News

Envirowise is targeting packaging manufacturers with a new waste reduction initiative that it says could help save companies £1,000 per employee.

'Rethink Waste' is an online course that looks at benchmarking data and developing and implementing a waste-saving strategy that Envirowise hopes will help companies discover the true cost of waste to their business.

Envirowise production specialist Michael Savage said rising landfill costs were an economic imperative to minimise waste at every opportunity.

"While many UK manufacturers have enthusiastically adopted recycling measures, there are more opportunities to reduce and reuse materials – actions that could substantially benefit the bottom line," he said.

The course has been developed in conjunction with manufacturers' organisation EEF. Head of environment Gareth Stace welcomed support for manufacturers to "get the best from their resources". "Free initiatives such as 'Rethink Waste' offer a practical and accessible route to resource efficiency," he said.

The courses will run in early 2010 and participants will also have access to a virtual factory tour, audiocasts and a resource efficiency conference.

Click here to register online by 31 December.

Click here for today's headlines from across the packaging industry