Circular Economy Podcast #8 – Elaine Kerr and industrial symbiosis

In the latest Circular Economy Podcast episode, Elaine Kerr, Deputy Director of International Synergies Northern Ireland talks to Catherine Weetman about industrial symbiosis and how it ‘oils the wheels’ of the circular economy.

Elaine explains what industrial symbiosis is, and how International Synergies provides research and facilitation for ‘resource matching’, helping organisations of all types and sizes.

We discuss the multiple benefits of industrial symbiosis: reducing waste and pollution (and associated costs); creating valuable new by-products, jobs and social value; together with securing access to future resources by setting up local ‘ecosystems’ for materials.

We talk about changing attitudes and the ways young entrepreneurs and social enterprises are creating value from what we used to think of as ‘waste’.

If you want to know more about the circular economy and how it can strengthen YOUR business, why not listen to  Episode 1?

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