Case Studies
Envirowise has a host of case studies demonstrating the benefits to Processing Industries businesses of adopting resource efficiency methods and techniques. The Cramlington based Pharmaceutical manufacturer Shasun Pharmaceutical Solutions have saved over £72,000a year with another £150,000 potential savings identified through a adopting a systematic approach to resource efficiency. Key actions and resource efficiency savings include:
- Use of mobile Cleaning-In-Place technology (CIP) for process vessels cleaning have reduced methanol use by 68% resulting in reduction in methanol use of 204cubic metres with a annual saving of £47,520/yr in purchase and disposal costs.
- Reduced quantities of Xylene used as a batch carrier, resulting in a saving of £17,226.
- Replacement of containers used for hazardous waste collection form 200 litre drums to IBC’s. IBC’s can be reused whilst drums cannot and also waste liquid can be drained on site by the waste contractor resulting in more efficient waste collection resulting in savings of £7,040 per year.
Examples of businesses making significant savings through reducing hazardous and controlled waste through adopting the on a systematic site wide basis - at Dow Corning.
Managing Change / Instigating a Environmental Awareness Programme: At AstraZenca’s that instigated an award-winning resource efficiency approach taken by AstraZeneca’s Cheshire sites to minimise waste and reduce energy consumption. The principal mechanism was a behavioural programme to directly engage employees. The benefits to AstraZeneca include: total waste reduction of 11% across the sites; a 5% increase in recycling rates; estimated waste disposal savings of over £69,000; and CO2 reduced by 3,000 tonnes.
To approaching key principles of green chemistry whereby hazardous materials are substituted for less hazardous ones - through the reduction in VOC’s emissions at refrigerant gas supplier via the switch to using water based paints for marking its containers at Harp International to the switching to non VOC stabiliser used for at Wallcoverings manufacturer Speciality Coatings Ltd. Both of these case studies also had the additional benefits of improving the workforce health and safety environment as well as compliance with a raft of legislation.
