The library of case studies is a collection of cards containing relevant information (mainly related to the tacit knowledge content) about different case studies available in literature.
The library of case studies allows companies to find out how industrial symbiosis can help them facing some of their operational challenges, whether they are directly or indirectly related to waste management. In addition, it can help them understanding the effort (additional analysis, projects or investments) needed to effectively implement industrial symbiosis and how and when third-party facilitators can help.
This is the structure used to describe each case:
The Humber region is one of the largest harbour complexes in the UK, hosting industrial companies from a range of sectors since 1960s. The industrial district is mainly constituted by…
The Kalundborg industrial cluster in Denmark is one of the most famous examples of Industrial Symbiosis and it has often been used as a reference case in literature. The initial…
Gladstone is one of the main mineral industrial cluster in Australia. The district of enterprises is situated in Queensland, near the municipality of Gladstone, and is mainly composed by aluminium…
The Relvão Eco Industrial Park (REIP) in Portugal is a project started in 2006 thanks to the jointed efforts of several different stakeholders, among which the Portuguese Government, the Chamusca…
The UPM Kymi pulp and paper mill was founded in 1872. Since then, the mill has undergone alternative periods of high and low production, always adopting symbiotic approaches, even if…
Taranto is a provincial industrial district in Southern Italy, centred on the Ilva steelworks and mainly including oil refineries, power plants, and cement and construction companies, but also small agro…