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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.
Reducing business waste
Guides on how to ensure your business waste is handled in the right way legally and for the environment
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.
How to get from unemployed to self-employed
Information and advice on how to get started in business when you are unemployed and key questions to consider.
Business start-up challenges for unemployed people
Guidance on starting your own business when unemployed and how to overcome any potential challenges along the way.
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.
Becoming a sole trader
An overview of the things you need to consider before starting in business on your own and some of the benefits.
UK economic interest groupings
Guidance on UK economic interest groupings (UKEIG) and European economic interest groupings (EEIG) business entities.
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.