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Real Recycling, Real Savings, Real

Environmental Change

Presented by Jerry Dempsey

Tuesday 23rd, March 2010

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is Irelands leading provider of

environmental, waste management and recycling services,

offering a range of expert services customised to suit the

requirements of all types of businesses from collection,

waste minimisation, recovery, recycling consultancy and

waste auditing.

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NTRs Strategy Meets Global Challenges

Security of Energy Supply

Resource Sustainability

Climate Change

The macro factors ofclimate

change, resource

sustainability and security of

energy supply underpin thestructural growth

opportunities for the NTR

Group.

Securing A Greener Future

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NTR Group Overview

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Our Locations

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2007 2008 2009

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nnesofWastegeneratedinIreland

Economic Slowdown

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How do we ensure we dont allow waste to rise is tandem

with increased commercial activity as the economy

improves?

Change How We Think About Waste

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Captured Gas Produces Electricity

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Solid Fuels are Produced

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Packaging Regulations

Battery Disposal Regulations

Food Waste Regulations

Legal Requirements

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Key to protecting our future is to focus on:

* Real Changes

* Real Recycling

* Real Savings

Focus on waste avoidance.

View waste as a resource.

Protect The Future

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We cant solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we

used when we created them.

Albert Einstein

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Recyclable

Recyclable

Contents of Average Bin

Whats in my bin?

1,000 of your product

Reduce Your Waste Costs

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How do I stop creating waste?

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle

Reduce Your Waste Costs

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Reduce:

Stock levels

Excessive packaging

Portion size

Choices

Cosmetic quality standards

Reduce Your Waste Costs

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Re-Use:

Challenge barriers preventing you from re-using items

Switch from the disposable to the reusable

Switch to materials such as glass which offer

infinite re-use

What is preventing you from

re-using a material?

Reduce Your Waste Costs

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Recycle:

It is better to recycle than dispose but.

currently 49% of commercial waste is recycled,

however many companies are achieving realrecycling rates of up to 80% and 90%

What is your recycling number i.e. how much ofyour waste is being recycled?

Reduce Your Waste Costs

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Appoint a champion

Review all your waste streams

Set achievable goals to improve your waste

management

Measure progress and celebrate early success

Choose some highly visible changes to work

practice

Borrow ideas from your peers

Get your waste management supplier to carry out

the bulk of this work with you

Start Small, Change Big

How Can You Implement Changes

Quickly?

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Key Issues identified: Historically low non haz recycling rate 45%

Need for more efficient use of raw materials, maximise recycling GS appointed mid 2007. Target 80% recycling by 2008

Invert the WM hierarchy in practice on site

Raise awareness - continuous improvement

Implemented Solutions: Partnership Approach with GS

Audit of site conducted waste re-classification effected GS trialled & sourced new outlets for recycling/composting

Biodiesel manufactured / metals & plastics diverted from disposal

Chain-of-Custody - Wyeth branded wastes certified recovery

Improved Segregation - canteen waste & binless office program

Result: Recycling rates: 65% at 2007, 89% at 2008, 90% at 2009

2007-2009 cost savings 250K per annum

Reduced carbon footprint 114t CO2 annually

2009 centre of excellence within Pfizer Group

IBEC Environmental Excellence Award 2009

Commercial Case Study

Higher Competition at a Value Cost One Happy Client

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Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up

where we are going.

Chinese proverb

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Recycled Waste meets Renewable Energy

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Everything in excess isopposed to nature.

Hippocrates, ca. 400 B.C.

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Jerry DempseyGreenstar Ltd

Unit 6, Ballyogan Business Park

SandyfordDublin 18

Tel: 01- 2947900

www.greenstar.ie