| These
success stories were published by the Department of Science
& Technology (DOST) Industrial Technology Development
Institute (ITDI) Integrated Program on Cleaner Production
Technologies (IPCT) to highlight the benefits of cleaner production.
Mention of trade names or commerical products does not
constitute endorsement.
> Issue
1 Year 2002: Food Industry
Keeping Products from Going
Down the Drain
A food processing plant
realized savings of up to 1.39 million pesos per year through
process modifications with a payback period of only four months.
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Issue 2 Year 2002: Textile Industry
Aligning Business and Environmental
Planning
A dyehouse
was able to reduce its water, energy, and chemical consumption
considerably and this translated to an annual savings of 3.3
million pesos with a payback period of 13 months.
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Issue 3 Year 2002: Food Industry
Introducing
"Sweeping" Changes
With a payback period of just over a week,
a crabmeat processing plant
was able to incur savings of as much as PhP 150,000 a year.
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Issue 4 Year 2002: Metal and Allied Industries
Turning Green into Gold
A jewelry manufacturing shop
was able to achieve SA 8000 accreditation as well as reduce
it's chemical and water consumption which is equivalent to
PhP 17,200 in savings annually.
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Issue 5 Year 2002: Food Industry
Redefining Raw Material Specifications
A change in raw material specifications allowed a food
processing firm to save PhP 218,000 annually.
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Issue 6 Year 2002: Metal and Allied Industries
Modernizing an Antique Process
A mirror manufacturer
invested in HVLP spray guns to reduce paint usage which enabled
the company to save almost PhP 70,000 yearl.
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Issue 1 Year 2003: Food Industry
Going Nuts with CP
A cashew nuts processor not only increased
its productivity but also its capacity to procure the high-priced
raw material through its annual savings of over half a million
pesos.
> Issue 2 Year 2003: Food Industry
Refining the Production of Unrefined Sugar
A specialty sugar manufacturer was able to reduce its solid waste, increase its productivity and save PhP 400,000 by implementing various Cleaner Production options.
> Issue 3 Year 2003: Hotels and Restaurants Industry
Raising Angels' to Greater Heights
By switching from incandescent bulbs to fluorescent lamps, a retreat house saves PhP 70,000 per year.
> Issue 1 Year 2004: Food Industry
Canning Greener Laing
An annual savings of more than two and a half million pesos proved to this canned food processor that business and environment do mix well. |
