Industrial Symbiosis Program Delivers Environmental and Economic Benefits
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This document summarizes a presentation by Phil Johnson from International Synergies Limited on industrial symbiosis and the circular economy. It discusses International Synergies as a company, defines industrial symbiosis, presents case study examples, and outlines their model for delivering industrial symbiosis programs. Key points include that industrial symbiosis connects unused resources from one company to another for mutual economic and environmental benefit, and that their National Industrial Symbiosis Program in the UK has delivered substantial cost savings, material reductions, jobs created and carbon reductions.
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Industrial Symbiosis Program Delivers Environmental and Economic Benefits
- 1. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Resource Efficiency Industrial Symbiosis and the Circular Economy WMG Innovation Feast 11th December July 2014 Phil Johnson Business Consultant International Synergies Limited
- 2. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Presentation Agenda • International Synergies Limited • What is Industrial Symbiosis? • Real cost of waste • Case study examples
- 3. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 1. International Synergies Ltd “International Synergies strives to lead the world in innovative industrial ecology solutions for a low carbon, sustainable economy. ”
- 4. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 • Birmingham based SME with 20 employees • Offices in Birmingham, Brussels and Belfast • Specialists in industrial symbiosis – 15,000 companies have been engaged to date • Clients from public and private sector and experience in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, USA and UK Introducing International Synergies Limited
- 5. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 International Synergies Limited and NISP: Recognition from all sectors NISP is accredited by the European Commission as an Exemplar of Eco- Innovation through its Environmental Technologies Action Plan 2007 OECD declares Industrial Symbiosis “a la NISP” an “excellent example of systemic innovation vital for future green growth” 2010 International Synergies received the Environmental Excellence Award for Best Carbon Reduction Programme for NISP 2010 NISP highlighted as 1 of 20 Worldwide Green Game Changing Innovations in a report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)2010 British Expertise International Award for implementing the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme on a Global Scale 2009 2013 International Synergies organises a Public Private Partnership on industrial symbiosis for the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF)2013 2013 Peter Laybourn, Chief Executive, is short-listed for Edie.net’s Sustainability Leader of the Year Award Worldwatch Institute Europe, Best Practice Business Innovation in a Living Economy features NISP as exemplar © Copyright International Synergies Limited – 2013.09.15
- 6. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 2. What is Industrial Symbiosis?
- 7. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Symbiosis Definition: ‘An interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association to the advantage of both’ Concise Oxford Dictionary, 8th Edition
- 8. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 What is ‘Industrial Symbiosis’? An industrial ecosystem where unused or residual resources of one company are used by another. This results in mutual economic, social and environmental benefits. Connecting Industry – Creating Opportunity
- 9. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Linear system Products Natural Resources Waste Transition towards a circular system Natural Resources Products Products Waste to Resource Natural Resources • Change the perception of industries • Enhancing business benefits and opportunities • Increase environmental benefits Industrial Symbiosis Advances Sustainability
- 10. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Industrial Symbiosis & The Waste Hierarchy IS works to keep resources in the top 3 levels of the Waste Hierarchy “The higher the level, the greater the cost saving”
- 11. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 3. NISP Achievements (UK)
- 12. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 NISP INCREASES Jobs Sales Learning Profits Innovation New business Inward investment Knowledge transfer Utilisation of assets NISP REDUCES Use of Virgin resources Use of water Hazardous waste CO2 emissions Transport Pollution Landfill Costs Risk What NISP achieves … NISP helps create real business opportunity
- 13. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 UK NISP delivered Outcomes April 2005 – March 2012 METRICS Unit RESULTS TO DATE 5YEARS Projection with 20% decay 5YEARS Projection with no decay Landfill diversion T 9,074,493 21,863,907 45,372,465 CO2 reduction T 7,869,473 17,555,721 39,347,365 Virgin material savings T 11,679,029 33,262,089 58,395,145 Haz waste eliminated T 420,739 369,204 2,104,145 Water savings T 14,114,161 34,825,914 70,565,805 Cost savings £ £205,648,184 £411,546,215 £1,028,240,920 Additional sales £ £198,520,840 £351,614,047 £992,604,200 Other metrics Jobs created Qty 10,000+ jobs have been directly created and safeguarded Jobs saved Qty People trained in IS Qty 6,296 Private investment £ £ 316,610,204
- 14. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Foundries engaged - include • Chamberlain & Hill • Alucast • Grainger & Worrall • James W Shenton • GPD Developments • Brockmoor • Darcast
- 15. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 4. European and Global Impact
- 16. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Our International Experience Hungary NISP Hungary Kozep-Magyarorszag, Budapest European Union Life+ Climate KIC Turkey NISP Turkey Iskenderun Bay area BP South Korea Co-operation on Eco-Park Development China Tianjin Economic Development Area Industrial Symbiosis Network Tianjin European Union Switch Asia China Pilot Project – Circular Economy Yunnan Province Defra – Sustainable Development Dialogues Romania ECOREG Suceava European Union Life+ Mexico NISP Mexico Toluca Lerma Defra – Sustainable Development Dialogues South Africa Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme Western Cape Provincial Government Poland EUR-IS Wroclaw Climate KIC Belgium National essenscia Brazil Brazilian Industrial Symbiosis Programme Minas Gerais Parana Rio Grande do Sul Defra – Sustainable Development Dialogues Al-Invest Italy Rome ENEA Netherlands Limburg Province of Limburg Slovakia Reducing Production Waste by Industrial Symbiosis Bratislavsky kraj ERDF United Kingdom NISP England, Scotland, N. Ireland & Wales Defra, Scottish Government, Invest Northern Ireland, Welsh Government Finland National Motiva/ SITRA South Africa South Africa Industrial Symbiosis Pilot Programme Gauteng Province Defra – Sustainable Development Dialogues China Intro of IS to Jiangsu Province Jiangsu Province UK SPF Fund
- 17. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Why Industrial Symbiosis? 3. The real cost of waste
- 18. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Landfill tax 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 7 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 21 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 Landfill Tax - £ per Tonne £ per tonne
- 19. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Resource Streams
- 20. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Segregation Waste Value per tonne* Mixed paper and board £88 Paper £118 Old corrugated containers £110 Plastic bottles £280 Ferrous metals £200 Non Ferrous metals £1000- £5000 *values will change
- 21. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Waste hierarchy: Prospecting for Value Prevention Reuse Recycle Recovery Disposal 13% 77% 5% 5% 0% Analysis of 25% of synergies completed in 2010-2011 % tonnage NISP achieves 90% of its benefits at the top two levels of the waste hierarchy
- 22. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 The environmental impact of waste
- 23. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Hidden costs of waste • Staff time for handling and collecting waste • Purchase of materials discarded • Transportation to storage areas • Provision of secure storage area • Pre-treatment eg baling
- 24. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 The real costs of waste • 5 – 10 times higher than disposal cost • Up to 3 – 4% of turnover • 1% of turnover can be saved
- 25. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Do you do it? • Does your organisation apply the hierarchy ? • What do you do well? • How could it be improved?
- 26. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Ways to improve resource efficiency Waste segregation Good Housekeepi ng Material exchange Design out waste Reduce packaging Improving Resource Efficiency
- 27. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 6. Model of delivery
- 28. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 ERDF offer • SMEs with operating sites in the West Midlands qualify for 12 hours of FREE business support • Delivered in a number of ways: • Site visit • Waste audit • Synergy facilitation • Raising staff awareness session • Resource Matching Workshop
- 29. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 LEARN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE RESOURCES TO: • Map processes to characterise and quantify resource flows • Develop a systematic approach to segregation and collection • Achieve zero waste goals • Reduce disposal costs International Synergies’ Approach to Training “A very concise and informative course, delivered in an easily understandable manner.” Environmental Resource Group, 2011 IMPROVE COMPLIANCE AND ENCOURAGE CULTURE CHANGE: • Prevent waste arisings from workplace activity • Improve the management of unavoidable wastes BENEFITS TO YOU: • Lower resource and disposal costs • Maximise value from waste • Improve environmental performance • Improve resource management systems • Foster a culture of more sustainable waste and resource management
- 31. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Building the IS Network • Recruit new business members • Access a diverse range of resources, sectors, business sizes and locations • Larger the network, the greater the opportunity • Currently 15,000+ industry members and growing (in UK)
- 32. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Business Opportunity Workshops • Facilitating the exchange of information between businesses • Tried and tested, interactive business opportunity model • Typically 50 – 60 organisations in one room • Can generate 300+ potential synergies from a facilitated ½ day session
- 33. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Facilitated Synergy: Role of Practitioners • Identify ‘IDEAS’ • Make introductions • Facilitate negotiations • Provide technical expertise • Mine the network for answers and opportunity • Use their industry expertise and knowledge • Encourage and accelerate synergy progress
- 34. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 ERDF project outcomes since 2010 • 154 Business Assists including 122 with SMEs • 378,000 tonnes of CO2 saved • 153 jobs safeguarded • 81 jobs created
- 35. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Industrial Symbiosis in Action 4. Case Study Examples
- 36. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Case Study: Business Solution for Foundry Waste • Links to foundries via Cast Metal Federation • Identified ways to reuse spent foundry sand to brick manufacture • Sustainable solution rather than landfill • Additional Sales - £200,000 • Landfill Diversion – 10,000 tonnes • Cost Savings - £300,000 • Virgin Materials – 10,000 tonnes • Jobs Saved - 42
- 37. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Case Study: Foundry Sand reuse. M74 Completion Edgar Allen Foundry 80,000T of sand used for general Fill
- 38. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Mapping a route to waste reduction Balfour Beatty Civils and Credential Environmental • Balfour Beatty Civils were looking for a sustainable option for diverting a canal while building a bypass around Selly Oak High Street in Birmingham. • Credential Environmental Ltd was able to supply tyre bales for the diversion of the canal, saving the need for steel structures and aggregates. The project was so successful that the bales were then put to use as retaining walls throughout other areas of the site • The synergy resulted in a cost saving to Birse Civils Ltd of £40,000. • A CO2 reduction of 375 tonnes was achieved, with a saving of 1,000 tonnes of virgin material and 6,000 tonnes of water. • Credential Environmental benefited from £9,000 in additional sales. John Daft – Balfour Beatty Civils: “With their local knowledge and supply chain partners NISP ensured the most practical and sustainable engineering solution was delivered on time and within budget.”
- 39. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 • Tarmac Building Products was looking for alternative materials as fill material in lightweight building blocks • Witherley Services was managing a large stockpile of blast furnace slag and looking for routes to market The results include: • 17,300 tonnes of material was diverted from landfill • 1777 tonnes of carbon dioxide savings & Cost savings for Tarmac versus expensive raw materials Case Study: Firm Foundations for Success Witherley Services and Tarmac Building Products
- 40. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Case Study: reuse • Farrow & Ball use intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) in the manufacture of high quality paint and wallpaper • Centrax Ltd needed IBCs for the collection and storage of waste from their engineering operations • The two companies were brought together by NISP • This resulted in: • landfill diversion of 2 tonnes of waste material • 2 tonnes of virgin materials saved • cost savings of £1500
- 41. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Case Study: Recycling potential in the Pipeline Black & Veatch and B&J Parr Black & Veatch Water Europe had a large amount of used sewerage pipe that had been removed from a project in Stoke. Rather than send to landfill, NISP introduced them to B&J Parr who could wash and pelletise the plastic before it was melted and used to manufacture their recycled bags. The results include: •Diversion from landfill: 4 tonnes •CO2 reduction: 51 tonnes •New Business sales for B&J Parr: £400
- 42. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Case Study: Innovation in materials Companies: • Mil-Ver Metals • Denso Manufacturing UK Summary: • Hazardous waste generated from Denso producing air conditioning units was collected and reprocessed by Mil-Ver for use in its manufacturing process Achievements: • Cost Saving £55,000 per year • Hazardous waste eliminated 15 tonnes per year • Carbon emissions reduced by 242 tonnes per year
- 43. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Fruitful Collaboration Terra Nitrogen: Industry produces derivatives of nitrogen and methanol. Waste:12,500 tonnes of CO2 released to atmosphere, hot steam and ammonia. John Baarda: Tomato producer Additional production capacity limited due to high costs of energy Partnership •Elimination of CO2 emissions •Construction of a greenhouse capable of producing 300,000 tomatoes per year •Investment of £15M •Creation of 65 new jobs •Recovery of heat from steam
- 44. © International Synergies Limited Version date 13 November 2013 Phil Johnson Business Consultant International Synergies Limited t: +44 (0) 121 433 2660 dl: +44 (0) 121 433 2687 e: philip.johnson@international-synergies.com www.international-synergies.com @IntlSynergies @NISPnetwork Thank You for Listening...