SMILE Saving Money Through Industry Links Exchanges

SMILE Saving Money Through Industry Links & Exchanges An Overview 24 th November 2010

AIMS OF SMILE § to save businesses MONEY and divert waste from LANDFILL By: § creating a network of businesses that reuse each others reusable materials, surplus products, byproducts and share resources ‘One Businesses Waste can be another’s Resource’

Benefits for businesses • Save money on waste disposal costs • Save money on raw material costs • Create links & partnerships with other businesses • Divert tonnes of waste destined for landfill • Enhance the image of your company as environmentally responsible

Other Benefits • Free business networking • Social benefits – being part of group • Possibilities for sharing of problems – and solutions

How To Get Involved? 1) By Use of an online database – www. wastematchers. com 2) By attending match-making SMILE events 3) Through support & assistance 4) Give your feedback

…Getting involved online? § § § Go to www. wastematchers. com Select Business Section Register for free – it will take you 5 minutes! Browse the database to see what’s on offer Place an advert to tell other members what you have and what you want

BACKGROUND • Initial set-up of online waste exchange www. wastematchers. com • Survey of business members expressed need for support in making matches • Research pointed to a successful model called NISP in the UK & NI

Successful Programmes • NISP – UK & NI • The NISP Programme is supported by Invest NI and part financed by the European Regional Development Fund • Figures for past three years: - £ 3. 75 m in cost savings - 107, 000 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill

Who is SMILE? A partnership of: - • • The Environmental Protection Agency Cork City & County Councils Cork County & City Enterprise Boards Macroom E

Frequently Asked Questions • Collection & Storage of items – Waste Matchers is an online platform to facilitate matches & provide contact details. We don’t store or collect your items. • Is there a charge to use the service? – No. Waste Matchers is supported by the EPA, local authorities and enterprise boards. It is free to use. • Are the items free? – Mostly. Some items may be offered for below market value.

Examples of Resources Allows one company’s unused materials and resources to be reused by another company Such as • production by-products & reusable waste • obsolete or unused raw materials • packaging • transport & storage resources • any other reusable products

Likely materials

How to get the most from today? Think about your company’s resources for sharing • • What do you dispose of? Identify waste streams What do we buy? Identify raw materials Your processes? Think about transport, storage, partnerships … Be Open with what you have and what you would like to get

Thank You for Your Time Contact Details: Maeve Bowen Manager, Macroom E 026 -20520 mbowen@macroom-e. com www. wastematchers. com / www. macroome. com