Waste Minimisation Strategies

Question 1

Waste Minimisation

Answer 1

The process of reducing the amount of resources that are unused/discarded in a business

Reducing unwanted or unused materials in production.

Definition: Waste minimisation is the process of reducing the amount of unnecessary or unusable material created during production. The goal is to improve efficiency, lower costs, and reduce environmental impact.

Why it’s important:

Lowers input and storage costs

Improves brand reputation

Supports CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Question 2

TIMWOOD – 7 Types of Waste:

Answer 2

Transport – unnecessary movement of materials

Inventory – excess stock not being used

Motion – unnecessary movement by employees

Waiting – delays between steps

Overproduction – making more than needed

Overprocessing – doing more work than necessary

Defects – errors that require rework or waste products

Question 3

Reduce

Answer 3

Use fewer resources (e.g. forecast properly).

Improves efficiency by cutting costs.

Improves effectiveness by reducing environmental impact.

Question 4

Reuse

Answer 4

Use items again (e.g. glass bottles, containers).

Improves efficiency by lowering input costs.

Improves effectiveness by being sustainable.

Question 5

Recycle

Answer 5

Convert waste into usable materials again

Improves efficiency by reusing inputs.

Improves effectiveness by promoting environmental care.