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Sustainex
Wednesday 20th March 2013
Believe the hype?
o What is BITES? o Why BITES? o How is it delivered - Programme
Structure. o Case Study Examples o Final Results o Other support
B Business Open to businesses within the District Council areas of Lisburn , Belfast, Carrickfergus and Newtownabbey.
I Improvement Assisting businesses to improve their competitiveness and sustainability.
T Through Through taking a holistic view of resource usage to encourage more efficient use of resources: water,
waste and energy, and better management of resources.
E Environmental
S Solutions
Funded by:
Delivered by:
Funders • Enhancing
competitiveness • Reducing waste • Promoting Corporate
Social Responsibility • Supply chain
development
Business • Cost savings and
efficiency improvements – £320,000 across twenty
two businesses 2010-2012
• Procurement Development
Workshop Modules: o EMS o Water Efficiency o Energy Efficiency o Waste Management o Transport o Green Procurement
Workshops Site Visits
1 to 1 Help
1-to1 help can include: o Development of waste
management strategies; o Develop KEPIs; o Staff awareness; o Environmental and green
office policies; o Aspects and impacts
registers. o NOTE: Bespoke to suit
participant businesses.
Site visits to demonstrate good practice in environmental and resource management.
o A 9% reduction in energy use, leading to an approximate £9,000 annual cost saving.
o Anticipated cost saving of £7,800/annum in waste costs through diversion of waste from landfill.
o Establishment of monitoring and measurement data.
o North Down Group was awarded the Most Improved Company award
for BITES 2010/11 by Mabbett.
“Prior to participating on the BITES Programme, we were concerned about the escalating costs of our water, waste, energy and fuel bills. The BITES Programme enabled the company to take a step back and re-assess our operational costs in these areas. As a result, we implemented resource saving measures”.
o A current saving of approximately £3,600 per year on electricity costs.
o Gas consumption has been reduced and anticipated savings of over £1,200 in the coming year.
o Reduction in general waste collections through improved awareness and recycling.
o A reduction in water usage of approximately 30%.
“I was interested in BITES because of the 1-to-1 support and coming to site to identify opportunities for savings and during the course the site visits and experiences of other businesses was useful.”
“The 1-to-1 support was excellent and the most valuable element of the programme for Designco was development of an environmental policy which we now include in tenders and client quotations.”
80% to landfill ~£800 per annum
20% to landfill ~£200 per annum
• 22 businesses supported • 1159MWh of electricity and gas saved (carbon savings 620
tonnes). • 148 tonnes of materials recycled (carbon savings 66 tonnes
based on savings from waste diverted from landfill). • 30 tonnes of avoided materials (eliminated) (carbon savings
13 tonnes based on savings from waste diverted from landfill). • 1 tonne of paper reduced. • 437m3 (437 tonnes) of water reduced. • 280 tonnes of landfill waste diverted (carbon savings 125
tonnes).
• Best sustainable development initiative 2011 • Winner of a green apple for innovation in
sustainable development 2011
For further information or to register your interest in the programme contact:
Suzanne Lindsay 028 90 737873
Shane Kelland 028 90 918771
