Eco-Industrial Park

Two or more separate industrial processes co-located in to form mutually beneficial, symbiotic relationships in which each participant’s environmental and resource issues (including energy, water, materials and waste) are managed in a manner that improves their environmental and economic performance. These parks may employ features such as:

• Conversion of wastes into valuable inputs
• Cogeneration of energy
• Minimization of material throughput

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