Collaborative By-Product Synergy Networks

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Definitions

By-Product Synergy: the matching of under-utilized resources and waste streams from one facility with potential users at another facility to create new revenues or savings, environmental and societal benefits. Under-Utilized Resources: those resources (including byproducts, excess transportation and storage capacity, energy, etc) that are left over after a product has been made or a service provided.

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Typical Manufacturing Process

Material A Product A Energy Water Waste

Disposal

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Manufacturing with BPS Process

Network of Companies Material A Product A Energy Water Processing? Disposal Output from A Material B Energy Water Product B Resource? Waste

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Example Glass Cullet to Countertops

Organizations Involved Engineered Glass Products Gilasi/Innerglow Surfaces Materials Glass cullet Achievements 900 tons of glass cullet diverted from landfill annually Drives green building materials development and competitiveness Enabled growth of operations through new product line

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Example Chemical Re-Use

Organizations Involved Abbott Laboratories ArcelorMittal Steel Materials Sodium hypochlorite (industrial bleach) Achievements 20,000 tons of industrial bleach was diverted from the public sewer system and to create clean process water for ArcelorMittal Steel Transformed a hazardous waste into a beneficial reuse product CO2 savings from local sourcing of raw materials

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Example Mixed Plastics to Parking Lot Stops and Noise Barriers

Organizations Involved Curb Appeal Materials Baxter Healthcare Sherwin Williams Cook Composites and Polymers Materials Unrecyclable plastic (mixed) Achievements 15 tons of plastic diverted annually from landfill Small company start-up

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Partial List of Participating Companies

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Community Benefits

BPS projects are good for the communities in which theyre located
Stimulates economic development Supports job retention and growth Reduces impacts to local infrastructure Improves air quality Improves environmental conditions
Chicago $5.5 million per year in economic impact Reduction of 50,000 tons/yr CO2e emissions Kansas City 33,650 tons of solid waste per year from local landfills Reduction of 19,000 tons CO2e United Kingdom $1 billion+ cost savings in 5 yrs Reduction of 19,481,945 metric tons CO2e

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Operational Benefits

BPS projects lead to operational improvements for participating companies

Reduces waste management and disposal costs Reduces procurement costs Reduces air emissions at facility level Reduces environmental impacts Improves standing within community and other stakeholders Provides peer networking opportunities
October 4, 2011 General Motors is making about $1 billion a year from selling scrap byproducts, waste reduction manager John Bradburn told the Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference in Orlando.

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Corporate Benefits

BPS projects help corporations meet their CSR Commitments and Obligations
Investing in BPS demonstrates progress toward GRI goals Economic Indicators (EC6, EC8, EC9) Environmental Indicators (EN1, EN2, EN3, EN5, EN6, EN8, EN10, EN12, EN14, EN16, EN18, EN21, EN22)

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By-Product Synergy Vision A National Network

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Positive Affects from Growing the Network

Broader case study and best practice sharing Extra-regional synergy creation Opportunity across an enterprise Opportunity across a supply chain Greater fundability Better leverage for regulatory hurdles

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cirrusTM Login

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cirrusTM Synergy Map

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For more information, contact: A.W. Armstrong BPS Program Manager 512.921.8438 armstrong@usbcsd.org