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Catherine Costello Coordinator

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

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Catherine Costello Coordinator

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  1. Catherine CostelloCoordinator

  2. What is it? Waste Matchers matches its members with each other’s reusable resources

  3. 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 www.wastematchers.com

  4. Benefits for businesses • 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 € €

  5. How do I get involved? • 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… www.wastematchers.com

  6. …How do I get involved? • 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

  7. Who is a member? charities packaging food producers social networks builders technology pharmaceuticals car sales festival organisers fitters storage stables dismantlers schools accomodation providers florists tradespeople engineering couriers recyclers furniture sales public bodies IT bio fuel producers farmers kennels electronics transport providers office supplies hairdressers metalworkers craftspeople landscapers community groups

  8. Likely materials scrap thermoplastic scaffolding timber offcuts kitchen equipment stone computer monitors pallets metal offcuts cabinets carpets foam waste oil cardboard IT equipment manure compost printers containers fencing curtains piping woodchips glass tiles paper polystyrene electronic boards motor parts office furniture windows & doors kennels

  9. Fringe benefits • Free business networking • Social benefits – being part of an online group • Possibilities for sharing of problems • and solutions www.wastematchers.com

  10. 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.

  11. 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. www.wastematchers.com

  12. Official Launch January 2008

  13. Contact Catherine Costello Coordinator ccostello@wastematchers.com www.wastematchers.com Macroom E Enterprise Centre Bowl Road, Macroom, Co. Cork 026 20520

  14. Thank you www.wastematchers.com

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