The following tools have been developed for use by any company, association or individual wishing to improve their resource efficiency. Please feel free to share and make use of them as a free resource. We would appreciate your feedback and would be happy to send you printed copies of the tools if you so wish.

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For RECP tools and resources from other global NCPCs, visit http://www.recpnet.org/

Sector Best Practice Guides (RECP) 

• RECP Best Practice Guide for Valves Manufacturers (A4 book)
• RECP Guide for the Textile Industry 
• RECP Guide for the Clothing Industry

Energy 

• Implementing an Energy Management System (EnMS)
• How to Read Your Electricity bill (printable A4 pages)
• How to Read Your Electricity Bill (detailed A4 booklet)
• How to Read Your Electricity Bill (clickable web pdf)
• How to Apply for the Section 12L Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive
• IEE in the Automotive Sector - case studies and best practice
• The Human Factor in Energy Efficiency - Lessons from developing countries (book)
• List of Energy Case Studies

Materials and Waste 

• Infographic guide: How to Implement Industrial Symbiosis
• List of IS Case Studies
• Africa Waste Management Outlook Summary Version (16 pages)
• Africa Waste Management Outlook - full report (210 pages)

Eco Industrial Parks 

• UNIDO Handbook for Eco-Industrial Parks 

RECP and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• RECP as a tool for reporting against the SDGs
• RECP and the SDGs - posters

Other NCPC-SA Publications 

• Annual Highlights
• Training Courses Brochure and Flyers
• NCPC-SA and project brochures