Success Stories

Case studies and successful projects of small, medium and large companies thanks to Sfridoo's matchmaking

Case studies

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  • Case study Plastic

    Savings of 100,000€ on ecopell production waste

    A major company that produces eco-leather, turned to Sfridoo, for the management of 1,000 tons of eco-leather production waste, with a disposal cost of €250/ton, for a total of €250,000/year.

    After Sfridoo’s intervention, the company achieved savings of €100,000, saving €100 per ton of waste produced, thus achieving an economic benefit of 60 percent.

  • Case study Construction

    Gain of 100 €/ton on extruded polystyrene scrap

    An industrial company producing XPS (extruded polystyrene) goods, contacted Sfridoo to improve the management of 85 tons per year of XPS production heads and tails, with a disposal cost of €240/ton, or €20,400 per year.

    The solution proposed by the Sfridoo team allowed the company to turn a cost into a profit, earning the company €100 per ton of waste.

  • Case study Chemical

    Economic benefit of 150% on waste in the chemical industry

    The Sfridoo team worked with a major chemical company, which was handling 8 tons per year of spent isopropanol, with a disposal cost of €1,000/ton.

    Sfridoo’s post-intervention result not only eliminated disposal costs, but also enabled a reduction in purchasing costs. This has resulted in a significant economic benefit for the company, with total savings exceeding 150% compared to previous management.

  • Case study Services

    100% cost savings on electrical and electronic devices

    The Sfridoo team established a fruitful collaboration with a leading company in the electrical and electronic devices industry, which was incurring disposal costs of 250 €/ton on a batch of 10,000 devices.

    As a result of Sfridoo’s intervention, the company was able to completely bring down its disposal costs, achieving a savings of 250 €/ton for 10,000 devices, or a 100% cost savings.

  • Case study Textile

    Economic savings of 60,000 euros/year in the ecopell sector

    A leading eco-leather manufacturing company, faced with the challenge of managing 600 tons of production waste per year, with a disposal cost of 250 €/ton, turned to Sfridoo in search of a sustainable and efficient solution.

    Thanks to the Sfridoo team’s intervention, the company was able to reduce the cost of waste management to €150,000/year, leading to an overall economic saving of 60 per cent.

  • Case study Luxury

    Economic benefit of 150% on gypsum sludge valorization

    Sfridoo worked closely with a major company in the manufacturing sector, which produced 80 tons of gypsum sludge annually, with an operating cost of up to €64,000 per year.

    Sfridoo identified an opportunity for reuse in the construction industry, which allowed the company to send 20 tons of gypsum sludge per year for recycling at no cost, allowing a reduction in purchasing costs and achieving an economic benefit of 150%.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Bring to value 2,300 tons/year of grinding sludge waste

    A leading company in the industrial sector, relied on Sfridoo to take on the challenge of valorizing and lowering the cost of grinding sludge disposal. The company processes 2,300 tons per year of waste, with a total disposal cost of €391,500/year.

    Thanks to the experience and expertise of the Sfridoo team, the company was able to revolutionize the company’s disposal process by implementing a solution that reduced the cost of waste management to only €1/ton per year.

    This operation led to a significant benefit for the company, with a return on investment in just 24 months and an increase in economic benefit of 101%.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Saved more than €60,000/year on manufacturing waste

    The Sfridoo team worked with a major manufacturing company to address the problem of disposing of 100 tons per year of waste, with a management cost of €61,500/year, or €615/ton.

    Thanks to the work of the Sfridoo team, the company was able to reduce its disposal costs to a cost of only €100/year, and achieve an economic benefit by beginning a path of valorization of a waste previously considered only a burden.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Saved €280,000 on metal industry waste

    An industrial company that produced significant amounts of grinding sludge turned to Sfridoo for the valorization of this waste. Before Sfridoo’s intervention, the company had to manage about 1,000 tons of this waste per year, with a disposal cost of €450 per ton, for a total of €450,000 per year.

    Thanks to its know-how, Sfridoo was able to implement a strategy for the valorization of grinding sludge, which allowed it to reduce the disposal cost to 170€ per ton. This intervention, which did not require any additional investment on the part of the company, resulted in an economic saving of 62% on the total cost of waste management.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Valued 1,200 tons of metal shavings

    The Sfridoo team brought to completion a project that included the valorization of 1,200 tons per year of metal shavings that were both economically and environmentally wasteful.

    As a result of this intervention, the company saw a significant economic benefit. The gain realized from this project exceeded initial expectations, with a 20 percent increase over the previous situation.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Zeroed out €23,200 costs on rectification sludge waste

    A major company in the manufacturing sector, contacted Sfridoo and its team for grinding sludge management. The issue concerned the high cost of disposing of 40 tons of sludge per year, with a cost of 580€/ton, leading to an annual expense of 23,200€.

    After Sfridoo’s intervention, the company was able to turn what was a burden into an opportunity: the 40 tons of rectifying sludge, instead of being a cost, began to generate a gain of 1€/ton per year. This allowed the company not only to completely lower its disposal costs, but also to monetize a previously unvalued resource.

  • Case study Mechanical

    Economic benefit of 101% on rectification sludge valorization

    The Sfridoo team collaborated with a company in the industrial sector to enhance and lower the cost of grinding sludge disposal. The company was handling 400 tons of this sludge per year at a cost of €450 per ton, for a total of €180,000 per year.

    Thanks to Sfridoo’s intervention, the company was able to convert a disposal cost into a source of revenue: it now manages the same 400 tons of sludge per year, but at a profit of €1 per ton, completely reversing the situation.

  • Case study Agrifood

    Saving 62% on organic scrap from fruit and vegetable production

    A major fruit and vegetable production company requested Sfridoo’s support for the valorisation of its production waste and managed to use it for energy production.

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  • Case study Plastic

    Annual savings of 135,000 euro/year on PVC and TPU thermoplastic composite waste

    A company turned to Sfridoo to valorise production waste from the processing of laminated thermoplastic materials, specifically PVC (Polyvinylchloride) and TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane). Thanks to the team’s support, the company managed to achieve a saving of 135,000 euro/year by finding a new destination within the sports sector.

  • Case study Agrifood

    140% economic benefit on egg pasta scraps

    A major egg pasta production company requested Sfridoo’s support for the valorisation of its production waste, managing to use it partly for animal feed and partly for energy production.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    15,000 euro income for organic waste from fresh pasta production

    A major manufacturer of fresh egg pasta has grasped the opportunities and benefits of the circular economy and has managed to breathe new life into its waste by using it to produce energy.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    Doubled the earnings on rice cake residues

    A company operating in the production of rice cakes requested Sfridoo’s support for the valorisation of its production waste.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    Zero waste disposal costs of confectionery productsir

    A major company in the food sector, falling within the confectionery macrocategory, has valorised its confectionery production residues in the feed chain. The company, which specialises in the production of snack cakes, wanted to integrate the principles of the circular economy into its business model.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    73% saving on fruit production scraps

    One of the most important companies in fruit production and marketing has transformed its production scraps into by-products for energy recovery. Fruit scraps were previously managed as waste. The company wanted to change its business model by embracing the values of circularity

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  • Case study Agrifood

    111% economic advantage on ice cream scraps

    A major company in the food sector, which falls into the confectionery macrocategory, has valorised its ice cream production scraps in the production of energy. The company, specialised in the production of 100% vegetable ice cream, wanted to integrate the principles of the circular economy into its business model.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    64% savings on organic waste from medicinal plant extraction activities

    A company operating in the production of medicinal plant extracts has seized the opportunities and advantages offered by the circular economy and managed to breathe new life into its waste by using it to produce energy.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    Economic benefit of 143% on organic scrap from cous cous production activities

    A company operating in the cous cous production sector requested Sfridoo’s support for the valorisation of its production scrap for energy use.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    Identifying by-products in the agro-food industry

    Through the work of the Sfridoo team, two data sheets on food scraps are produced, with the aim of reducing the possibility of contesting the qualification requirements of the by-product.

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  • Case study Construction

    Integration of new secondary material in the rubber industry

    The project entrusted to Sfrido involved the analysis of recovered material in the rubber industry, with the company’s aim of verifying the possibility of replacing or integrating this material into its production process as a new element for the company’s products.

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  • Case study Services

    More than EUR 2 million saved through the re-use of company assets

    Sfridoo and its team supported a major facility company in the valorisation of unused company assets that were a considerable cost for the company to bear.

  • Case study Agrifood

    Economic advantage over green vegetable scraps and fibre substrates

    The Sfridoo team cooperate with a major European company in the agrifood sector. The operation brought economic benefit to the company, which embarked on a process of valorising green vegetable scraps and used substrates into fibre.

  • Case study MMR

    Valued a truckload of electrical devices for a leading retail company

    In the retail sector (large-scale retail trade), the Sfridoo team supported a leading company in bringing value to a whole truckload of electronic devices that were still in good condition, mismanaged and reusable.

  • Case study Services

    Refurbished electronic devices brought to value for a corporate digital company

    Il team di Sfridoo ha aiutato un’importante corporate nel settore digital a rigenerare dei dispositivi elettronici ancora in ottimo stato, ma non più utili all’azienda. Nello specifico ha valutato e valorizzato ventiquattro pallet di dispositivi elettronici, pari a 10.000 apparecchiature tra smartphone e laptop.

    The Sfridoo team helped a major corporate in the digital sector to make refurbished their electronic devices that were still in excellent condition but no longer useful to the company. Specifically, it evaluated and valued twenty-four pallets of electronic devices, amounting to 10,000 devices including smartphones and laptops.

    Refurbished electronic devices are put back on the market for reuse, after appropriate function tests and data erasure with certified software.

  • Case study Agrifood

    Organic scraps from rice cakes valorised and sent to the feed industry

    The Sfridoo team valorised and launch organic rice cake scraps to the feed industry. Specifically, the work of the Sfridoo team valorised scraps not yet identified by client companies.

  • Case study Agrifood

    Saving 105% on roasting scraps

    A company operating in the coffee processing industry, located in the Emilia region of Italy, requested Sfridoo’s support for the creation of a report and strategy dedicated to the company’s entire roasting scraps.

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  • Case study Services

    Zeroing disposal costs on company assets

    A Bologna-based IT company eliminates disposal costs on 500 company assets thanks to Sfridoo’s remarketing valuation and asset management.

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  • Case study Services

    Gain of 15,000€ on electrical devices disposal but still usable

    A leading clothing company needed to obtain and discover the maximum economic value of an entire warehouse property located in the province of Milan.
    Intenzione dell’azienda, non conoscendo il vero valore del magazzino, era quello di dismettere oggetti ancora funzionanti e riutilizzabili.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    Waste land transformed into new material: savings + EUR 100,000/year

    A major company in the food sector requested Sfridoo’s intervention to valorise waste land and produce savings.

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  • Case study Agrifood

    From organic scrap to raw material with 110% savings

    Thanks to the Sfridoo® network, one company managed to valorise its organic waste with savings of 110%.

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  • Case study Mechanical

    Savings for more than 100,000€ on metal scraps

    A major company in the precision engineering sector needed to find a way to valorise a scrap that the company believed could be given new life in other production activities.

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