SMILE Resource Exchange Liam McNally Practitioner International Synergies Northern Ireland

1. SMILE Resource ExchangeLiam McNallyPractitionerInternational Synergies Northern Ireland

2. About Us Our Vision “To strive to lead the world in industrial ecology solutions.” .

3. About Us International Synergies devises and manages industrial symbiosis programmes around the world and provides capacity-building support to in-country partners to implement and develop their own programmes.

4. About Us Established in 2005, International Synergies is a dynamic company employing 30 staff across its three offices in Birmingham (UK), Brussels (Belgium) and Portadown (Northern Ireland) as well as sub-contracting an additional 20.

5. About us The company is widely acknowledged as a world leading expert in the practical application of industrial symbiosis; having developed a global network of leading government, business and innovation partners at the forefront of the green economy

6. About us • To date, International Synergies has supported the implementation and development of industrial symbiosis-based projects in: • UK, • Romania, • Hungary, • Slovakia, • Turkey, • Mexico, • Projects are scheduled to launch in 2012 in Poland, Italy, Germany and Spain • Brazil, • China, • South Africa, • Indonesia, • Australia • US.

7. Our People In order to provide pioneering but practical solutions to industry, International Synergies employs the highest calibre of personnel. All are experts in the respective fieldsof aerospace, chemistry, construction, engineering, environmental management and research and technology. We believe the people who work for International Synergies are very special and share a passion and commitment towards achieving “a low carbon sustainable economy”

8. Capabilities International Synergies has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in developing and applying industrial symbiosis tools and techniques to projects around the world. The company provides a ‘turn-key’ service of information, support, tools and systems tailored to enable clients to successfully implement and develop industrial symbiosis programmes or apply and adopt the principles of industrial symbiosis to business activities and processes.

9. Capabilities Information The company has developed a range of information manuals and guides with input from experienced industrial symbiosis practitioners and industry partners to support clients throughout the life of a project. The company also provides approved methodologies across all related aspects of resource data capture and evaluation including carbon calculation and audit.

10. Capabilities Support We provide ongoing support for each project with a dedicated team, 24 hour helpdesk support and access to a global network of experienced practitioners who can provide advice on specific queries or general guidance.

11. Capabilities Systems The company’s bespoke on-line resource capture and analysis tool, SYNERGie, can be configured for use in all projects and provides access to a wealth of supporting data and knowledge.

12. Capabilities Industrial Ecology Expertise As a global expert in the practical application of industrial symbiosis, International Synergies has close links with an extensive network of specialists in the field of industrial ecology and can provide additional expertise in the areas of life cycle analysis, materials flow analysis green carbon accounting and eco-design.

13. Capabilities • The company offers services in the following areas: • Industrial Symbiosis: Programme Implementation and Capacity Building • Industrial Symbiosis: Supply Chain Solutions (Public and Private Sector) • Industrial Symbiosis: Economic Development (Public Sector) • Industrial Symbiosis: Economic Viability Assessment (Private Sector)

14. Economic Viability Assessment International Synergies’ newest innovation applies the principles of industrial symbiosis to assess the economic viability of industrial infrastructure or development projects. This approach establishes an evidence base to support the feasibility of locating an industrial facility (such as plastics factory, food production, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) or Energy from Waste plant in a designated geographic location based on the demographic of available resource streams

15. Economic Viability Assessment Who benefits? Private sector businesses and investors How does it work? By collating and analysing a combination of local or regional data sets including resource stream availability, asset identification and capacity along with other available data, International Synergies is able to create a geographic information system (GIS) to calculate indicators and develop strategies for improving the efficiency of resource flows. This information can then be used to support investment in: • Infrastructure development • Business growth and diversification • Attracting inward investment (such as for CHP or an AD facility to an area where substantial feedstock’s are required) • Job creation

16. Economic Viability Assessment •Map resources and identify opportunities for productive use • Identify sustainable inward investment • Strategic analysis of economic data and indicators •Prioritise actions for green growth

17. Supply Chain Solutions Through its global portfolio of projects International Synergies has worked with some of the world’s most successful organisations such as Michelin, Lafarge Cement, BP, Samsung and many others helping them to apply and adopt the principles of industrial symbiosis into business activities and processes in order to improve sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and bring down costs.

18. Supply Chain Solutions Who benefits? Organisations (with multiple sites or outlets) and supply chains How does it work? Industrial symbiosis enables businesses to move underutilised resources (such as materials,equipment, energy, water and capacity) or current waste streams up the value chain bringing them back into productive use elsewhere within the company or supply chain. Industrial symbiosis is proven to improve commercial competitiveness and delivers environmental benefits such as CO2 reduction and diversion of waste from landfill and can also play a fundamental role in helping organisations achieve a zero waste goal and support delivery of CSR ambitions.

19. Supply Chain Solutions •Waste stream process mapping to identify key cost cutting opportunities •Internal/supply chain resource synergy identification workshops •Implementation of action plans to uplift waste value and reduce landfill •Research and development of innovative new reuseroutes

20. Contracts to Date British Sugar Consultancy Unique Foods Consultancy Birmingham City Council Consultancy Midlands International Industrial Symbiosis Symposium 2006 Defra NISP- England 01-Apr-05 31-Mar-10 WRAP () Defra NISP – England 01-Apr-10 - 31-Mar-12 Scottish Govt NISP Scotland 01-Apr-06 - 31-Mar-11 Invest Northern Ireland NISP - Northern Ireland 01-Dec-06 - 31-Mar-14 AEAT NISP Wales 01-Jul-08 - 31-Mar-11 Yorkshire Forward IS - Yorkshire & Humber 01-Apr-06 - 31-Dec-07 Advantage West Midlands ERDF NISP West Midlands 01-Dec-09 - 31-Mar-13 EU - Switch Asia TEDA (China) 01-Nov-09 - 31-Oct-13 Defra - SDD Yunnan (China) 05-Jun-07 – 31-Oct-08 Defra - SDD Mexico 24-Jan-08 - 31-Dec-09 London Development Agency NISP London 01-Jul-05 - 31-Mar-08 Advantage West Midlands Market Intelligence 01-Mar-09 - 28-Feb-10 Defra - SDD Brazil - Minas Gerais 01-Dec-08 - 31-Mar-10 Advantage West Midlands NISP ++ 19-Dec-06 - 31-Mar-08 EU - Life + Hungary 01-Jan-10 - 31-Dec-12 EU - Life + Romania 01-Feb-09 - 31-Oct-11 North West Development Agency NISP North West 07-Nov-05 - 30-Jun-06 East Midlands Development Agency Resource Efficiency 09-Mar-06 - 31-Mar-07 South East Development Agency NISP - South East 24-Mar-06 – 31-Mar-06 WRAP (Scottish Government) NISP - Scotland 01-Oct-10 - 31-Mar-11 Turkey TTGV 01-Apr-11 - 31-Dec-12 AEAT Market Intelligence - Wales 01-Dec-08 31-Mar-09 Glasgow Caledonian University Waste Analysis (SIC-15) 01-Apr-10 31-Aug-10 EU Energy Trophy + 01-Apr-07 28-Feb-09 Defra - SDD South Africa 01-Aug-10 31-Dec-10 Forestry Commission Biomass Development (RBAN) 01-Nov-09 31-Mar-10 Chicago Manufacturing Centre IS – Chicago 01-Mar-08 31-May-08 Brazil Al Invest 31-Dec-11 Staffordshire University IS Diploma 01-Feb-10 - 31-Mar-11 USBCSD

21. Company Credentials • Devised and manage the world’s only National Industrial Symbiosis programme • Operational since 2003 as regional pilot in West Midlands, England • Expanded throughout rest of UK in 2005 • Acknowledged as an Eco-Innovation Exemplar by European Commission since 2007 • Cited as best practice in the EU Waste Framework Directive, 2009 • Winner the British Expertise Award for Global Environmental Impact, 2009 • Acknowledged as one of the world’s ‘Top 20 Green Game Changing Business innovations’ by the World Wide Fund for Nature, 2010 • Winner of ‘Best Carbon Reduction Project’ at edie.net Awards for Environmental Excellence, 2010 (automatic entry into European Business Awards for the Environment, 2012)

22. DONT TALK ABOUT WASTE DEAL WITH RESOURCES

23. Linear system Products Natural resources Waste (to disposal)

24. Circular system Products Natural resources Waste to resource Products Natural resources Waste to resource

25. Challenges faced along the way • Understanding of IS (lack of awareness / confusion) • Tendency to ‘box’ IS as waste, or recycling but it is a holistic approach to resource efficiency • Legislative / Government policies typically focus on • Material streams - plastics, wood, paper etc • Sectors - construction, manufacturing, food and drink • Themes - climate change, recycling • Regional areas – thus from the outset limiting possibilities • But for business these issues are not separate • Business activity is not restricted by administrative boundaries • Confidentiality (commercial or information) has not been an issue

27. NISP Northern Ireland Outputs (2007-2011) • 1200+ Members • 220+ Synergies completed • 139,000t Landfill diversion • 6,638t Hazardous waste saved • 130,000t Virgin materials saved • 247,000t CO2 saved • £1.4m Private investment • £5.50m Cost savings in businesses • £12m Additional sales for businesses • 32 Jobs created • 39 Jobs safe-guarded

28. Notable successes • Huhtamaki • Cherry Polymers • Montupet • Quinn Glass • Michelin • Erne Plastics • Nampak Plastics • Braidwater Construction • Reliance on export • Paper & plastics to India and China • Metals to Portugal and Eastern Europe • Gaps in recycling provision • Not every industry needs to use virgin materials • Can be filled through Industrial Symbiosis • Opportunities for new businesses

29. Case Studies - Cross Sector • Larne Lough Nurseries – H&J Martin • Scaffolding planks • Additional Sales £500 • Cost savings £1764 • Landfill Diversion 2t • CO2 reduction 2t • Frylite – Waste Not Ireland • Plastic (Polypropylene) buckets • Additional sales £800 • Cost Savings £560 • Landfill Diversion 8t • CO2 Reduction 102t • Virgin material saved 8t

30. Case Studies Cross Sector • Ready Egg Products – Recyco • Egg shells • Additional Sales £65,500 • Cost Savings £45,500 • CO2 Reduction 107t • Michelin –Waste End Strategy • Metfab Waste • Additional Sales £19227 • Cost Savings £76481 • CO2 Reduction 729t • Virgin Materials Saved 248t

31. Case Study - Construction • Braidwater – ATG Services • Contaminated Soil • Cost Savings: £1,200,000 • Additional Sales: £562,000 • CO2 Reduction: 2,099t • Jobs Created: 2 • Jobs Safe Guarded: 26 • Landfill Diverted: 20,340t • Private Investment: £70,000 • Virgin Materials: 20,340 • New Businesses Created: 1

32. Innovative use of CO2 • Reduction of 12,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions • Successful reuse of waste heat • 65 new jobs created • €30 million private investment in region

33. Innovative Reuse of Materials Foyle Hov – Crawford Contracts Used Astro Turf Cost Savings £1800 Landfill Diversion 12t CO2 Reduction 157 Ongoing cost savings will be made due to the reduction in track maintenance Before After

34. All case studies and publications can be viewed at www.NISP.org.uk

35. Some Haves • Waste heat from plastic product manufacturing • Waste drying • Fuel drying • Solid residual fuels (SRF) • Cement production • Power stations • Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP)/ Carbon Fibre • Additive to tarmac • Reinforcement in concrete products • Spare electroplating capacity

36. Some Wants • Ash for alternative cements or agri-products • Power station ash • Wood ash • Cement kiln dust • Clean wood waste for fuel & animal bedding • Joinery waste • Pallets & packaging • Organic wastes for anaerobic digestion • Food waste • Sludges • Liquids • Chilled transport

37. What others say about the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme “The CBI supports the work of NISP which should be encouraged and further developed.” Confederation of British Industry: ‘Making Ends Meet’, February 2011 “International Synergies’ NISP has created a market which puts together those producing waste with those who can use it; and are willing to pay the most for it. The whole programme has boosted the UK economy by as much as €3 billion.” Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Environment, 2010 NISP is one of the World’s top-20 ‘Green Game-Changing’ business innovations.” Worldwide Fund for Nature, 2010 “[NISP]...is an exemplar of systemic eco-innovation that is vital for future green growth.” Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2011 “We were scratching our heads to find an economically viable reuse process for this waste and then NISP came along.” Paul Kinkead, Environmental Manager, Michelin, 2010

38. European Commission Reports: “Sustainable Industry: Going for Growth”(DG Enterprise & Industry 2011) advocates “industrial symbiosis as arecommended policy instrument for improving competitiveness and resource efficiency in Europe.” “Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe” states: “A number of schemes show the benefits of increased information flows, and the payback from providing advice or bringing firms together in National Industrial Symbiosis Platforms: Based on the performance of the UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme, improving the re-use of raw materials through greater 'industrial symbiosis‘ across the EU could save €1.4bn a year and generate €1.6bn in sales.” (Sept 2011) “Economic Analysis of Resource Efficiency Policies” (DG Environment Aug 2011): The report considered 120 programmes across 23 countries. Criteria for selection included “Expectation of large resource efficiency potential, coverage of key sectors, coverage of key resources (including water) and” the economic structure of the country”. Based on further screening the report selected nine cases for further analysis. NISP was said to give “the widest environmental and economic benefits” and “optimises the use of resources”. Key factors identified as underpinning NISP’s success included “cross sectoral synergies between industries” and “backing of national funding”. The report further suggests that an “EU.wide network has the potential to be even more successful than NISP”

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