A recycling journey

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A recycling journey

• Paul Kinkead
• Environment Manager, Michelin Tyre PLC
• Our Corporate objectives
• How NISP have helped us
• How it makes good business sense

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68 manufacturing locations in the world
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History of Michelin Ballymena

• Opened 1969
• Activities
• Production of Heavy Truck,Bus and Recreational
  Vehicle Tyres
• Rubber Compounding (Z) for Ballymena, other UK
  plants and Export to Europe

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Michelin Ballymena

• Currently 1000 employees
• Plus 65 Contractors
• 24 Hour operation
• 358 days per year
• 4 team, 12 hour shift operation day shift
• Daily production levels
• 4250 truck and bus tyres.
• 250 tonnes of rubber for Ballymena and Dundee.

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The pneumatic tyre

• A highly complex product
• more than 200 materials
• over 30 semi-finished products
• Produces some challenging recycling
  streams !

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Michelin Corporate Values

• Respect for customers
• Respect for people
• Respect for shareholders
• Respect for the environment
• Respect for facts

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Respect for the environment

• Choice of materials
• During tire manufacturing
• During tire service life
• After its service life

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Environmental objective

• Zero process waste to landfill Dec 2008
• Zero general waste to landfill Dec 2009

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2006/7 progress

• Identified 44 waste streams
• Solutions for all but 5
• 62 diverted from landfill

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2008 breakthrough with Industry Professionals

• General waste sorted by waste management company
• Bulk powders used in civil engineering projects
  and composting
• Rubber/metal composites to flood defence work
• Bulk bags (FIBCs) reused and material recovery
• Residual scrap carcasses to play areas / non skid
  road surfaces

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Breakthrough result

• Solutions to the 5 difficult streams through
  NISP assistance
• Remaining 963Tonnes diverted from landfill
• Additional financial saving of 54K to date
• 2 new jobs created
• Achieved recycling result 99.1 in 2008
• Identified further savings potential for 2009

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The recycling journey

• Pre 2006 waste to landfill (a liability)
• 2008 zero waste to landfill (cost neutral)
• 2008/9 zero waste to landfill (with significant
  savings)
• 100 recycling does make good business sense

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So how do you get people on board?

• You have to change the mindset of Senior
  Management
• How many of you have waste?
• How many of you have untapped assets?

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Step one know what you have

• Identify the different waste streams
• Know your monthly tonnages for each stream
• Calculate a per tonne cost for each stream (gasp!)

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Step two separate streams into assets and
liabilities

• Metal, plastic, paper and cardboard are assets
  that can be sold
• The rest fall in to the liability category

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Step three go for early success

• Realise your assets
• Save some money
• Prove to your Board that recycling makes good
  business sense

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Step four get the Recycling Professionals in

• Many new recycling outlets and innovative
  solutions will become available
• Liabilities WILL become assets
• Your overall operating costs WILL reduce
• Your accounts department WILL love you.

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Remember!

• The escalating cost of landfill disposal
• Landfill tax escalator 8 per tonne per year from
  2008-9 to 2010-11
• Net increase from 24/T to 48/T

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Act now engage with NISP today!
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