About the Industrial Symbiosis Programme

Industrial Symbiosis (IS) is a resource-efficient approach where unused or residual resources of one company are used by another. The Programme provides a free facilitation service which seeks out matches between companies that HAVE under- or unutilised resources with other member companies who WANT and can use them to create new business opportunities.

Industrial Symbiosis is a Local Economic Development and service delivery tool as it contributes toward improved municipal service delivery by lowering costs for waste and effluent management and creating SMME enterprise opportunities.

The NCPC-SA launched the IS Programme in 2015 and is managed in partnership with provincial authorities in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Free State.

NCPC-SA project focus areas (Interactive map)

IS Programme savings and impact 2015 – 2022

Completed synergies: > 230
Waste diverted from Landfill: 518 000 tonnes
Virgin resources saved: 431 000 tonnes
GHG emissions savings (CO2e): 1.7 million tonnes

Upcoming events

Upcoming NCPC-SA and NFTN events 2022

With the ease of the lockdown restrictions and things returning to normal, there has been an increase in face-to-face green industry events. These platforms offer a great incentive for industry to share knowledge, network, [...]

Invitation to Limpopo Industrial Symbiosis Programme (LIM-ISP) Business Opportunity Workshop

24 August 2022 - Limpopo Industrial Symbiosis Programme Business Opportunity Workshop The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) in collaboration with the Limpopo Department of Economic Development and Tourism (LEDET) invites you [...]

Energy consumption assessment reports related to CSIR RFP

Click on the document name to download a copy of the energy consumption assessment report providing scope of work required. If you encounter any challenges, kindly email the contact detials on the RFP document only: [...]

Online Workshop: Finance for Renewable Energy Projects

13 September - Online Workshop: Finance for Renewable Energy Projects The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) will be hosting a free online webinar to facilitate access to funding mechanisms that support [...]

The NCPC-SA’s Colloquium takes off at the National Botanical Gardens in Pretoria

Exactly 20 years ago on the first week of September, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was hosted in Joburg. The WSSD resulted in numerous sustainable development commitments by South Africa, including the [...]

Invitation to Mpumalanga Industrial Symbiosis Programme: Business Opportunity Workshop

27 October 2022 - Mpumalanga Industrial Symbiosis Programme: Business Opportunity Workshop The National Cleaner Production Centre, South Africa (NCPC-SA) in collaboration with Mpumalanga Economic Development and Tourism (DEDT) invites you to join the [...]

Workshops on access to finance prove a success

The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) recently hosted an online workshop to help organisations access funding for resource efficient and cleaner production projects. The next workshop will be hosted in person in [...]

Online Training on Waste Management in Industrial Parks

16 & 17 November - Online Training on Waste Management in Industrial Parks The National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA) invites industrial park stakeholders and government authorities to online training on waste [...]

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