Transcript Resource Efficiency, An Introduction Keiron Phillips - OCLR Context The UN estimates that, by 2030, the world will need 30% more fresh water.

Resource Efficiency, An Introduction
Keiron Phillips - OCLR
Context
The UN estimates that, by 2030, the world will need 30% more
fresh water and 50% more energy; and that by 2050 demand
for food will have increased by 70%.
Resource Efficiency
RE = Behaviour + Technological
Ireland Ahead of the Game….
 Ireland is ideally positioned to meet the challenges of the
future, with respect to these policy areas.
Behavioural & Technological Change through RE
Assistive Programmes
National Waste Prevention Programme
( www.nwpp.ie )
 Green Business Programme
 Green Hospitality Programme
 Green Healthcare Programme
 Packaging Waste Prevention Programme
 Smile Resource Exchange, etc…
Cleaner Greener Production Programme
( www.cleanerproduction.ie )
Behavioural & Technological Change through
RE Assistive Programmes .1
National Waste Prevention Programme
( www.nwpp.ie )
– Green Business Programme
– Green Hospitality Programme
– Green Healthcare Programme
Resources efficiency programme for
– Packaging Waste Prevention Programme
hotels, catering companies & restaurants
– Smile Resource Exchange,
etc… use mapping (waste, water, & energy)
- Resources
- Assessment & report
Cleaner Greener Production
Programme
- Follow up
( www.cleanerproduction.ie )
(‘low hanging fruit’)
- Award scheme
www.ghaward.ie
>220 members (>25% of Irish hotel beds)
>6400t waste reduction
>352 million litres water saved
>39M kWh energy saved
>€5.6M saved annually by members 15:1 ROI
Behavioural & Technological Change through
RE Assistive Programmes .2
 National Waste Prevention Programme
( www.nwpp.ie )
 Green Business Programme
 Green Hospitality Programme
 Green Healthcare Programme
Resources
efficiency programme for
 Packaging Waste Prevention
Programme
business (Commercial, SMEs,
 Smile Resource Exchange, etc…
Institutional, Industry)
 Cleaner Greener Production
- Free Programme
consultancy
( www.cleanerproduction.ie )
- Resources use mapping (waste, water, & energy)
- Assessment & report REAs
(‘low hanging fruit’)
- Follow up
- Interactive web resource
- Workshops / seminars
www.greenbusiness.ie
>c.€4M savings to business in 2011
- Case studies available on the website
Total cost savings in
excess of €15,500
 Freshways, part of the Kerry Group, make a range of chilled sandwiches and wraps. The site
employs 200 people employed on shifts six days a week.
 Greenbusiness site visit identified a range of recommendations with good associated potential
benefits, including:
●
Reduction of 750,000 litres of water used on site per annum by introduction of spray
heads and reduced flow on hand washing
●
Reduction of product waste by sale of bread end slices as raw material
●
Additional potential savings through improved waste segregation, LDPE recycling and the
use of larger containers for purchased mayonnaise.
Behavioural & Technological Change through RE
Assistive Programmes .3
 National Waste Prevention Programme
( www.nwpp.ie )
 Green Business Programme
 Green Hospitality Programme
 Green Healthcare Programme
 Packaging Waste Prevention Programme
Resources efficiency
 Smile Resource Exchange, etc…
programme for hospitals
 Cleaner Greener Production Programme
- Free consultancy
( www.cleanerproduction.ie )
- Resources use mapping (W.W.E.)
- Assessment & report
- Follow up
>23 hospitals (50% of national bed
capacity)
>acute, childrens, disability, community
Hospitals Project
Green Healthcare Project - started mid 2010
Costs identified Food waste
Food
where savings can disposed prepared but
be made
of
not
(18 facilities)
consumed
Cost per annum
€3.3 million €1,075,000
Tonnes per annum
Savings, if scaled
up nationwide
Cost per annum
Tonnes per annum
~1,650
~ 537
Food
Food
Waste
prepared but
disposed
not
of
consumed
€9.4 million €3,071,000
~ 4,710
~ 1,534
Unopened
condiments
wasted
€210,000
N/A
Unopened
condiments
wasted
€600,000
N/A
Actual and Potential Savings identified 2011
 Greenbusiness.ie – c. €4m (11:1)
 Green Hospitality Award – €5.58m (12:1)
 €co-cert – €160,000 (5:1)
 Green Healthcare €1.6m (11:1)
 Green Retail – €142,000 (3:1)
 SMILE - €812,000 (6:1)
NWPP Savings in Private Sector
From just six of the RE Business programmes:
c. €1.3M
Investment
c.€12M
SAVINGS
Per Annum !
Perspective
“Recent research estimates that UK
business could save £23bn a year by
using raw materials, energy and water
more efficiently. We also know that the
global market for low-carbon and
environmental goods and services is
over three trillion pounds and growing”.
– Caroline Spellman UK Environment
Sec.
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