Freezer rooms, cold rooms, and controlled ambient stores represent a considerable financial investment and should, with proper maintenance, last for 20 or 30 years.
Shedding some weight
Lightweight glass containers offer commercial benefits for manufacturers, retailers and brand owners.
If on-site conditions are favourable, it is efficient to integrate renewable energy into production processes. It has strong potential in several subsectors of the food and beverage industry, wherever there is demand for heating, for example in beer, wine, and cheese manufacturing.
Renewable heat can be generated from:
Intelligent packaging is based on the idea that packaging is more than a container, it can also be a highly effective communication medium, carrying information on material flows and logistics (via truck, train, ship, etc), and it can transmit information visually (via indicators, graphics, etc.) or electronically (via a barcode or the Internet) throughout every phase of the supply chain.
Intelligent packaging encompasses:
Inspired by nature ... for nature
Durable water repellent (DWR) is a finish added to fabrics to make them water-resistant. The pores on the water-repellent fabric remain open so it can 'breathe', making the garments comfortable to wear. DWR wears off over time, so retreatment (e.g. spray-on products for consumers to use) can be necessary.
Natural materials 'embedded' throughout!
Power to the people
iPower is a Scottish-based social enterprise, striving to deliver low-carbon energy systems for all. They work with social housing but also other residential enterprises.
iPower initiates and oversees the installation of BlueGEN fuel cell micro-CHP (combined heating and power). Using gas to provide CHP, customers can save on energy costs and carbon emissions with no upfront cost.
The company's mission is to make clean energy affordable to all:
Globechain is an online reuse platform in Europe, a so-called “free-cycle for corporates”. It allows companies and charities to claim unwanted items from the retail, commercial and construction sectors. Globechain can provide all the legislative information necessary for these transactions and, using a unique digital platform, creates a robust social impact waste audit trail.
A wee scheme with big impacts
Premier Sustain, a division of Premier Workspace Services, has developed a new service, called Renew IT, which aims to divert high-end electrical items from recycling back into re-use either through resale or donation.
Handy technology
The British Library had an annual spend on dry cleaning and replacing linen towels of about € 25 000 (£ 22 202). These included dryers with low-efficiency ratings. In response to this, it ran a two-month trial of new smart hand dryers.