Regional By-Product Synergy event promotes turning waste to profit

Businesses from the Puget Sound region can explore how to reduce business costs while improving the environment through an innovative materials exchange program. “Synergy” is the concept that allows one company’s waste to become another company’s resource.

February 17, 2009 6:32 pm
Photos of blues duo James “Curley” Cooke and wife Annette Taborn performing and lecturing on the history of blues
Photos of blues duo James “Curley” Cooke and wife Annette Taborn performing and lecturing on the history of blues

Businesses from the Puget Sound region can explore how to reduce business costs while improving the environment through an innovative materials exchange program. “Synergy” is the concept that allows one company’s waste to become another company’s resource.

The By-Product Synergy Northwest community networking event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in the Bertha Landes Room at Seattle City Hall.

Since March 2008, By-Product Synergy Northwest member companies and participating city and county representatives have pursued synergies to increase recycling and material re-use opportunities that have resulted in significantly diverting waste from landfills.

At this event, participating companies will be able to discuss materials exchange opportunities. The following companies will present case studies: Leader International – Rick Flaherty; Canyon Creek Cabinets – John Earl; Grays Harbor Paper -David Quigg; Genie Industries – Jim Hanley.