledge Transfer Network –

Overcoming barriers

How Does NISP Actually Operate

A few Case Studies…….

Re-use of Scallop Shells in Forestry Road Construction

• 1,800 tonnes shells diverted from landfill• Reduced quarrying of aggregates• Landfill tax savings

Reuse of “old branded” workwear

• 40 tonnes diverted from landfill• Reduction in CO2 of 145 tonnes • £1600 cost saving• Great PR for company

Cleaning Up Construction Waste• Hard material sent to a recycling centre for processing into

aggregate 1200 tonnes• Clean Wood for reprocessing 8 tonnes• Dirty Wood for waste to energy incineration 12 tonnes• Plastic for reprocessing 4 tonnes• Metal for reprocessing 6 tonnes• Rubbish that could not be segregated incl. tree roots 20 tonnes

A few others…..

• WEEE Recycling training for rehabilitation offenders• Industrial estate coordination• Helicopter manufacture carbon fibre/titanium recycling• Waste wood energy to waste• Shellfish shells to low risk exemption status

Have a look at the NISP website

www.nisp.org.uk

THANK YOU AND ANY QUESTIONS?