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A £1.2m investment is backing a concerted drive to improve business productivity and economic performance through waste reduction, energy efficiency and greener production.
Teesside University has launched the North East Industrial Symbiosis Network, a two year sustainability initiative to deliver eco-innovative solutions and best practice to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and provide practical solutions to difficult waste problems.
The network will help businesses reduce CO2 by over 250,000 tonnes and prevent 250,000 tonnes of waste going to landfill, making environmental savings as well as improving business profitability.
It will assist 40 businesses each year, with direct research & development support and consultancy generating additional sales and cost savings of over £300,000. There will also be a 10,000 tonne reduction in the use of treated water.
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