By-Product Synergy NW
Turn your waste into profit!
Since March 2008, By-Product Synergy Northwest member companies and participating city and county representatives have pursued and implemented synergy, recycling, and material re-use opportunities which have contributed to:
- Diversion of waste from landfill
- Reductions in cost of hazardous and non-hazardous waste disposal
- Reduced cost of materials inputs and raw materials
- Exploration of new business opportunities
New Members are welcome. You are invited to join the project and to participate in creating a beneficial impact on your business and the city in which it is located. You will have the opportunity to conduct materials exchange discussions with members of By-Product Synergy Northwest and other regional business leaders. You will gain opportunities for your organization to cut disposal costs, increase revenue, reduce energy and resource use and showcase your company’s green achievements. You will also learn about opportunities to participate in regional synergy clusters.
By Product Synergy Northwest Workshop in Seattle, March 2010. Video by Len Davis, Pangeality Productions
By Product Synergy Northwest Workshop in Mt. Vernon, February 2010. Video by Robert Pennington
Charter Members
atelierJones LLC- Canyon Creek Cabinet Company
- Cascade Designs
- Cascadia Consulting
- E3 Energy Partners
- Exotic Metals Forming Company
- Grays Harbor Paper Company
- LaFarge Cement
- Leader International
- Nucor Steel
- Sellen
- Shell Puget Sound Refinery
- Terex (Genie Industries)
- Terra Matters
- Seattle Public Utilities
- King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Solid Waste Division
- King County Department of Public Health & IMEX
- Pollution Prevention Resource Center
- US Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Washington Manufacturing Services
- Washington State Department of Ecology
- Washington State University
Endorsements
- This is essentially an economic development program that has excellent environmental results. We are pleased that this project is launching in Puget Sound with the endorsement of the Puget Sound Regional Council.
~Bob Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council and the Prosperity PartnershipThis is further proof of what we in Seattle have been saying for a long time – that finding new ways to protect our environment and stop global warming will create jobs and economic opportunities. This effort will show that wasting less and reusing more is good for the planet and good for the bottom line.
~Greg Nickels, Mayor, City of Seattle
By-Product Synergy NW is a unique project that works with companies to profitably turn waste into resources that can be used by other companies. Costly waste is eliminated while the reuse of materials reduces greenhouse gas emissions. This process for closing the loop on material flows is integral to the King County mission of leading the Northwest toward a sustainable economy. We laud the By-Product Synergy Network and its participating companies and organizations for bringing this visionary program to the Northwest.
~Ron Sims, King County Executive
Project Support
We are pleased to report the receipt of a Public Participation Grant from the Washington Department of Ecology to support the ongoing development and activities of the By-Product Synergy Northwest Network. In addition, we thank the following for their financial support of the project:
- Office of Economic Development, City of Seattle
- enterpriseSeattle
- Seattle Public Utilities
- King County IMEX
- Washington Department of Ecology
Project Leadership
- NBIS – Network for Business Innovation & Sustainability – Project Management
- US Business Council for Sustainable Development – Project Advisor
- Pollution Prevention Resource Center – Project Advisor
Advisors and technical consultants:
- Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, King County IMEX
- Washington State Department of Ecology
- EPA Region 10
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
- ENSR
- Washington State University
To learn more or to join By-Product Synergy NW please feel free to contact us:
Karl Ostrom & Mary Rose
Co-Directors
Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability
312 1st Avenue S.
Seattle, WA 98104
phone: 206-408-7194
fax: 206-338-2260
info@nbis.org
