UCC Recycling Awareness Programme

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UCC Recycling Awareness Programme
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• UCC are keen to instil an ethos of recycling in
  the workplace and provide for a more sustainable
  environment.
• A number of changes to the recycling programme
  will be made in the near future. However, the
  success of the programme is dependent on the
  participation and co-operation of all staff!
  Please help us manage the recyclable waste on
  site in an effective and efficient way
• This will help provide for a better local
  environment and in general a more sustainable
  environment!

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The Current Situation

• In 2007
• UCC produced 1,562 tonnes of waste,
• The combined population of staff and students in
  UCC is 19,113.
• That is .08 Tonnes of waste/person in UCC.

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The Current Situation cont.

• 1229Tonnes of waste is sent to landfill
• 79 of total waste.
• 333 Tonnes of waste is recycled
• 21 of total waste.

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Why Recycle?

• We must comply with Government waste management
  legislation
• Help us continually improve on its Corporate
  Recycling Rate
• Its best-in-class practice.
• Its similar to what we do at home we recycle
  material in our green bins, use bottle banks and
  reduce the waste going to landfill

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Waste Streams

• Types of waste streams generated include
• Paper/Cardboard
• Mixed Waste
• Plastic
• Cans
• Batteries
• Glass
• CD
• Hazardous
• WEEE
• Liquid Sludge Paper/Cardboard
• Asbestos

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Waste Streams cont
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Waste Generators

• Waste is transferred on Campus in general by
• ISS Staff
• Kylemore Staff
• Grounds Staff
• Students

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How GREEN are we?

• Proposed introduction of Dry Mixed Recyclables
  (DMR) throughout the building which will allow
  us to streamline recycling on site and improve
  the efficiency of our recycling programme.

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Current Waste flow
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Advantages of DMR

• A more efficient, effective recycling system
• Improved Housekeeping
• Increased recycling rates
• Reduced material to landfill (50 plus)
• Ensures full compliance with current and future
  environmental legislation (Packaging Regulations
  2003)
• Significant cost Savings
• Staff Education

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What is DMR?

• YES
• ? Non-confidential paper such as newspapers,
  brochures, pamphlets, post-its, envelopes, etc
• ? Aluminium Cans
• ? Loose light cardboard
• ? Tetrapak e.g. orange juice cartons
• ? Steel Cans
• ? PET bottles e.g. coke, 7-up
• No
• X General Waste

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What is General Waste?

• YES
• ? Food wrappers
• ? Sweet wrappers
• ? Food
• ? Hand Towels
• ? Any non-recyclable waste
• NO
• X Recyclables

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How it works

• There are two bin types dry mixed recyclables
  (Clear Bag) and general waste (Black Bag)
• Regular collection of internal bins by ISS staff
• External Recycling points
• Recyclable materials brought to a Materials
  Recovery Facility (MRF), where they are bulked up
  and sent to 3rd party recyclers for end use
  recycling
• Residual general waste is sent to landfill

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What do WE need to do now?

• We all need to work together to make the
  recycling programme here at UCC work!
• This will reduce the amount of waste going to
  landfill and increase the amounts of waste we
  recycle.
• To do this, we need to separate our waste
  properly, at the beginning of the recycling
  process
• We need to segregate it into the correct bins
• We will then be able to recycle the contents of
  each bin and divert this from landfill

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How YOU will play your part?

• Ensure you bring your recyclables to the nearest
  recycling point every day
• Good segregation is vital to the recycling
  programme. For example, putting recyclable
  material such as paper, plastic, etc into the
  General Waste bin results in a recyclable product
  going to landfill!
• Contamination of recyclables can also be an
  issue. For example, throwing a cup of coffee in
  the dry mixed recyclables bin can contaminate
  the entire bin of recyclable material. In this
  case the entire bin full of material will
  completely lose its value and will have to go to
  landfill!
• Please think about how you dispose of your waste!
  

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Dos and Donts

• Do Bring your recyclables to your nearest
  recycling station
• Do Ensure that your recyclable materials are
  segregated into the appropriate bin
• Dont Mix the waste as this means we cannot
  recycle any of that bins content
• Do Follow the specific instructions provided by
  downloadable poster
• Do Ensure materials to be recycled are clean and
  dry
• Do Empty all liquid containers before disposal

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• What happens to the Dry Mixed Recyclables waste
  collected at UCC

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DMR Recycling at UCC

• Waste will be placed in bins strategically placed
  around the building
• There are two bin types dry mixed recyclables
  and general waste
• Waste is collected from internal recycling points
  on a regular basis and is taken to an external
  collection area where it is bulked up to await
  collection

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Collection of Dry Mixed Recyclables

• A clean refuse truck is used to collect the
  recyclables which is then brought back to a
  Materials
• Recycling Facility

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Sorting

• Recyclables are then loaded
• onto a dry mixed recyclables
• picking line via an
• inclined conveyor belt.
• Paper, cardboard, plastic
• bottles and tetrapak are hand
• picked by staff. Steel
• cans are automatically
• removed by a large
• overhanging magnet and
• aluminium cans are also
• automatically removed by an
• Eddy Current machine

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Segregation

• Each different material
• collects in a separate
• bay underneath the
• picking line.

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Baling

• The separated
• Waste is then baled in
• preparation for
• transportation

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Reprocessing

• The bales are then
• loaded into transport
• containers and sent on
• to third party recycling
• reprocessing facilities
• in Europe.

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What happens to the DMR?

• Aluminium Cans are delivered to Davis Recycling,
  UK where they are made into ingots. The ingots
  are sent to Germany where they are made into
  sheets and remade into cans
• Steel Cans are sent to Seaforde Metals or Samuel
  Davis Metals where they are sorted and bulked.
  They are sent to Corus (Smelter) in the UK where
  the steel is used to make new materials. From
  the new material new cans can be made or they can
  also be made into appliances such as fridges or
  washing machines
• Cardboard / Paper / Magazines / Brochures can be
  sent to Smurfit Ireland Ltd, Failand Paper, SCA
  Recycling where they are made into a pulp and
  remade into recycled cardboard and paper products
  such as hygiene products, packaging and
  publication paper.

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What happens to the DMR?

• Plastics - LDPE is sent to UK or direct to Hong
  Kong where it is shredded, granulated and made
  into a resin and pelletised. It is sent to
  plastic extrusion companies where they extrude
  plastics into moulded shapes. They are then
  turned into products such as agricultural film
  and plastic knives and forks, etc.
• Plastics PET bottles are sent to r UK. The
  bottles are washed and shred or flaked.
  Extrusion companies then use this product to make
  either new PET bottles or fleeces, stuffing for
  pillows, sleeping bags, etc.
• WEEE is sent to Tech-rec where all confidential
  materials are shred. Precious metal is sent to a
  recycling facility where the metals are refined
  and non-metallic components are made into other
  products such as tiles and bricks, etc.

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THANK YOU