knowing how much this waste costs your business to produce and manage that is the ‘true cost of waste’; identifying how to improve efficiency and reduce waste; developing and implementing systems to improve and monitor resource efficiency; ensuring that the maximum amount of product (and value) is obtained from the materials used in production; and Table 3 below provides some typical examples of the types of material inputs and outputs for a selection of business sectors. Organisations that better understand how materials affect costs and productivity are able to identify: the inputs that cause production losses and reject product and the frequency and costs; opportunities to modify product supply specifications and/or work with suppliers to reduce material losses and costs; best practices to reduce waste and improve materials efficiency; and environmental benefits and responsibility that may be used to better promote products and services. It is a common experience with companies undertaking materials efficiency assessments that by taking a fresh and comprehensive look at how their products are made or their services delivered, innovative thinking also emerges around product design, supply specification and service delivery. Table 3 Typical sector specific inputs and outputs Manufacturing and Food Processing Industries Material inputs and resources Outputs and waste materials Raw materials / feed stocks By-products of manufacturing processes Chemical additives including: Plant, equipment and appliances Scraps, trimmings and off cuts Spoilage Lubricants, solvents, resins, thinners, thickening agents and chemicals Cleaning products plant equipment and parts Rags, gloves, hair/beard nets, ear plugs Sludge Sewerage effluent Transport, Warehousing and Retail Industries Material inputs and resources Outputs and waste materials Stock shelving Retail shop fit-out waste Plant, equipment and appliances Grease, used oil and air filters Transportation fuel Tyres Batteries Vehicle and scrap metal Healthcare and Social Assistance and Accommodation and Food Services Industries Material inputs and resources Outputs and waste materials Medical stock Medical Food stock Clinical and anatomical waste Furniture body tissue and fluids Stock shelving disposable protective wear
knowing how much this waste costs your business to produce and manage that is the ‘true cost of waste’; identifying how to improve efficiency and reduce waste; developing and implementing systems to improve and monitor resource efficiency; ensuring that the maximum amount of product (and value) is obtained from the materials used in production; and Table 3 below provides some typical examples of the types of material inputs and outputs for a selection of business sectors. Organisations that better understand how materials affect costs and productivity are able to identify: the inputs that cause production losses and reject product and the frequency and costs; opportunities to modify product supply specifications and/or work with suppliers to reduce material losses and costs; best practices to reduce waste and improve materials efficiency; and environmental benefits and responsibility that may be used to better promote products and services. It is a common experience with companies undertaking materials efficiency assessments that by taking a fresh and comprehensive look at how their products are made or their services delivered, innovative thinking also emerges around product design, supply specification and service delivery. Table 3 Typical sector specific inputs and outputs Manufacturing and Food Processing Industries Material inputs and resources Raw materials / feed stocks Chemical additives Plant, equipment and appliances Outputs and waste materials By-products of manufacturing processes including: Scraps, trimmings and off cuts Spoilage Lubricants, solvents, resins, thinners, thickening agents and chemicals Cleaning products plant equipment and parts Rags, gloves, hair/beard nets, ear plugs Sludge Sewerage effluent Transport, Warehousing and Retail Industries Material inputs and resources Stock shelving Plant, equipment and appliances Transportation fuel Outputs and waste materials Retail shop fit-out waste Grease, used oil and air filters Tyres Batteries Vehicle and scrap metal Healthcare and Social Assistance and Accommodation and Food Services Industries Material inputs and resources Medical stock Food stock Furniture Stock shelving Outputs and waste materials Medical Clinical and anatomical waste body tissue and fluids disposable protective wear
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