Remanufacturing is a growing line of business for Valtra
Remanufacturing is a growing line of business for Valtra
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Guaranteed gearbox returns...
Surplus food from grocery stores to charities
Surplus food from grocery stores to charities
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Shared table... a shared cause
Bioethanol and animal feed from bread spill of grocery stores
Bioethanol and animal feed from bread spill of grocery stores
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Bread salvagers
- Bread surplus from a Finnish grocery trading cooperative is used to produce bioethanol and animal feed
- Leftovers are collected from over 50 stores and bakeries in and around Helsinki
The Helsinki Cooperative Society Elanto - or HOK-Elanto - is a grocery trading cooperative operating in the Helsinki region.
Food waste turned into bioenergy for food manufacturers
Food waste turned into bioenergy for food manufacturers
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Closing loops
- Inedible food waste from Finnish grocery stores is collected and made into biogas
- Biogas is then used by the food manufacturer partners of the company
Kesko is the second-biggest operator in the Finnish grocery trade with a market share of approximately 37.2 %.
Textile take-back for re-use and recycling to benefit local community
Textile take-back for re-use and recycling to benefit local community
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Right time for textile take-back
Simple retrofit saves energy in retail store in Scotland
Simple retrofit saves energy in retail store in Scotland
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When simple is much better than expected...
- Retailer leads the way in its proactive energy saving approach
- Simple retrofit results in wide-scale savings on power and waste
Simple retrofitting that included optimising energy consumption (including lighting and heating) is saving a Scotting retail store energy costs of some € 350 000 annually. Waste has also been significantly reduced thanks to efforts to recycle and convert food waste, in particular, into energy via anaerobic digestion.
Making use of leftovers - remanufacturing in the global fashion industry
Making use of leftovers - remanufacturing in the global fashion industry
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Pre-consumer textile waste in the cloth manufacturing sector is currently estimated at around 20 %. However, research suggests this figure could be much higher if all cutting scraps, production rejects (not meeting quality standards) and unsold items are taken into consideration.
Enzymes for finishing cotton fabrics
Enzymes for finishing cotton fabrics
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Resource-friendly fabric finish
Biopolishing is a textile finishing process using cellulase enzymes to modify the surface of cotton fabrics. Pilling (lint balls on the fabric) is reduced, colour retention is improved and stronger, longer-lasting fabrics are produced. Processing times can be massively reduced (180 mins to 100 mins), delivering cost savings of some 25 % in the case of combined biopolishing and dyeing.
Flexible thermal insulation for solid walls
Flexible thermal insulation for solid walls
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Warm, comfortable ... and budget-friendly
Effective thermal insulation can help businesses to reduce energy consumption, with associated energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions. It can also improve staff comfort, health and wellbeing.
Priorities in managing food waste
Priorities in managing food waste
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Retailers should set a list of priorities to optimise how they manage food waste. The highest priority should be to sell to the customer before the use-by date, but sometimes this is not possible or products are damaged during handling. In these cases, a variety of options are available, including reduced prices as the sell-by date approaches, offering deals to restaurants, selling the products to staff or offering them to charities for distribution, and so on.