Organisations involved: HM Prison Service, Sony DADC UK Ltd

The Challenge

Case Study

We are delighted to have now established therelationship with HMPS (triggered by NISP) which finallyenabled us to get this recycling scheme on track. On top ofthat the current model offers a steady workstream forHMPS. Georg SchafrathGeneral ManagerSony DADC UK Ltd

The Results

· Additional Sales: £6,291· Businesses Assisted: 3· CO2 Reduction: 342 tonnes CO2e· Landfill Diverted: 40 tonnes· Training Outcomes: 13· Virgin Materials: 4,407 tonnes· Water: 4,368 tonnes equivalent

Solution for troublesome packaging components

Sony DADC UK Ltd provides optical media replication services. Thecompany contacted NISP to discuss cost-effective options forrecycling thousands of surplus digipak cd cases. They were unableto find a viable recycler as the cases comprise both card and plasticparts, glued together. Sony DADC UK Ltd already have animpressive track record in achieving challenging waste minimisationtargets and were keen to find a solution for this stream. Having previously worked alongside HM Prison Service, the NISPSouth East team were aware of the various services many prisonestablishments can provide through their contract workshops,including waste segregation and recycling. HMPS is in need ofregular workstreams to keep prison contract workshops busy andprovide practical training.

Above: NISP help to find a recycling solution for digipak cases

The Solution

After discussing the issue with HMPS, it was confirmed that a prison contract workshop in the South East would be able to provide thenecessary separation of the component parts, yielding two valuable streams for recycling (card and plastic). NISP facilitated a meetingbetween the two members who soon got straight to business, discussing the practicalities and commercial implications of the arrangement. Within a couple of months regular collections were set up with clear mutual benefits and the added bonus of reduced transportation. Thearrangement helped Sony DADC UK Ltd to achieve their waste minimisation targets and reduce the storage burden on their warehouse, allat no extra cost to their previous disposal costs. For HMPS, the match provided work for prisoners and a modest income to the prison forthe segregation service and resale of the component recycling streams. With NISP’s involvement the two organisations were brought together to find a flexible and practical solution for recycling anotherwisedifficult resource that was previously finding its way to landfill.

NISP South EastTel: +44 (0) 845 094 9521E-mail: southeast@nisp.org.ukOr visit www.nisp.org.uk

Connecting Industry, Creating OpportunityNISP is a business opportunity programme which develops mutually profitable links between companies from all industrial sectors so thatunder used resources such as energy and water, and/or materials from one company can be recovered, reprocessed and re-used byothers. The programme uses actual business opportunity as the mechanism for encouraging resource efficiency and its holistic approach sees itactively dealing with ALL resources including water, energy, materials, logistics, assets and expertise. NISP is the world’s only national industrial symbiosis programme, and its success here in the UK demonstrates that industrial symbiosishas the potential to significantly reduce industrial and commercial waste and comprehensively lessen the adverse environmental impactsof business.

Driven by BusinessNISP is unique in that it is a business-led programme, responding directly to the needs of business, whatever sector that may be. It isdelivered via 12 regional offices throughout the UK, each of which works with a business advisory group comprised of key industryrepresentatives. This group assists the regional offices to ensure the strategic direction of the programme is right for each respectiveregion.

Free MembershipNISP is funded in England by Defra as part of its package to help businesses to improve resource efficiency and reduce waste. Theprogramme is also funded by the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly and Invest Northern Ireland. Due to the way NISP is funded,membership of NISP is FREE for all UK businesses, regardless of size, turnover or sector. Over 12,000 companies are already working with the programme. These include companies such as Shell UK and Lafarge Cement, aswell as entrepreneurs and SMEs (which make up over 80% of NISP’s membership).

Our ResultsIn its first four years (April 2005–March 2009) NISP helped its members achieve significant economic and environmental results, including:

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Generating £151 million additional sales in industry Saving businesses over £131 million Attracting £116 million in private investment Diverting 5.2 million tonnes of business waste from landfill Reducing CO2 emission by 5.2 million tones Creating and safeguarding over 2216 jobs Reducing industrial water use by 9.4 million tonnes