Cleaning up after the MICE in Nantes

• Waste management saves € 2 000 per year
• Avoids 3.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year

The meetings, inventives, conferences/conventions, exhibitions (MICE) sector generates diverse forms of waste as different exhibitors, delegates, caterers, subcontractors, etc. go about their business. Nantes Conference Centre ('The City') in France was no exception. The variety of waste made the job of 'cleaning and greening' The City all-the-more challenging.

Simple measure packs an energy-saving punch

• Simple temperature reset cuts energy consumption by 72 200 kWh per year
• No investment costs
• Generates € 6 200 savings per year

Founded in 1991, DS Smith Ducaplast is now part of the leading packaging group (DS Smith) and specialises in the production of a three-piece foldable container (FLC). The factory is located in Wormhout, Northern France, and employs 49 people.

Energy-saving savvy 

• Optimising heat pump yields small but important results
• Saves € 1 000 in energy costs per year
• 11 000 kWh energy savings, equivalent to 0.9 tonnes CO2 emissions annually

Camping La Plage et Bord de Mer is a sprawling site in Vendres, France which offers a variety of camping options, holiday homes, activities and restaurants.

Sorting out a waste problem

• Company recovers 54 % of its waste through dedicated recycling chains
• Saves € 3 500 per year and contributes to the environment

Préciforge is a metal-working company employing 140 people in Thiers, France. It specialises in forging, stamping and powder metallurgy, mostly in the manufacture of automotive parts.

Water is often an undervalued resource. Organisations and their employees have little or no idea how much water they use, or the amount of money that could be saved by using water more efficiently. Potential cost savings in food processing can be a powerful motivation to enlist management support for water-conservation programmes.

Sites that have not previously tried to save water can reduce their water and effluent bills by up to 30 % by combining low- or no-cost opportunities with longer-term water-saving projects.

Water-saving design:

A strapping 'green' solution to a vital process

Well-baked plan to save resources

• A series of power- and water-saving measures cut annual costs
• Installing solar panels offsets investment costs
• Annual savings: € 17 000 on grid electricity, € 3 600 on wastewater 

JLP is a Bulgarian bakery located in Burgas. The company participated in a Cleaner Production assessment project, which identified interesting measures that helped save on energy and water costs.

Key results

Local shop tackles 'food print' in its own style 

Sometimes the small things deliver the biggest savings

• Food producer identifies simple yet effective energy savings in its heating and cooling processes
• New stoves and ovens save € 13 200 in annual energy costs, while a new cooling system saves € 12 000

Denito is a Bulgarian producer of salads, mayonnaise, sauces and packed vegetable located in Burgas.

The company underwent a Cleaner Production assessment process, which identified interesting energy-saving measures.

Sludge treatment techniques generally reduce volume or change its nature before disposal or reuse. By reducing the volume or weight of sludge for disposal you can cut respective transport costs and landfill charges, where relevant. 

Treatment techniques and terms include:

1. Sludge conditioning

This is a process to treat sludge solids with chemicals or heat as preparation for 'dewatering'.

2. Sludge stabilisation