Complimentary Tools and Guides
We encourage your involvement in sustainable practices by providing free resources to guide your business. The resources provided below have been produced by The Ecoefficiency Group.
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Industry Specific
Ecoefficiency Manual (2019)
Ecoefficiency for the Dairy Processing Industry |
Ecoefficiency manual and fact sheets (2003-2005)
Water Recycling Guidelines (2017)
Guidelines for Water Recycling and Reuse in Red Meat Processing | ||||
Recycled Water Management Plan for Red Meat Processors |
Stormwater Management Framework (2017)
Stormwater Management Framework and Good Practice Guidelines for Meat Processing Plants |
Wastewater and Biogas training (2017)
Ecoefficiency Manual (2002)
Ecoefficiency for the Red Meat Processing Industry |
General manufacturing fact sheets (2012)
Metering and monitoring fact sheets (2012)
Metering and monitoring | Metering and monitoring B | |||
Metering and monitoring A | Metering and Monitoring C |
Ecoefficiency Toolkit (2004)
Eco-efficiency Toolkit for the Queensland Food Processing Industry |
General fact sheets (2012)
Overview | Odour control | |||
Good housekeeping | Current issues and future trends |
Utilities fact sheets (2012)
Utilities overview | Refrigeration efficiency | |||
Cooling tower efficiency | Motor, pump and fan efficiency | |||
Boiler efficiency | Lighting efficiency | |||
Compressed air efficiency |
Self assessment fact sheets (2012)
The path to ecoefficiency guide | Steps checklist (word) | |||
Worksheets guide | Worksheet checklist (word) | |||
Opportunities guide | Opportunities checklist (word) |
Energy fact sheets (2012)
Energy overview | Alternative energy sources | |||
Energy efficiency programs | Energy recovery | |||
Greenhouse gas emissions |
Water fact sheets (2012)
Waste fact sheets (2012)
Waste overview | Recycling solid waste | |||
Reducing solid waste | Reducing packaging | |||
Reusing solid waste and product recovery | Reusing and recycling packaging |
Cleaner Production Manual (2002)
Ecoefficiency for the Foundry Industry | Self assessment guide | |||
Forward | Overview of foundry processes | |||
Background | Cleaner production guide | |||
Cleaner production ideas | Resources | |||
Past studies | Project summary |
Foundry fact sheets (2012)
Ecoefficiency fact sheets (2006)
Case studies
Advanced manufacturing case studies and literature review (2017)
Sustainability Reports
A report for the UNIDO Green Industry Initiative (2014)
The Case of the Asian Fruit and Vegetable Industry |
State of the environment & sustainability reports (2005 & 2008)
Australian Manufacturing Industry Sustainability Report 2007/08 | Australian Dairy Manufacturing Industry State of the Environment Report 2005 |
Publications
Penny Prasad, Dr Mike Johns, Louis Fredheim, Nicole Price, Jane Gaffel, 2017, Guideline for Water Recycling and Reuse in Red Meat Processing, Australian Meat Processor Corporation.
Nicole Price, Jane Gaffel and Penny Prasad, 2017, Stormwater Management Framework and Good Practice Guidelines for Meat Processing Plants, Australian Meat Processor Corporation.
Marguerite Renouf, Bernard Schroeder, Nicole Price and Peter Allsopp, (2014) Assessing the environmental benefits of practice change using the CaneLCA eco-efficiency calculator. International Sugar Journal, 116 1390: 754-765
Penny Prasad, Nicole Price, Jane Gaffel, and Bob Pagan, 2013. Greening Food and Beverage Value Chains: the Case of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry. A report for the UNIDO Green Industry Initiative
Penny Prasad, Nicole Price, Jane Gaffel, and Bob Pagan, 2013. Greening Food and Beverage Value Chains: the Case of the Meat Processing Industry. A report for the UNIDO Green Industry Initiative
Penny Prasad, David Pullar, Steven Pratt, 2014. Facilitating access to the algal economy – mapping waste resources to identify suitable locations for algal farms in Queensland. Journal of Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 86 (2014) 47–52
Penny Prasad, Nicole Price, Marguerite Renouf, Jane Gaffel & Will Kershaw, 2010. Eco-efficiency in Australian food processing – an update on implementation, drivers and barriers. 9th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Production and Consumption. Colombo, Sri Lanka June 2010.
Nicole Price and Marguerite Renouf, Outcomes of mandatory water efficiency in businesses – a case study from South East Queensland, Australia. 9th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Production and Consumption. Colombo, Sri Lanka June 2010.
Noheme Quispe-Chávez, Penny Prasad, John Coventry, 2009. Guidelines for Water Recycling in Australian Dairy Manufacturing Plants Dairy Innovation Australia Ltd Project Number: 07226P
Will Kershaw, Jane Gaffel, Penny Prasad and Robert Pagan, 2009, Australian Dairy Manufacturing Industry Sustainability Report – 2007-08, Dairy Australia
Robert Pagan, Nicole Price and Penny Prasad, 2009, Environmental Impacts of the Dairy Industry in Improving the Safety and Quality of Milk, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England
Robert Pagan, Jane Gaffel and Nicole Price, 2008, Eco-efficiency resources for the Queensland Food Processing Industry, The Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry and the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
Robert Pagan and Nicole Price, 2008 , Good Housekeeping Procedures to Improve the Efficiency of Water Use in Food Processing Plants in the Handbook of Water and Energy Management in Food Processing, Chapter 11, 335 – 366 Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England
Robert Pagan, Nicole Price and Jane Gaffel, 2008, Housekeeping Measures to Reduce Energy Consumption in Food Processing Plants in the Handbook of Water and Energy Management in Food Processing, Chapter 12, 368 -386 Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, England
Penny Prasad and Robert Pagan, 2007, Eco-efficiency in the Australian Dairy Manufacturing Industry, Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Production and Consumption, Hanoi, Vietnam, 25-27 April
Bob Pagan and Penny Prasad, 2007, The Queensland food eco-efficiency project: reducing risk and improving competitiveness , Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol 15, 764-771
Penny Prasad,2006,Australian Dairy Manufacturing Industry State of the Environment Report 2005, Dairy Australia ISBN: 0958181462
Chaim Kolominskas, Nicole Price and Robert Pagan, 2006, Water Efficiency Guidelines for Food Processors, Metal Finishers, Food Services and Laundries, Queensland Water Commission
Robert Pagan, Chaim Kolominskas, Nicole Price and Penny Prasad, 2006, Eco-efficiency Toolkit for the Marine Industry, The Queensland Department of State Development and The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
Chaim Kolominskas, Nicole Price, Penny Prasad and Robert Pagan, 2005, Template Water Efficiency Management Plans, SEQ Water
Bob Pagan, Penny Prasad and Nicole Price, 2005, Innovations in Australian Food Processing – an eco-efficiency perspective, 6th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production, Melbourne, 10-12 October
Penny Prasad, Robert Pagan and Tonia Giobbi, 2005 The Effectiveness of the Brisbane City Council Incentive Scheme for High-End Industrial Water Users AWA Ozwater watershed Conference, Townsville/Brisbane 8-12th May
Bob Pagan and Penny Prasad, 2005 Eco-efficiency, Water Conservation and Food Processing in Australia, AWA Ozwater Watershed Conference, Townsville/Brisbane 8-12th May
Penny Prasad, Robert Pagan, Marguerite Renouf, 2004 A critical analysis of Cleaner Production in Queensland’s Food Industry– past efforts and future opportunities – Asia Pacific Roundtable for Cleaner Production Conference Proceedings, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15th – 18th March
Penny Prasad and Robert Pagan, 2004 Cleaner Production in the Queensland Food Processing Sector – Asia Pacific Roundtable for Cleaner Production, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15th – 18th March
Penny Prasad, Robert Pagan, Michael Kauter and Nicole Price, 2004 Eco-efficiency for the Dairy processing Industry, Dairy Australia ISBN: 0958181464 (manual) and 0958181454 (factsheets)
Robert Pagan, Penny Prasad and Nicole Price, 2004 Eco-efficiency for the Queensland Food Processing Industry, Australian Industry Group ISBN: 0975210009
Robert Pagan, Marguerite Renouf and Penny Prasad, 2002 Eco-efficiency for Meat Processing, Meat and Livestock Australia ISBN: 174036631X
Penny Prasad, 2002 An Analysis of Cleaner Production in the Food Industry, AWA Trade Waste Workshop, Hervey Bay, 18th September
Penny Prasad, 2002 Eco-efficiency for Queensland Chicken Growers. 12th Australian Poultry and Feed Convention, Gold Coast, 9th October
Robert Pagan, Penny Prasad and Nicole Price, 2001 Eco-efficient Food, Restaurant and Catering Queensland and Queensland Hotels Association
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