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Pollution incidents and environmental damage
How to prevent pollution incidents in your business through good planning, and how to remedy environmental damage
Packaging and packaging waste management
How to comply with packaging regulations and how to reduce costs and the environmental impact of packaging
How to make your business more water efficient
How to use water efficiently, the benefits of saving water and your responsibilities if you take or store water
Carry out an environmental review of your business
How reviewing your business' activities and processes can help you to reduce your environmental impact
Supply chain efficiency
Work closely with suppliers to ensure you all maintain high environmental standards throughout the supply chain
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
How the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations affect producers, distributors and users
Review and improve your environmental management system (EMS)
How to continually improve your environmental management system with regular audits and management reviews
Northern Ireland Deposit Return Scheme
The latest details of a new deposit return scheme which is set to be introduced in Northern Ireland from 2025.
What are deposit return schemes?
How deposit return schemes typically work along the full supply chain from producers to retailers to consumers.
Deposit return schemes
An overview of schemes which provide a financial incentive for consumers to return drinks containers for recycling.
What is Six Sigma?
How implementing Six Sigma on a project-by-project basis can improve quality and reduce waste in your business.
Process efficiency to cut waste
How reducing waste in your operational processes by using Lean Thinking and Six Sigma can benefit your business.
Using and managing solvents
How to reduce, monitor and manage the use of solvents in your business to reduce environmental impacts and costs.
What are Lean methods?
The origins of lean methods and using lean tools to maximise the use of resources in your business processes.
Support and advice for waste issues in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland sources of advice and support to meet waste obligations and improve your environmental performance.
What is an environmental review?
An environmental review is a three-stage process of assessing environmental performance and making improvements.
Solvent limits in paints and varnishes
Check that paints and varnishes you manufacture, import, distribute or sell comply with relevant solvent limits.
Reducing solvent use in production and cleaning processes
How to reduce solvent use in your business production and cleaning processes with the help of suppliers.
Pollution prevention and control permits for solvent emissions
When you need a pollution prevention and control permit for your solvent emissions from your business.
Storing and using solvents
How to minimise the risk of solvent leaks and spills by storing and handling solvents safely in your business.