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Eco-Industrial Parks where companies use each other's waste
Summarised from an article produced by the American News Service.
Imagine an industrial park in which all the products are designed and manufactured in environmentally friendly ways. Not only that, but the businesses are organised so that the waste produced by one company can be used as raw material by another.

That's the dream being pushed toward reality by The Green Institute, a public-private venture in Minneapolis that is setting up what it calls an 'ecological industrial park'.

The Minneapolis project is one of about 20 similar projects operating independently nationwide. The President's Council on Sustainable Development, a project of Vice President Al Gore, acts as a clearing-house for information, sources of funding and ideas.

The idea goes far beyond the kind of recycling that most cities already practise. In its ideal form, Green Institute executive director Michael Krause and others like him envision an industrial system that would emulate nature, where nothing is wasted.

Another such eco-park, for instance, is taking root in Brownsville, Texas. The local economic development council studied more than 100 businesses, then gathered information about the waste produced by 35 companies on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

'A computer has generated a list of companies that might be good matches'
With help from the Bechtel Corp., a high-tech research firm, a computer has generated a list of companies that might be good matches to use each other's waste. "The final scenario has uncovered hundreds of potential matches," said Rick Luna, project manager. When the report is finished he expects to see opportunities for re-use of a variety of cardboards, oils, plastics and solvents. Eventually, the Brownsville project will have about a dozen businesses working together in the eco-park. But it is also hoping to expand the idea of businesses feeding each other's waste to others without their necessarily having to pick up and relocate into the park.
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>Eco-Industrial Parks where companies use each other's >waste >Summarised from an article produced by the American >News Service. >Imagine an industrial park in which all the products >are designed and manufactured in environmentally >friendly ways. Not only that, but the businesses are >organised so that the waste produced by one company >can be used as raw material by another. > >That's the dream being pushed toward reality by The >Green Institute, a public-private venture in >Minneapolis that is setting up what it calls an >'ecological industrial park'. > >The Minneapolis project is one of about 20 similar >projects operating independently nationwide. The >President's Council on Sustainable Development, a >project of Vice President Al Gore, acts as a >clearing-house for information, sources of funding and >ideas. > >The idea goes far beyond the kind of recycling that >most cities already practise. In its ideal form, Green >Institute executive director Michael Krause and others >like him envision an industrial system that would >emulate nature, where nothing is wasted. > >Another such eco-park, for instance, is taking root in >Brownsville, Texas. The local economic development >council studied more than 100 businesses, then >gathered information about the waste produced by 35 >companies on both sides of the US-Mexico border. > > >'A computer has generated a list of companies that >might be good matches' >With help from the Bechtel Corp., a high-tech research >firm, a computer has generated a list of companies >that might be good matches to use each other's waste. >"The final scenario has uncovered hundreds of >potential matches," said Rick Luna, project manager. >When the report is finished he expects to see >opportunities for re-use of a variety of cardboards, >oils, plastics and solvents. Eventually, the >Brownsville project will have about a dozen businesses >working together in the eco-park. But it is also >hoping to expand the idea of businesses feeding each >other's waste to others without their necessarily >having to pick up and relocate into the park. >The American News Service, RR 1 Black Fox Road, >Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA (tel 1-800-654-NEWS; >e-mail: <info@americannews.com>).
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