Welcome to BusinessCares Council workshop Cleaner production whats in it for councils WMINZ 5 Novemb

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Welcome!to BusinessCares Council
workshopCleaner production whats in it for
councils? WMINZ 5 November 2003
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Introductions who is here?

• city or district council
• regional or unitary council
• government
• resource user/waste generator
• waste/recycling service provider
• community group
• other?

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What is cleaner production?

• Brainstorm
• what are the business benefits to the firms?
• what are the environmental benefits?
• what might be some of the other benefits?

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Businesses making money

• why should councils care?

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Categories of savings in the Target Zero programme
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A multi-dimensional issue

• water
• industry is a major user of water, varying by
  locality and industry type
• liquid trade wastes
• hazardous waste volumes were estimated in the
  Auckland region in 1995 at over 4.5 million
  tonnes nearly 98 of that in liquid form
• energy
• the industrial and commercial business sectors
  consume around 2.2 billion worth of energy
• solid waste
• industry generates 45 - 55 of solid waste to
  landfill

Each business has its own priorities
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If cleaner production is so good

• - why isnt everyone doing it?
• the ROI to business of sustainability programmes
  averages of over 70 - much higher than normal
  business investment returns
• but business has failed to recognise and respond
  to these market opportunities
• worldwide, governments, industry associations and
  service providers have a key role to play in
  helping businesses move towards sustainability

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Presentations

• Gretchen Johnston, Resource Planner, Environment
  Southland
• Neal Absalom, Technical Engineering Manager,
  Hastings District Council

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Working session

• getting into working groups
• with similar organisations
• with different organisations
• using the workbook allocating time
• do all 8 questions (5 ½ minutes each), or
• choose a few to focus on, or
• split into 3 groups and answer questions
• 4.1, 4.2 4.3 or 4.4, 4.5 4.6 or 4.7 4.8
• nominate a spokesperson to report on your
  findings and/or questions in 45 mins

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Open session

• top 2 findings and/or questions from each working
  group
• where to from here for councils wanting to plan
  for resource efficiency?
• workshop evaluation your ideas please .

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To find out more

• go to BusinessCares website www.businesscare.org.
  nz
• call Carole or Lyn on 09 486 6722
• THANK YOU!