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We need your help
One of the things the Timber Recycling Information Centre
wants to do is to help its users find new and innovative ways of implementing
sustainable waste management practices. We're keen to help the UK timber
industry tackle the increasing amount of 'green' legislation and turn
what appears to be a burden into a benefit.
We want to showcase some real life examples of how companies have improved
their business and reduced the amount of wastes and residues sent to landfill.
If you have found a way to develop any area of your business through improved
waste management practices, then we'd like to hear what you did, how you
did it, and what the ultimate business benefits were.
Your case study could make the difference for others in the industry.
In addition, if we publish your case study your company will benefit through:
- greater public profile - and the opportunity to attract new business
- improved staff morale - public acknowledgement of their contribution
to the increased performance
- better customer and supplier awareness of your innovative approach
to business.
Keen to help?
So, what do you have to do to get your new approach to
waste management recognised? It's quite easy, but first you have to be
sure of two things. Firstly, that you can show measurable benefits from
your improved or new approach to the management of residues, wastes, and
by-products. A simple example of a measurable benefit might be that as
a result of the changes you can report a reduction from X to Y tonnes
in waste sent to landfill, operating costs down from A to B, and increased
net profits of Z per period. The second requirement is that you can detail
what gave rise to the change you implemented, how you made change happen,
what problems you encountered and how you overcame them, how long it took,
how much the change cost and… well, we've already dealt with the
business benefits aspect.
To be of real help to others you need to be honest about
the ups and downs of the changes that you implemented, and give concrete
and meaningful examples of the business benefits. This way others have
a reasonable chance of repeating your success. If that sounds a bit onerous,
it isn't. You've done it, you're seeing the benefits, all you and your
team have to do is write it up in a report. A report that you can use
elsewhere too - with new and existing customers, suppliers, banks and
so on.
Need help to do it?
To help you, we've produced a simple guide to preparing
a case study that will step you through the writing task. The guide also
contains the terms and conditions which govern this site's publication
of case studies. Click the link to download the guide,
which is in PDF format. (File size: 85Kb)
If you are just in the planning stages of making a change
to your waste management practices, why not download the guide and write
the project up as you go along? Even if you decide not to submit your
case study for publication, you'll have a detailed record of your project
and a useful report that you can use for other purposes.
Keen to help?
To submit a case study for consideration, simply e-mail
your case study documents to us. If you would like to submit a draft or
an outline first, then that's fine. Just e-mail us the draft report and
your questions or queries and we'll contact you. Be sure to read our guide
to writing case studies first though.
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