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Profits From Cleaner Production
A Self-Help Tool for Small-to-Medium Businesses
About This Self-Help Tool
This Self-Help Tool was developed by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) and the former NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of a joint Cleaner Production Pilot Program.
The Tool has been developed to help small-to-medium sized enterprises reduce their operating costs through a systematic process of identifying cleaner production opportunities and implementing cost-effective measures.
The Tool:
It will help you to win senior management's commitment to cleaner production and to integrate cleaner production plans and actions into your company's business plan.
Cleaner production focuses on minimising resource use and avoiding the creation of pollutants, rather than trying to manage pollutants after they have been created. It involves rethinking products, processes and services to move towards sustainable development.
Contents of the Self-Help Tool
Initial Checklist
Stages in the Cleaner Production Program
Why Cleaner Production?
Cleaner Production and the Triple Bottom Line
Stage 1 - Planning and Organising
Obtaining Management Commitment
Organising a Cleaner Production Team
Setting Objectives
Stage 2 - Initial Assessment
Collecting Existing Data
Developing a Material Flow Assessment
Stage 3 - Generating Cleaner Production Options
Stage 4 - Evaluating Cleaner Production Options
Stage 5 - Implementing Cleaner Production, Continuous Improvement
Further Reading, Case Studies & Assistance
Attachment 1 - Cleaner Production Overhead Presentation
Worksheets
Checklist for Walk-Through Process Review
Input/Output Tally for Individual Equipment/Plant/Process
Consolidated Input Resources and Raw Materials Data
Consolidated Output/Product/Waste Data
Waste Characterisation and Management Data
Simple Energy Review
Simple Environmental Review Checklist
Technical, Economic and Environmental Feasibility
Implementation Plan and ongoing Activities Checklist
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