Exercise 1: Alternative resources
In this exercise we look at resource inputs and outputs in a furniture manufacturer.
We list inputs to the production process and ask you to think about where alternatives might be available from.
We then list outputs from the production process and ask you to think about where these might be able to be used, instead of being disposed of as waste
Please enter alternative inputs for a furniture manufacturer
Virgin woods
Waste woodWoodworking equipment
Previously used equipmentRags for cleaning
Used clothes, cut into cloths
Please enter alternative uses for output resources from a furniture manufacturer
Wood shavings
Bedding, FuelOff spec wood parts
FuelUsed rags with solvents
FuelUsed paint and cans
Energy, MetalPallets/crates
Pallet recycler, Fuel