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Material Exchange Workshops

Dalhousie University's Eco-Efficiency Centre co-hosts, with local regional development authorities and waste-educators, material exchange (synergy) workshops across the province.

SYNERGY: Cooperative interaction between groups so that their combined efforts equal greater results and significant payback.

Workshops are 2 to 3 hours in length, no cost and open to all small to medium-sized enterprise owners or members. The workshops include presentations on the EEC's carbon footprint calculator and on industrial symbiosis practices. Following the presentations a networking or "speed-dating"  session takes place in order to create commercial opportunities, increase profit and boost economic development between business participants.

Workshop Goals

  • Raise awareness about waste and resource management best-practices
  • Discuss waste and material exchange avenues
  • Create connections between businesses and facilitate commercial opportunities

To request a synergy workshop in your region, please contact the Eco-Efficiency Centre at (902) 461-6704 or eecentre@dal.ca