Waste minimisation

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Waste minimisation

• EAUC-Scotland
• Campus Sustainability Programme
• 19th October 2006

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Outcomes for morning session

• Waste-related legislation and policy
• Waste minimisation systems
• Templates or other material
• Problem areas
• Types of waste generated
• Improve waste management practice
• Further information and support

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Agenda for the day

• Feedback from CaSPr sustainability review
• Legal requirements
• Case studies
• Group work waste management
• Coffee (11am)
• Group work waste minimisation
• Strategic partners presentations
• Next steps
• Lunch (1-2pm)
• Special waste classification system
• Coffee (3pm)
• Duty of Care

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Sustainability review

• Scottish FHE Sector

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Background - Policy

• Sustainable Development Strategy
• National Waste Strategy
• National Waste Plan
• Local Area Waste Plans
• Scottish Ministers Letters of Guidance Jan05
• Delivery of sustainable 21st century buildings
• Recognising the principles of sustainable
  development including biodiversity in capital
  project delivery and
• Contributing to the UN Decade of Education for
  Sustainable Development.
• Other legal/policy requirements

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Background - FHE Baseline review
Issue Number of institutions
Waste policy 2 (1 college/1 university)
Waste audit 5 (4 college/1 university)
Waste working group 4 (3 college/1 university)
Recycling data available 2 (2 universities different to above)
Composting data available 1 (college)
Landfill tax data available 1 (university) Others have this data but find it difficult to access
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Background future practice
National Waste Strategy, Progress report, SEPA,
2002
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Waste legislation

• SEPA

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Case studies

• Prevent
• Reduce
• Re-use
• Recycle

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Institutions providing case studies
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Waste production
Size of institution (staff/students) Indicative waste (tonnes)
1000 30-60
2500 75-150
5000 150-300
7500 225-450
10000 300-600
15000 450-900
20000 600-1200
25000 750-1500
EAUC Waste management guide
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Types of wasteRecycling typical waste
compositions for different Universities
EAUC Waste management guide
1 EAUC Practical guide to waste management 2
Waste Management Invitation to Tender 3 Waste
Management Briefing 4 University of Northumbria
Dissertation 5 Per Comms Iain Patton
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Composting

• Elmwood College

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Composting Elmwood College (1)

• Background
• 185 staff, 4500 students
• Cupar, Fife
• Rural College
• Land based education
• ISO14001 Environmental Management System
• Initial Environmental Review

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Composting Elmwood College (2)

• Achievements
• Composting for 15 years
• Reduced waste to landfill by 8 skips per year
• Saved 800/year on uplift and disposal
  (100/skip)
• Less compost purchased
• Changed behaviour

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Composting Elmwood College (3)
Who was involved Horticulture, Green-keeping,
Golf Course Management ISO14001
Coordinator Equipment needed Storage bays,
Windrowing area, Wood chipper Wessex (8,500),
Tractor with front loader and trailer Legalities W
aste Management Licensing Amendment (Scotland)
Regulations 2004
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Composting Elmwood College (4)

• What was done
• Developed procedure
• Training given
• Integrated procedure into teaching

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Composting Elmwood College (5)
Waste material from ground maintenance
Taken to storage bays
Material segregated
Grass and other cuttings
Inert waste
Wood
Compost heaps
Chipped
Footpaths and mulch
Compost and mulch
Landscaping
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Composting Elmwood College (6)
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Composting Elmwood College (7)

• Things to consider
• Capital costs / operational costs
• Visual impact
• Odour

the solutions to environmental problems doesnt
always need to be sophisticated, labour intensive
or expensive
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Discussion

• Examples in other institutions
• Problems experienced
• Difficulties expected

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Creative Waste Exchange

• University of Aberdeen

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Creative Waste Exchange Aberdeen (1)

• Background
• 13500 students
• City University
• Science and Arts

• Achievements
• 6 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill in the
  first year
• 46 tonnes diverted by the Creative Waste Exchange
  in their first year

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Creative Waste Exchange Aberdeen (2)
Who was involved Waste and Environment Manager,
Technical Resource Officers, Project
Managers Requirements Membership with the
Creative Waste Exchange (30/year) Legalities Duty
of care transfer notes
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Creative waste exchange Aberdeen ()

• What was done
• Relationship established with Creative Waste
  Exchange
• Joined Creative Waste Exchange Steering Group
• Informed University staff of procedures

• Materials
• Desks
• Lockers
• Stools
• Office Chairs
• Stationary
• Christmas cards
• Tyres
• Wooden pallets

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Creative Waste Exchange Aberdeen (3)
Community members
Organisations
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Creative Waste Exchange Aberdeen (4)

• Things to consider
• Encourage project managers and staff to notify
  the Waste and Environment Manager in plenty of
  time to arrange uplifts
• Communication
• Interim Storage

it would be great if we could find an outlet to
store even more furniture
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Discussion

• Examples in other institutions
• Problems experienced
• Difficulties expected

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Recycling Scheme

• University of St Andrews

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Recycling St Andrews (1)

• Background
• 19000 population of St Andrews
• 6808 students, 1804 staff
• 2002 Initial Environmental Review
• 2003 Environment Strategy and management
  programme
• 2004 Recycling Scheme

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Recycling St Andrews (2)
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Recycling St Andrews (3)

• Achievements
• Recycled 22 (314t) of its general waste, 78
  (1137t) went to landfill (2005/2006)
• Reduced expected costs by around 100K per year
• Culture change
• Established strong working relationship with
  Local Authority
• Raised profile of Estates

2004/2005 recycled in Scotland (inc compost)
21 2004/2005 recycled in Fife (inc compost)
29.7 2006 Target for National Waste Strategy
25 of Municipal Solid Waste
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Recycling St Andrews (4)
Paper Card Mattresses Lamps Furniture IT Fridges Plastic Cans
58 34 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
182 TONNES 107 5 4 4 4 2 2 3
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Court Management Group
What was done
Commitment
Responsibilities and partnerships
Fife Council
Considered 1. Budget framework 2. Subcontracting
Audit of receptacles and uplifts
Waste group Fife Council
Develop implementation programme
Waste group Fife Council SWAG Glasdon
Recycling
Rationalisation
Implementation
Recycling
Handover to support services and grounds
Rationalisation
Review (Phase 1/2/3)
Report (Phase 1/2)
Phase 3 final report
Revise implementation programme
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Recycling St Andrews (6)

• External Bin Rationalisation
• Identified existing bins (240/1100/1280)
• Opportunities to share bins
• Removal of bins
• Downsized bins
• New bins

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Recycling St Andrews (7)

• Internal Staff facilities
• Central Collection Points didnt work
• Staff Paper Bins one each
• General Waste bins - removed
• Placed plastic and can bins - social areas
• Glass bins - outside

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Recycling St Andrews (8)

• Student Flats
• plastic box (plastic, glass, cans) and plastic
  bag (paper)
• external recycling points with the LA for public
  use
• Students take material to external recycling
  points

• Student Halls
• bag for paper recycling didnt work
• a bin for paper recycling
• Glass, plastic and can bins placed in canteen
  areas
• Students placed bin outside for collection
• Cleaners collected and placed in external bins
  for uplift by Grounds /Local authority

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Recycling St Andrews (9)
Requirements

• Marketing information
• Procedures
• Uplift route and days
• Training
• Trip to paper mill
• Maps
• Posters
• Post it notes
• Risk assessments
• Excel
• enthusiasm!

• Recycling operatives
• Van
• Bins (Glasdon)
• Bags
• External storage areas
• Internal storage areas
• Shipping container
• Skips
• Laminator
• Covered skips

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Recycling St Andrews (10)

• Legalities
• Health and Safety
• Manual Handling
• Duty of Care
• Waste management licensing

• Who was involved
• Environment Task Group
• Waste Working group
• Estates working group
• Grounds
• Estates
• Support Services

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Recycling St Andrews (11)

• Things to consider
• Legal requirements
• Carrots and sticks
• Budget framework
• Integrated approach
• Ownership and responsibilities
• Back up plans and ideas
• Partnership working (internal and external)
• Communication processes
• Flexibility
• How to provide support

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Recycling St Andrews (12)
I contain recyclable materials. Please place
them in the facilities provided so that I can be
emptied. Thank you University of St Andrews
Environment Strategy
post it notes
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Other Institutions
Moray College are investigating the potential for
large-scale in-vessel composting to reduce the
amount of compostable material disposed of to
landfill and provide them with compost to use
around the college.
The University of St Andrews has diverted 4
tonnes of furniture from landfill be setting up
an internal web-based exchange service

• Strathclyde University currently recycle
  Cardboard, Paper, Glass, IT equipment, White
  goods. They are in the process of appointing
  external contractor to undertake an audit of
  waste and recycling routes

What other examples are out there?
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Discussion

• Examples in other institutions
• Problems experienced
• Difficulties expected

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Group Work

• Waste management
• Waste minimisation

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Influencing change

• Waste minimisation

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Strategic partners

• SEPA, SWAG, Envirowise, SISP

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Next steps

• FHE sector

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Next steps (1)

• CaSPr
• Case studies
• Examples of templates and documents
• Sustainability baseline review
• Topic support networks
• Partner meeting

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Next steps (2)

• Refer to EAUC waste management guide
  (www.eaucwasteguide.org.uk)
• Identify responsibilities for waste within
  institution
• Establish costs and consumption levels for waste
• Establish any waste minimisation projects being
  undertaken
• Contact CaSPr Programme managers for advice or
  strategic partners
• Participate in the Sustainability Baseline
  Review
• Sign up for future CaSPr events

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CaSPr workshops in 2006
Title Date/Venue Intended Audience
Launch of Baseline Review Improving the sustainability performance of institutions 17 November University of St Andrews, St Andrews Principal CaSPr representatives Estates management other management
Sustainable construction Building a smart, successful institution 8 December Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh Senior management (finance, procurement) Estates management
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Lunch
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Special waste classification system

• University of Glasgow

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Duty of Care

• University of Glasgow