Streamline

WasteNot Exchange Program

The Streamline Waste Exchange program aims to get businesses talking about waste and their experiences with resource recovery. Part of this involves examining the waste streams and management practices of a number of local businesses as case studies on the benefits of resource recovery.

The launch of the Streamline 'WasteNot' waste exchange tool was held at Parramatta City Council on Thursday 23 September 2010. The online pilot tool provides businesses with resource recovery options for their wastes that provide alternatives to landfill and focus on using local holding/processing facilities or facilitating exchange with another local business.

 

Business Case Studies

Three (3) businesses including BCS Catering Solutions, AB Mauri and Any Shape Plastics were case study subjects. In total, current waste exchanges and recycling activities amongst the case study subjects save approximately 73 kL of water, 42 tCO2, and the diversion of up to 160 tonnes of waste from landfill. As a direct result of their resource recovery measures, the case study businesses have saved nearly $50,000 between them. It is anticipated that the WasteNot tool will help replicate such waste recovery activities within and between many more businesses in the Duck River Catchment, and hence lead to greater sustainability benefits and cost savings into the future.

Waste Exchange Background

The ‘Your Waste' stream's Waste Exchange Program is a pilot program which has been developed by The Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney. The program is designed to help facilitate waste exchanges between businesses in the Duck River Catchment.

The program seeks to identify potential exchanges and to quantify the benefits of exchanges and cost savings to the organisations involved. Participating businesses will benefit by cutting the costs associated with waste disposal and helping one another to achieve their common environmental and business goals.

To register or find out more

Please contact the Project Manager on:
Tel: 9806 5419 or
Online: Contact Us Enquiry Form

Or contact Julian Fyfe at the Institute for Sustainable Futures on:
Tel: 9514 4969 Email: julian.fyfe@uts.edu.au or Leah Mason Email: Leah.Mason@uts.edu.au or Tel: 9514 4909