Reducing waste

Waste costs are ever increasing and, while recycling and reuse is valuable, resource efficiency is mainly about stopping valuable materials being wasted in the first place! You can start making savings straight away through some low-cost improvements - take a look at some of the Top Tips using the link below.

You will save more money by taking a more systematic approach and examining what ends up in your bins and skips! You can use our site assessment tool to help you make a start - and then request a site visit from Green Business.

• Start your waste site assessment.
• View an example waste report
• View our site assessment tool how-to guide

Reasons to reduce waste:

• It saves money.
• It improves reputation.
• It protects our shared environment, and feels good.
• It is easy to get started.

Case study:
Medical Devices Manufacturer
The company specialises in the manufacture of tubing for the interventional cardiology, radiology, urology, gastrostomy and neuro-radiology fields. A Greenbusiness site visits identified a number of potential savings including diversion of waste from landfill by segregating plastic waste from process and raw materials packaging for recycling and reduced resource use by redesign of primary packaging. Read this case study if full »

Waste facts and figures

• Ireland produces over 3 million tonnes of municipal waste each year!
• SMEs create over 50% of this commercial and industrial waste!
• Waste alone often costs a business 5-20 times the cost of disposal!
• Wastage of resources costs companies up to 4.5% of turnover!