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New uses for industrial and domestic waste

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A team at Teesside University has received £1.76m to carry out work to find innovative new uses for industrial and domestic waste in North East England.

The money has been awarded to the Industrial Symbiosis team within the university’s Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE).

Industrial symbiosis is the practice of recycling waste for use as raw materials.

With the UK burying more than 18.8 million tonnes of household waste – two million tonnes more than any other European Union member - this project aims to help British tax payers avoid fines of up to £180m a year if the country fails to meet EU targets to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to landfill sites by 2020.

The funding for the research includes £1m over four years from International Synergies, which helps companies identify new uses for waste produced as part of their industrial processes. Many waste products can be used as raw materials, saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

An additional £621,000 is from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Competitiveness programme 2007-13 for North East England, which is managed by One North East on behalf of the European Commission, national government and regional partners.

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