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Luke Cox Envirowise Eco Design Specialist Eco Design – Product and Packaging

Luke Cox Envirowise Eco Design Specialist Eco Design – Product and Packaging E-mail : luke.cox@envirowise.gov.uk Tel: 0870 190 5009. Envirowise is …. A government funded programme dedicated to putting sustainability at the heart of UK business practice offering UK businesses:

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Luke Cox Envirowise Eco Design Specialist Eco Design – Product and Packaging

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  1. Luke Cox Envirowise Eco Design Specialist Eco Design – Product and Packaging E-mail : luke.cox@envirowise.gov.uk Tel: 0870 190 5009

  2. Envirowise is … • A government funded programme dedicated to putting sustainability at the heart of UK business practice • offering UK businesses: • free, confidential, practical advice • Aims to: • increase resource efficiency • reduce environmental impact • save money

  3. What we have

  4. What we are using

  5. What we would use if everyone lived like the British

  6. Resource Efficiency (RE) • Reducing consumption of raw materials and utilities. • Incorporateswaste minimisation, cleaner technology, product re-designandenergy efficiency. Reduces environmental impact Business performance improved

  7. Envirowise operates towards top of waste hierarchy • Best Environmental Option • Elimination • Reduction • Reuse • Recycling • Disposal Resource Efficiency

  8. Why Bother? • Waste costs £15 billion/year • Waste and resource costs escalating • Can account for 4 % turnover • Supply chain pressure on increase • Public want to see improvements • Climate change / sustainability core business issues successful initiatives to address the above will not only save money but will; • Develop PR opportunities • and • Build strong sustainable partnerships

  9. Resource Efficiency Support - Envirowise

  10. Objectives • To reduce UK business impact on the environment • whilst … • Making financial savings • Saving to date – over £1 billion

  11. …by providing • Advice Line 0800 585794 • Free advice • Publications • Web and IT Tools www.envirowise.gov.uk • Workshops & seminars

  12. Advice Line • Gateway to Envirowise Freephone 0800 585794 • Any resource efficiency question • Up to 2 hours free specialist advice • Signposting to other sources of information • Requests for publications

  13. Eco-Design – What is it? • Nothing more than intelligent design • It assesses the whole life-cycle of the product/packaging • Identifies areas of financial and environmental opportunity • Develops new products which are ‘better’ • - Use less materials • - Use less energy • - Easier to recycle • - Legislative compliance • Packaging Legislation e.g. Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulation and Packaging Essential Requirements

  14. Why Eco-Design? • General benefits of Cleaner Design for UK business include: • The rise of the ‘green consumer’ • Enhanced corporate image • Customer satisfaction • - Overall product quality and performance increased through innovation • Carbon focus in the media – PR opportunities • Improved community relations • Recognition

  15. Drivers from the media

  16. Cleaner Packaging Designs Lush – Popcorn Packaging British cosmetics company Lush use edible popcorn instead of polystyrene chips to keep fragile items intact in the post. Popcorn is made from a renewable source and is far more biodegradable than polystyrene or paper.

  17. Cleaner Packaging Wolf Blass 750ml PET Wine Bottle Lightweight @ 54g compared to 400g for glass. Could reduce carbon emissions by 90,000 tonnes per year. PET wine is also bottled in the UK rather than at source, this means nearly twice the amount of wine can be transported per container. Bulk shipping also reduces the environmental impact of transportation. Moving wine bottles from glass to PET could significantly contribute to Sainsbury's new target of reducing CO2 emissions by 25% by 2012

  18. The role of design – why is it important? • 80% of the cost of product set at the design stage • 93% of production materials not used in the final product • 80% of products discarded after a single use • Design decisions will affect the whole lifecycle from the manufacture and use to the disposal of a product

  19. Case Study - Belkin Computer Hardware Before • Paper: 18,160kg of Savings • Plastic: 2,480 kg of Savings • CO2 reduction: 104 tCO2 • Potential cost savings are in excess • of £700,000 per annum After

  20. Virgin Vie at Home • Packaging redesign workshop on selection of products. • Potential savings: • £114,500, 37t packaging, 61 tCO2. • Currently, £100,400 per annum saved through redesign.

  21. How Envirowise Eco-Design can help UK Business • Publications • Workshops and seminars • Telephone advice – Advice Line Tel: 0800 585794 • Webinar - Wednesday 25 February 2009 • “Practical Approaches for Eco-Design”www.envirowise.gov.uk/webinar • Packaging tool - www.envirowise.gov.uk/pack-in • dE-zine e-bulletin • www.envirowise.gov.uk

  22. Pack-In – The packaging indicator tool for eco-design User-friendly tool to compare packaging designs and assess environmental impact Piloted with Mars Snackfood Quick and easy assessment of primary, secondary, tertiary or returnable packaging At present - In the final testing stages with other, non-food, companies and other BSO’s

  23. Thank-you

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