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After our fledgling three years SMILE now works with over 1,000 active business members availing of the free service supporting the reuse of materials. SMILE continues to deliver on its overall goals of supporting business in achieving both significant cost savings and reducing environmental impacts. Business can avail of the SMILE service regardless of size, as the various resources in place offer opportunities from the most micro of enterprises to those of significant scale. The unique Waste Exchange Networking events hosted by SMILE have been very successful in showcasing just what hidden opportunities exist for businesses both in sourcing effectively free resources/raw materials and/or securing avenues that dramatically reduce their waste disposal costs. Alongside the networking opportunities, SMILE offers a dedicated staff to support the members in identifying exchanges, provides an active website where resources can be posted and/or sourced and in general continues to bring the message to the business community that hidden resources exist around every corner. We are very grateful to all our partners and in particular the County & City Enterprise Boards, the visionary Local Authorities that have placed their faith in the process and all our member businesses that have proven the model through the benefits achieved. The backbone of the support we have achieved has been from the Environmental Protection Agency, not only through the significant financial contribution made to date but through the expertise and advice permanently available to the project. On behalf of the SMILE Steering Group I especially wish to place on record our thanks and acknowledgement of the tremendous work of the SMILE Team and its manager Michelle Green. We very much look forward to the implementation of the ambitious plans we all have for SMILE and to the continued benefit it will deliver to both the businesses throughout Ireland and the environment we all have a responsibility to take care of. Best Regards
Sean OSullivan
Chairman, SMILE Resource Exchange
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SMILE F UNDERS
The SMILE initiative is funded through a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cork County & City Enterprise Boards, Cork County Council, Cork City Council, Southern Region Waste Management Office, Limerick County and City Enterprise Boards, Clare County Enterprise Board, Kerry County Enterprise Board, South Dublin County Council, South Dublin County Enterprise Board, South Dublin Chamber and is project managed by Macroom E. Macroom E is an established centre that develops
enterprise, environmental and community projects for the public sector to influence positive change and a sustainable future (www.macroom-e.com).
SMILE J OURNEY
SMILE was piloted in Cork in 2010 and expanded into Limerick, Clare and Kerry in 2011 and subsequently to Dublin in 2012. Potential synergies are identified through unique networking events, an online exchange facility (www.smileexchange.ie) and a support team to assist throughout. Thus far SMILE has held 11 events in total across the three regions.
March 2010 - The Oriel House, Ballincollig, Cork November 2010 - Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire, Cork February 2011 - Montenotte Hotel, Montenotte, Cork
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A CHIEVEMENTS T O D ATE
Collaboration with other industrial symbiosis networks in Europe to form the European Industrial Symbiosis Association (EUR-ISA)
1000+ members
Provision of technical support to SMILE members through the Cleaner Greener Production Programme and SPeco Services.
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C ASE S TUDIES
When a successful synergy takes place between two SMILE members, follow up is made to collect detailed information on what was exchanged and the economic and environmental benefits of the synergy. This information is collated and is formatted into what we call a Case Study. Each of the case studies outlined in this document are classified into different waste streams i.e. cardboard & paper, plastics, pallets & timber etc. and are assigned a different colour code as outlined below.
Waste Stream
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Cardboard & Paper..13, 17, 18, 27, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
Metal...54
Containers.12
Food.8, 55
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CASE STUDIES
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great success for O'Donovan Engineering. It was astonishing to see the variations in 'waste' and the amount of companies who actually wanted this material! We found a home for our now famous plastic reels which really proved that one companies waste is indeed another's raw material Dermot McCarthy ODonovan
Engineering O'Donovan Engineering took part in the Eco Business Ireland awards in 2008 run by Macroom E and the Clean Technology Centre. Through this project they learned how to streamline all their waste and how to implement a green team in their organisation in order to reduce the waste they created. After streamlining all of their waste they were left with 5000 plastic reels (circular in shape) which they could not identify any clear recyclable marking on.
At a SMILE event in Cork ODonovan Engineering were connected with WF Recycling who were interested in taking the 5000 reels free of charge which could be broken up in a large crushing machine for reuse in the plastic manufacturing process.
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ODonovan Engineering now store the plastic reels for collection by WF Recycling once or twice per year 5000 plastic reels have been diverted from landfill to date. ODonovan Engineering now save approx. 2160 per year in waste collection charges Each plastic reel weighs 750g therefore 3.75 tonnes of plastic reels have been diverted from landfill to date This material replaced 3.75 tonnes of virgin material and saved almost 16 tonnes in CO2 emissions associated with the production of new plastic
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Exchange of 30kg of egg whites per month (360kg per annum) 30kg of egg white retails at approximately 209 which can create an annual cost saving of 2,508 for Real World Fitness There is also a benefit for Murphys Ice cream as they no longer have to dispose of the resource
Using the SMILE EXCHANGE has benefited my business and my customers financially and also gives us the feeling of making a small difference by not wasting potential resources. Everybody wins with such a thing Neill Ferron Real World Combat & Fitness
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This exchange has seen Ummera save approximately 100 in disposal charges and has saved 200 for Bantry Glass on purchasing this resource themselves A connection has now been established between the two businesses and it is expected that 1000+ boxes will be reused per year This on-going exchange represents an approximate cost saving of 1000 per annum for Bantry Glass The recycling and disposal of polystyrene represents a significant challenge in the current environment. Reuse is an excellent option
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600 tonnes of crumb rubber diverted from landfill CO2 reduction: 1400 tonnes Virgin material saved: 600 tonnes Revenue for PK Rubber: 36,000
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Agility Logistics are saving approximately 200 per week in disposal costs IrishPackaging.com is saving on the cost of purchasing materials This Styrofoam is replacing virgin Styrofoam and saving more than 2 tonnes of CO2 per week associated with the manufacture of new foam
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Cheeky Cherubs have saved approximately 70 per month as they were previously buying approximately 20 containers a month at a cost of 10 for a pack of 3 This arrangement is long term so Cheeky Cherubs can save up to 840 per year Cheeky Cherubs have also found the containers received from SuBar to be stronger therefore they tend to last longer SuBar Juice Bar was paying for these plastic buckets to be recycled so they are now saving money on disposal costs
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This exchange saw Fotaview Boarding Kennel save on the cost of regularly buying kennel bedding which can cost up to 100 a month, or 1200 per year Denis Crowley & Co. saved on the cost of recycling charges for the paper Fotaview Boarding Kennels composts the paper removed from the kennels for use as garden manure
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Remake Design saved on the cost of buying a similar plastic material for use their workshops Remake Design received 15,000 key cards each costing an average of 0.23 each which creates an estimated cost saving of 3,450 HotelKeyCards saved on the cost of disposing of the hotel key cards
Smile Resource is an excellent way of recycling materials etc. which would otherwise end up in landfill Patrick Cosgrove Probation Services
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The SMILE resource is an amazing initiative for start-ups or small SMEs who have limited funds. As the tagline states one persons waste is another companys opportunity. This is so true. We are hoping to be able to support a number of Charitable causes throughout the summer also as Social Impact is a very important part of my philosophy and ethos for the business. Maria Flanagan One Fine Day
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One Fine Day saved on the costs associated with purchasing 12 new rugs/mats IKEA has saved on disposal costs of this resource and now also have a connection with One Fine Day to make exchanges like this in the future 70kg of unwanted materials was diverted from landfill/recycling
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SMILE AMBASSADORS
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Great not to waste good items that someone else can use". Dave Moran Dmos Ltd
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MacWaste Management generated new business contacts, repeat business and additional resources to their recycling business For Valentia Industries it generated a cost savings of approximately 840 and assisted in freeing up of storage space Every tonne of paper and cardboard recycled saves up to 17 trees and 7,000 litres of water
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Astellas Ireland will be receiving a payment from MacWaste Management Services for the purchase of this material. This will be an on-going exchange and MacWaste Management Services expect to receive approximately 50 tonnes per annum
Follow up by SMILE office serves as a reminder and a motivation to take further action on the item. Mary McGillicuddy - Fexco
50 tonnes of paper and cardboard recycled represents a saving of 850 trees and 350,000 litres of water if the resources was manufactured as new
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This exchange resulted in IrishPackaging.com being able to divert the blue string from going to landfill or recycling which saved IrishPackaging.com the associated costs of this Mayfly saved on purchasing a material to use in the production of their products
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Environmentally this is a very useful tool for us and we are able to deal with a local company who are happy for us to collect these boxes when they are available. It works very well and seems to suit both businesses Eithne Tobin - Bizcom
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Webprint save on the cost of recycling the wood pallets and cardboard and also cleared out much needed storage space Apollo Print saved on the cost of purchasing a similar resource as well as tidying up storage space on their premises
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Maeve Bowen
Michelle Green
Katherine Corkery
Eoin OLuasa
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Cavanaghs of Charleville saved approximately 200 on disposal costs and received a data protection guarantee The unwanted IT equipment will now be reused which is higher up on the waste hierarchy in comparison to recycling This exchange generates revenue for Kavanagh Environmental as they will prepare the equipment for reuse or will use the spare parts to fix other equipment
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16.2 tonnes of plastic resin has been diverted from landfill MacWaste Management Services generated revenue from this exchange as they sold the product to another company who are able to use it in their plastic processing Molex Shannon saved on the disposal costs of this material which if sent to landfill could cost up to 3,000 The production of 16.2 tonnes of new plastic resin would represent 68 tonnes of CO2 emissions
Smile Exchange acts as an invaluable conduit between those who have items to give away/need to dispose and those who need such items. A great service, lets all make more use of it! Colum Cronin Dunmanway Family Resource Centre
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Avocent International donated the machine for free to the Kino Boys Club through their corporate social responsibility policy. The machine was collected by the Kino Boys Club and is currently being used in the club.
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The Kino Boys Club saved 3,000 on purchasing a second hand CD/DVD replicator Avocent International was happy to fund the donation through their corporate social responsibility fund
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AWARDS
LAMA Awards Local Authority Members Association Awards
Winners 2013
Green Awards
Finalists 2012 & 2013
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At a SMILE event in Croke Park, ArcRoyal Aidan Buckley Buckley Painting & had manufactured polypropylene trays and Decorator bowls on offer which they no longer required. SMILE introduced them to Smallwares as they were interested in receiving the polypropylene plastic to manufacture new plastic products. The exchange of 1,800 trays and bowls took place and is likely to continue on a monthly basis.
Results:
1.8 tonnes of polypropylene has been diverted from landfill The manufacture of 1.8 tonnes of polypropylene would release 7.5 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere Smallwares will be making a cost saving of approximately 4,320 per annum ArcRoyal are benefitting from saving on the disposal costs of the resource
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780 kilograms of cardboard diverted from landfill and recycling per annum CO2 reduction of 1125 kilograms per annum is equivalent to driving a family car 7,264 kilometres Reduction of 12.5 trees during manufacturing (USA EPA) Reduction of 20,667 litres of water during manufacturing (USA EPA) Cost savings of 3,120 per annum for Aaron PCB
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UNIQUE EVENTS
ARRIVAL PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE, REGISTER AND
NETWORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES OVER TEA AND COFFEE
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A cost saving of 4,800 was made on the purchase of raw materials for the workshops The sale of the kindling will create revenue for Saint Vincent DePaul charity shops in Cork City Recordati benefitted from avoiding any disposal costs associated with this resource
Great facility and quick response always from the team involved at SMILE. Setting up your resource account is simple and the website is easy to navigate around. Brian Derby Croom Precision
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McAllister Engineering made a cost saving of 300 on the purchase of this resource Primeline Logistics benefitted from the disposal costs associated with disposing of this resource 5 large sheets of insulation have been diverted from landfill reducing Co2 emissions
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Excellent resource, I was very impressed at the wide range of diverse uses our waste streams could be put to. Vincent Keating Reprographic Systems
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16kg of embroidered garments have been diverted from landfill The Rediscovery Centre received much needed resources for their workshops These garments will be reused in upcycling and textile reuse workshops Cassidy Covers saved on disposal costs associated with finding and outlet for this resource
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35kg of end roll PVC Tarpaulin is diverted from landfill MAMUKKO have made a cost saving of 250 if they were to buy 35kg of this material The material received will be enough to make approx. 35 bags which will generate revenue for MAMUKKO It is likely the resource will be available 4/5 times a year which creates a potential for cost savings of 1000 to 1250 annually for MAMUKKO as well as associated cost savings on recycling charges for Cassidy Covers
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Prosalis have electronic office equipment which they Sam Lehane - CAMARA no longer need after an upgrade of the items took place and offered the resources through the SMILE website. Kavanagh Environmental enquired about the items as they are interested in recovering IT equipment and preparing them for reuse. A successful synergy was made of the electronic office equipment including servers, PCs and other electrical items. Now that this connection has been made between the companies it is expected that as items become available again in the future that they will be able to make a successful synergy again in the future.
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Kavanagh Environmental will create revenue of a minimum of 100 for the items that they have received Prosalis have saved approximately 3 / kg equalling a total of 330 in waste collection charges Further savings are possible with planned exchanges in the future
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Sustainable supply of material for MAMUKKO to create bags that can be reused. Cost savings on the purchase of virgin materials: 2,120 Twenty Boat sails has cut parts for 106 bags Additional MAMUKO sales of 106 bags: 10,600 Landfill diversion: 500 kilograms CO2 reduction: 2,100 kilograms
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Deepak fasteners have taken a number of these boxes to test their suitability and are currently in discussion about negotiating an appropriate below market value price for the resource At present the cost savings for this exchange have yet to be finalised however the exchange should be an on-going exchange as the resource will be available regularly which will potentially save both companies on their annual costs Every tonne of cardboard reused represents a saving of 17 trees and 7,000 litres of water
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A cost saving of 360 on the purchase of these cardboard boxes was made if Bizcom were to purchase the cardboard boxes as new A saving of 1.7 trees and 700litres of water representing the virgin materials required to make new boxes The Carambola have now avoided using their compactor and sending the cardboard for recycling. This will therefore make their business more resource efficient by reducing their electricity and recycling charges
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EUR-ISA
In its 2020 flagship initiative, 'Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe' the European Commission highlighted the role industrial symbiosis schemes can play in achieving a resource efficient union. Earlier this year, the European Resource Efficiency Platform (EREP) further acknowledged the role of 'facilitated industrial symbiosis' schemes in diverting waste from landfill, contributing to the preservation of resources and moving waste up the value chain and called for the wide-scale implementation of industrial symbiosis networks across Europe. In response some of Europe's leading organisations in the implementation and development of facilitated industrial symbiosis, projects and networks have joined forces to create the European Industrial Symbiosis Association (EUR-ISA). EUR-ISA brings together the organisations responsible for up to 10 established industrial symbiosis programmes and provides the European Commission with a focal point to accelerate Industrial Symbiosis in Europe in order to generate substantial economic, environmental and social benefits. Outlined below are just two of the other founding members of EUR-ISA who run similar projects to SMILE Resource Exchange
International Synergies UK
International Synergies was established in 2005 and is widely acknowledged for its global expertise in devising and managing industrial symbiosis programmes across five continents working with public and private sector clients. The demand-led facilitative approach of implementing Industrial Symbiosis has received global recognition and is cited as being one of the worlds top 50 Green Game Changing solutions by the World Wildlife Fund and best practice within the European Waste Framework Directive. International Synergies has three offices; Birmingham (Head office), Belfast and Brussels. http://www.international-synergies.com/
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Xerox now save approximately 8,000 annually on disposal costs of these cardboard boxes Re-box Recycling are saving on the purchasing costs of buying a raw material Approximately 2 tonnes of cardboard will be reused on a monthly basis This represents a saving of over 400 trees and 165,000 litres of water on an annual basis representing virgin material not required
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A cost saving of approximately 30 was made as a result of this exchange as Aaltonen Removals & Storage received the boxes at a below market price The cardboard boxes were reused instead of being recycled Michael Twomeys Butchers found a reuse outlet for the unwanted stock which freed up much needed storage space
Great facility and quick response always from the team involved at SMILE. Setting up your resource account is simple and the website is easy to navigate around. Dermot Hale Smithstown Light Engineering
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The Smile Resource Exchange is great way to network with other businesses, do something good for the environment and save money. I would highly recommend that every business gets involved. Paul Flynn Flynn Designs
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A cost saving of 3,000 was made if the Gay Games had to purchase the pop up stands as new The Ageing Well Network benefitted from avoiding any disposal costs of the resource 20 pop up stands have been diverted from landfill
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March 2012
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1000th Member
March 2012 August 2011
MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
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60 tonnes of HDPE plastic was recycled and diverted from landfill This reduced the need for virgin plastic and 250 tonnes of CO2 would have been released into the atmosphere to produce this This is the equivalent of taking 100 family cars off the road
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
SMILE Resource Exchange collaborated with SPeco Services to apply for Cleaner Greener Production Programme (CGPP) funding to assist the SMILE project with technical support. SPeco Services have been meeting with SMILE members and carrying out site visits to assist synergies in taking place. The following case studies are just a few of the synergies recorded to date through the CGPP project.
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42 tonnes of pallets to be reused annually CO2 reduction of 60 tonnes per annum HBF saved on costs of purchasing new pallets Broken pallets are recovered and reused
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Ecocel saved on the cost of purchasing materials to produce their eco-friendly insulation. Two and a half tonnes of paper and cardboard saved from landfill or exported out of Ireland CO2 reduction of 3.6 tonnes Reduction of 32 trees during manufacturing (USA EPA)
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Over 4 tonnes of pine timber reused and diverted from landfill Saving of 5.8 tonnes of CO2 Loughnanes Joinery saved on recycling or landfill charges of the timber offcuts National Customer Renders saved on purchasing costs
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42 tonnes of HDPE per annum diverted from landfill Vistamed receives approximately 190 per tonne for HDPE or 7890 per annum Prevention of 42 tonnes of virgin materials being consumed in the plastics industry 60.9 tonnes of CO2 are saved per annum
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8 Tonnes of plastic waste was diverted from landfill Less virgin material consumed in the plastic manufacturing sector 11.6 tonnes of CO2 are saved per month or 139.2 tonnes per annum
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1 tonnes of timber pallets diverted from landfill CO2 reduction of 1.45 tonnes
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10 bags including 12 shirts of good quality clothes were collected from AIB bank in Oranmore Cope Galway will benefit as the clothes will be sold in the shop to generate revenue for the charity 50 kilograms of clothes were diverted from landfill
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250 kg of waste metal was diverted from leaving the Country. The metal is u cycled in Ireland 250 kg of virgin metal was reused as parts to make a number of model bikes. 847.5 kgCO2 saved verses making the products from virgin material.
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32 trays or 448 surplus loafs of bread used per week Food bank will distribute the food between a numbers of organisations Approximately 18,000kg per annum or 21,884 kg CO2 equivalent. ( Source Green Research USA)
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