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Catherine Costello Coordinator. What is it?. Waste Matchers matches its members with each other’s reusable resources. How?. Waste Matchers for Businesses allows one company’s unused materials and resources to be re-used by another company production by-products & waste - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Catherine CostelloCoordinator
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What is it?
Waste Matchers matches its members with each
other’s reusable resources
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How?
Waste Matchers for Businesses allows one company’s unused materials and resources to be
re-used by another company
• production by-products & waste• obsolete or unused raw materials • packaging• transport & storage resources• any other reusable products
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• Save money on waste disposal costs
• Save money on raw material costs
• Create links & synergies with other businesses
• Divert tonnes of waste otherwise destined for landfill
• Enhance the image of your company as environmentally responsible
Benefits for businesses
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How do I get involved?
1. Think about your company’s redundant resources & its potential for sharing usable resources
• What do we dispose of? Identify waste streams
• What do we buy? Identify raw materials
• Our processes? Think about transport, storage, advertising, logistics…
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…How do I get involved?
2. Go to www.wastematchers.com
• Select Corporate, Institutional and Organisational
• Register for free – it will take you 5 minutes!
• Browse the database to see what’s on offer
• Place an advert to tell other members what you have and what you want
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Who is a member?
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Likely materials
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Fringe benefits
• Free business networking
• Social benefits – being part of an online group
• Possibilities for sharing of problems
– and solutions
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Frequently Asked Questions
• Collection & Storage of items– Waste Matchers is an online platform to facilitate
matches & provide contact details. We don’t store or collect your items.
• Is there a charge to use the service?– No. Waste Matchers is supported by local authorities
and enterprise boards. It is free to use.
• Are the items free?– Mostly. Some items may be offered for below market
value.
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Who is Waste Matchers?
Waste Matchers is supported by
• South Cork Enterprise Board
• Cork County Council
• Cork City Council
and managed by
• Macroom E Ltd.
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Official Launch January 2008
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Catherine CostelloCoordinator
www.wastematchers.com
Macroom E Enterprise Centre
Bowl Road, Macroom, Co. Cork
026 20520
Contact
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Thank you