Industrial Symbiosis
Maximizing economic, environmental, and social value for communities from economic development investments.
The Pacific Northwest is positioned to become the North American leader in industrial symbiosis (IS), which enables co-located industries to tap renewable and recycled resources and share ‘secondary resources’ where one industry’s waste – energy, water, or materials – becomes another industry’s resource.
This simple yet powerful idea will not only help the industry reduce waste and pollution – but also spur job creation and economic development in the clean economy. This could benefit communities of all shapes and sizes throughout the PNW – rural, suburban, and urban on both sides of Washington and Oregon.
How it Works
Industrial symbiosis at its most basic - is about resource sharing whereby one's industry's 'waste' becomes another industry's resource, for example, excess heat, water, or other materials.
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