Rising costs and legislative pressures are driving companies to improve their environmental performance, to enable them to create more cost effective (and hence more competitive) operations, fulfill environmental requirements of customers, meet current and future legislative requirements and improve the image of the region.

Implementation of a waste minimisation strategy within a business involves the full spectrum of the company’s activities; from the purchase of appropriate raw materials and packaging, through processing, storage, despatch and returned goods. It also involves the efficient use of services (water, electricity, fuels etc.) and the minimisation of effluent and waste streams.

The general principles of good waste management practice, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and benign disposal must be applied to all processes.

Technologists at Loughry can assist companies implement a waste minimisation strategy through sharing and promoting best practice.