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Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans (EREP)
Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans (EREP)
EREP Overview
Objectives for today
1. An introduction or refresher on EREP
2. What do you need to do?
3. How you do it?
4. How to get the best outcomes from participation?
5. Ideas from other businesses
Agenda for today
1. Welcome
2. Overview
3. Case Studies
4. Starting an assessment
5. EREP Steps: Baseline Data, Efficiency Indicators and Major Activities
6. Case Studies
7. EREP Steps: Identifying Opportunities
8. Case Studies
9. EREP Steps: Forming an Action List, Calculating Pay-backs, Prioritise Actions, Preparing Action Plan, Monitoring
10. Implementation into 2009
11. What you need to do now…..
Defining an EREP
Data provided to EPA Vic is confidential. Aggregated information to program level will be
reported publicly.
The EREP Team
Other EREP Resources
Other EREP Resources
EREP Policy Setting
EREP Policy Setting
Danger
Opportunity
“The Environment Protection Authority will be equipped to ensure
Victoria becomes one of the first places in the world where the
environment routinely becomes a business opportunity rather than a
business cost.”
The Hon John Thwaites
Former Minister for Water, Environment and Climate Change
EREP Policy Setting
Identified 16 energy conservation actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 36,240 tonnes of CO2 per annum
Industry Greenhouse Program:
1.23 million tonnes of CO2 per annum
$38 million in annual energy savings
Average payback period of 20 months
Investa Property – Commercial Building Portfolio
76% return on investment for water projects60% return on investment for energy projects
EREP Policy Setting
46% of manufacturer’s claim energy has a major impact on cost pressures
Energy efficiency increased by only 0.9% per annum between 1990 and 2004
Information, measuring & managing
The Galileo Effect
“Lighting is our biggest cost & we’ve already put timers on them”
.......extra saving of 67% found
“Our plant is 5 years old and is world’s best practice” .....extra saving of 17% found
EREP Policy Setting
Wat
er
Labo
ur
Ene
rgy
Raw materials
Product & Profit
•Lost Product•Lost Opportunity•Reputation Risk
+ •Disposal Costs
Trad
e W
aste
Sol
id W
aste
Air
emis
sion
s/G
HG
Other Costs: Insurance, Future finance, Land space, Monitoring, Maintenance, Equipment, Compliance, Legal Costs, Remediation, OH&S
EREP Basic Framework
Requires businesses to:– Register with EPA – Assess energy, water
and waste at sites exceeding thresholds
– Develop a Plan– Implement cost
effective actions (3 year pay-back)
– Report to EPA on progress with implementation
EREP Basic Framework
Who?Excludes residential and primary production
Site based thresholds of 120ML of water and 100TJ of energy p.a.
What? Flexible program design (eg. exemptions, reporting, substitution)
Site assessments, plans & 3 year pay-back implementation
?
?
EREP Basic Framework
When?Registration round 1 end MarchRegistration round 2 end SeptemberPlan submission end December
How? Site assessmentsPriority projectsPay-back CalculationsToolkit Site visitsWorkshops
Registered Participants by Sector
EREP Pa rticipants by ANZSIC Divis ion(250 s ite s in tota l)
171
26
3
33
21
114
14
5
8
8 Accommoda tion a nd Food Se rvice s
Informa tion Me dia a nd Te le communica tions
Profe ss iona l, Scie ntific a nd Te chnica l Se rvice s
Agriculture , Fore s try a nd Fishing
Othe r Se rvice s
Public Adminis tra tion a nd Sa fe ty
Tra nsport, Pos ta l a nd Wa re hous ing
Re nta l, Hiring a nd Re a l Es ta te Se rvice s
Educa tion a nd Tra ining
Arts a nd Re cre a tion Se rvice s
He a lth Ca re a nd Socia l Ass is ta nce
Mining
Ele ctricity, Ga s , Wa te r a nd Wa ste Se rvice s
Ma nufa cturing
Registered Participants by Sector
Manufa cturing Pa rticipa nts by Indus try Se ctor(171 s ite s in Tota l)
11
19
19
7
7
6
7
8
5
4
43
1
Ma chine ry a nd Equipme nt Ma nufa cturing
Printing (including the Re production of Re corde dMe dia )Pe trole um a nd Coa l Product Ma nufa cturing
Wood Product Ma nufa cturing
Fa brica te d Me ta l Product Ma nufa cturing
Polyme r Product a nd Rubbe r ProductMa nufa cturing
Prima ry Me ta l a nd Me ta l Product Ma nufa cturing
Pulp, Pa pe r a nd Conve rte d Pa pe r ProductMa nufa cturingTe xtile , Le a the r, Clothing a nd Footwe a rMa nufa cturing
Be ve ra ge a nd Toba cco Product Ma nufa cturing
Tra nsport Equipme nt Ma nufa cturing
Ba s ic Che mica l a nd Che mica l ProductMa nufa cturingNon-Me ta llic Mine ra l Product Ma nufa cturing
Food Product Ma nufa cturing
Other Regulations - EEO
06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11
Register for EEO by March 07
Register for EREP by March 08
Submit Assessment and Reporting Schedule by December 07
Submit EREP by December 08
First assessment by June 08
First report to public & government December 08
Remaining assessments & reports
Best option
Approval of EREP
conditional
Other Regulations - waterMAP
Dec07waterMAP
Submission
Dec 08waterMAP
Annual review
Jan/March 08EREP
Registration
December 08EREP
Submission of Plan
Prioritise & cost actions & pay-backs.
Fold into EREP
10 ML
120 ML / 100TJ
Exemption approval for work
undertaken in waterMAP
2008waterMAP
Implementation
EREP as a management tool
• Program specifically addresses energy usage, water usage and waste production
• Implicitly also addresses greenhouse gas emissions
EREP can be used as an overall resource efficiency management program
• The EREP program has two tools to bring all the resource efficiency programs together:– Management Systems Approach to Resource
Efficiency– Resource Efficiency Site Assessment Procedures
Assess status and start EREP Steps
1. Baseline Data
2. Efficiency Indicators
3. Major Activities
4. Identifying Opportunities
5. Form Action List
6. Calculate Pay-backs
7. Prioritise Actions
8. Prepare Action Plan
9. Monitoring
•Review existing documents
•Assemble a team
•Check on gaps
•Develop indicators
Assess status and start EREP Steps
Levels of
Development
Commitment
Phase
Understanding
Phase
Planning and
Organising
Phase
Implementation
Phase
Control and
Monitor Phase
Level 4 Best practice
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Level 0 Lack of
commitment
Figure A-1 Resource Management Performance Indicator
What level of commitment
exists in your business?
Assess status and start EREP Steps
1. Baseline Data
2. Efficiency Indicators
3. Major Activities
4. Identifying Opportunities
5. Form Action List
6. Calculate Pay-backs
7. Prioritise Actions
8. Prepare Action Plan
9. Monitoring
•Review existing documents
•Assemble a team
•Check on gaps
•Develop indicators
EREP Requirements
Baseline Data
Baseline data
• For 12 months:– All water sources (by source)– All energy sources (by type)– All liquid waste (by type)– All solid waste (by type)
• Can use 2006/2007 data entered at registration
• Submitted online
All water sources
Sources of data:– Water corporations– Check your own
water meters– Calculate from
rainfall data– Estimate
– Water in steam?
All energy sources
• Keep track regularly• Use tools to help (eg
Energy Smart Tracker)
• Energy consumed on site
• Collect from bills
Waste
• Least accurate data at registration
• What category is my waste stream?
• Where can I get my data from?
Liquid Waste
Solid Waste
Putrescible• Food waste• Organic material• any others?
Inert• Building materials• Plastic
Solid Waste Recycling
Solid inert• Cardboard, timber,
metal• Co-mingled
(bottles and cans)Putrescible• Green waste• Organic food
How to get the data
• Use your service providers• Check how full your bins are• Estimate densities
Use the data
Do the numbers make sense?What do they tell you?
Resource Efficiency Indicators
What do we require?
• Business specific indicator• Related to baseline data (whole
site)• Comparison to:
– Industry standard (where available)
•Enter indicator and level of activity online
•Attach additional information if required
What are they and why use them?
• Give resource consumption some perspective• A link to business activity eg key input or output
water use (kL) product (kg) efficiency kg/kL
Resource Efficiency Indicators
• Examples– kWhr electricity used / Kg of pet food produced– ML water consumed / tonne of paper
manufactured– L of diesel consumed / container unloaded (port
operation)– kg of solid waste / m2 floor space (commercial
premise)– L of water / litre of milk processed
Milk processing
Industry standards
Sources• Industry peak bodies• Water corporations• EREP relationship manager• EREP toolkit module 5
Comparison• Note what factors affect your efficiency (eg
product mix)
Major Resource Using and Waste Generating Activities
What do we require?
1. List and description of activities that use energy and water or generate waste
2. Supporting documentation to show thoroughness of assessment:a) Site plan(s)b) Resource flow diagram(s)c) Mass balance calculation(s)
• Submit in any format – upload to online site
1. Description of Activities
Provides context in relation to:– Complexity of site
– Resource efficiency opportunities that may be applicable
– Level of analysis applied to opportunities and actions identification
What must be provided?
A list and description of all activities on site across areas such as:– Production– Heating and cooling– Packaging and Storage– Wastewater treatment
Must provide detail on sub processes within an activity:– Product rinsing– Pasteurisation– Dyeing– Product conveyancing– Clean in place equipment
Where can I get it?
• Sites Maps• Process flow diagrams• Consultant reports• Site walkthrough• Engage Staff
Examples of major resource using and waste generating activities
WasteWaterEnergy
Wastewater treatment
Cooling TowersCompressorsServices
Chemicals/product lost in cleaning
Lubrication/seal water
LightingEquipment
Packaging wasteProcess waterProcess heating/ cooling
Process
Product changeoverCleaningMovement of materials at site
Task
2.a) Site Map
• Visual Representation of key site activities• Can assist with opportunities identification
related to geographical layout
• Upload online
2.b) Resource Flow diagrams
What is it?• a map or diagram that shows resource flows
across all activities at your site, including – resource inputs, – product and waste outputs, and – recycling loops.
• Submit in any format online
Simple Process Flow Diagram
Resource Flow Diagram for meat plant
Source: Meat and Livestock Australia (2002), Eco-efficiency manual for meat processing
2.c) Mass and Energy Balances
Why is it important?• Identifies unaccounted for water/energy use and
opportunities to capture resources for other uses
• Identify areas requiring more detailed tracking
• Must provide detail on sub processes within an activity
• Key part of process of identifying opportunities for improvement
Mass and Energy Balance
sum (Individual activity resources /wastes) = Total resources/wastes
sum(inputs) = sum(outputs)
What level of detail is required?
• Appropriate to complexity of business
• Progress from total site usage to individual processes, equipment and procedures
• Approach to Balance
– Must cover at least 80% of activities on site
– ±5% accuracy or as close as practical
• Send to us for review to ensure it meets EREP requirements
Questions to ask before you start
• What is the relationship between inputs and outputs?
• What factors influence the resource use and waste generation
profile of the activity?
• How are the inputs and outputs monitored?
• Optimum resource requirements for activity
• Hours and frequency of operation
Calculating Mass and Energy Balances
• Start with existing balances & use resource flow diagram as a guide
• Tabulate input and output streams by:– total usage/generation
– Composition i.e. fat/protein/sugar content, ingredient conc.
– Temperature
– Pressure etc
Information required for a Mass balance
• Use monitoring data
�Weighing and inspecting bins�Recording daily waste levels from a production line or process�Testing to determine the moisture or solids content for a waste
Solid, liquid and prescribed waste profiles
�Raw materials, chemicals, etc�Daily or weekly basis
Yield management and product loss
�4 week monitoring data a minimum�Seasonality of production may require different timeframes
Metering, datalogging and submetering
Estimating resource use and waste generation
• Use data based on engineering calculations:
– Estimated usage: frequency, duration, etc
– Equipment manufacturer specifications
– Log sheets
– Online monitoring: SCADA, MMS, PLC
What are we looking for?
• Undertake all balances in an integrated manner
– Balance the energy, water and waste for each activity
• Confirm it is accurate as practical
– Adopt an iterative approach
– Include relevant individual activity estimations
• If it does not balance
– Check you are including all activities
– Monitor meters in more detail to identify leakage
Resource Flow Diagram/Mass Balances
Source: Environment Canada (2001), Pollution Prevention Planning Handbook
Mass Balance
Source: Meat and Livestock Australia (2002), Eco-efficiency manual for meat processing
Uploading your Mass Balance
• Tabular or diagrammatic format
• Mass balance software include…– CadSim
– e!sankey software
– Sankey Helper v2.1 (Excel based)
– Sankey Editor 3.0
– Lifecycle Assessment Software
Discussion: Reviewing a water balance for a dairy
A dairy has had a large increase in water usage, and is trying to identify the cause– A water balance is prepared but does not balance
Site Information:– Milk production
– 24/7 operations, 350 days/year
– 100 staff
– Total annual water use: 85 ML
– Total annual product dispatched: 700 ML of bottled milk
Process Flow Overview
Milk Delivery area Wheel Wash
Milk Silo
Milk Pasteurization
Filling Hall
Cleaning - CIP
Delivery
Bottle Washing
Mains Water
Raw Milk
Floor washing
Water Balance
Area Activity Water use (kL)
Daily Frequency
Daily water use
Annual water use
Milk Delivery
Wheel Wash
0.5 10 5 kL 1750
CIP 2 2 4 kL 1400 Bottle Washing
0.001 200,000 200 kL 70,000 Milk processing
Floor washing
1 2 2 kL 700
Domestic usage
Toilets 0.006 300 1.8 kL 630
Total 74,480
kL
85 ML - 74.5 ML = Shortfall of almost 10 ML
Discussion
Discuss:
1. Possible reasons the desktop exercise has not balanced
2. What could be done to address unaccounted for water?
3. What areas could be major opportunities for water saving?
Opportunity Identification
What do we require and why
• Identify and assess opportunities to improve resource efficiency.
• Each major resource using and waste generating activity must be examined.
• Things to consider ??• Sufficient information about why opportunities
were developed OR delayed ?
Possible approaches
• Start with broad/open minded approach.
• Use of mass balances and resource flow diagrams to find opportunities.
• The process needs to be what best suits each site.
• Data analysis, site walkthroughs.
• Develop Continuous Improvement Techniques.
A Useful Model
Who to involve
• Who are best people to do this ??
• Broad cross-section of management and operational staff.
• Skilled and committed people.
• Why have different people involved??
• Need people with influence across the operation.
What to look for
• Management Opportunities
• Technical Opportunities
• Investment Based Opportunities
• Existing Opportunities based on EEO
Assessment and/or WaterMAP.
Opportunities to Actions
What do we require
• Supporting documentation– Demonstrate list is appropriate– Process for identifying and evaluating actions– Payback calculations– Action prioritisation & timeframes for implementation
• Examples of appropriate documentation:– Audit reports– Site assessments– Project feasibility reports
• Submit in any format – upload to online site
Opportunities to actions
• Group the opportunities• What processes do they relate to• Define actual action(s)• Look at all the impacts to your business• Is it possible?• Who needs to be involved to further
evaluate?
Opportunities to actions
Opportunity:1. Replace inefficient fixtures
Actions:1. Install flow restrictors2. Update maintenance plan to include efficient light
bulbs3. Include water and energy efficiency standards in
organisation’s purchasing policy4. Communicate new policies and procedures to staff
EREP Action Plan Template
Calculating payback periods
EREP Requirements
• Simple payback model
• Easy to calculate• Transparent• Ensures consistency across all sites
Initial investment ($)Payback period (years) =
Net annual savings ($ per year)
Initial Investment
• Items to include:– Cost of capital assets including installation costs– Cost of alterations to existing capital assets– Site recoupment or repair costs– Consultancy fees specific to the project
• Specifically exclude:– Consultancy fees for site audits
NB This is the cost to your business. External funding received should be deducted from initial
investment
Net Annual Savings
• Energy savings/costs– Consider carbon impacts
• Water savings/costs– True cost of water
Conservative cost of water for a typical metal finishing operation = $5.40 per kL
Maintenance $1.00
Treatment $1.97
Purification $0.15Potable water $0.87
Sludge $0.87
Trade waste $1.00
Net Annual Savings
• Waste savings/costs– Disposal costs
• Include ‘hidden’ costs– Raw materials wasted– Labour time wasted– Process time wasted– Maintenance – Compliance cost– Legal cost – Public image– Remediation– etc
Case study
• Installed a gutter guard• The gutter guard, cost
$425• This saved approximately
$59,800/yr in raw materials alone
• Reduced meat waste by about 69,000 kg
Net Annual Savings
• Broader business impacts:– OH&S– raw materials– process reliability / downtime– production levels / productivity– staff retention and motivation
• Operating grants or subsidies– to be included in annual savings
Simple payback example
Installing hand driers to replace paper towelsInitial InvestmentPurchase and installation $20,400Net annual savingsReduced cost of paper towel $16,000/yrReduced cost of disposal $300/yrReduced bathroom servicing costs $500/yrLess increased electricity costs ($1,100/yr)Net annual savings $15,700/yr
Payback period ($20,400/$15,700) 1.3 years
Case Study/Activity
• Meat Processing Plant - Fitting efficient spray nozzles – Hoses can account for up to 50% of water use
eg boot and apron washing, plant wash down, carcase washing
– Improve technology for nozzle efficiency– Flowrate increases over time as nozzles degrade– Improved spray nozzle selection and maintenance
delivers about 20% reduction in water
Adapted from: Eco-Efficiency Manual for Meat Processing (2002)
Simple payback activity
Initial investmentNew spray nozzlesInstallationDisposal of old spray nozzlesStaff awareness/training
Cost per spray nozzle $150Total number of nozzles on site 100
Initial investment (all nozzles) $15,000
Simple payback activity
Initial investment (100 nozzles) $15,000
Net annual savings:Water reduction of 5000kL / yearIncreased maintenance cost $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kL
Payback ($15,000/$5,000) 3 yearsSavings = $5,000 + $5,000 - $5,000 = $5,000
(water)+(trade waste)-(maintenance)
Simple payback activity
Net annual savings:Water reduction of 5000kL / year1000kL of this is hot waterIncreased maintenance cost $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kLEnergy cost to heat water $4 / kL
Payback ($15,000/$9,000) 1.7 years
Simple payback activity
Initial investment (50 nozzles) $7,500Net annual savings:
Water reduction of 80% of 5000kL / year1000kL / year hot waterIncreased maintenance cost 80% of $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kLEnergy cost to heat water $4 / kL
Payback ($7,500/$8,000) 0.9 yearsSavings = $4,000 + $4,000 + $4,000 - $4,000
Update the plan
Prioritising
• Must implement all actions with 3 year or better payback
• Which actions are the highest priority?– Multi-criteria assessment
• When to implement?
How to undertake MCA?
1. Set assessment criteria
2. Weight criteria
3. Rank each action
4. Produce Total Priority Score
5. Prioritise actions with highest scores
Multi criteria analysis
Action Description
Overall Resources
Ranking
Overall Waste
RankingGHG-e
Ranking
Payback Period
RankingEmployee
SatisfactionCorporate
ImageOverall
Ranking
Other benefits/
risksTarget 10%
Weighting 15 10 5 45 15 10 100Reduction in 'w aiting for CIP' dow ntimeLow risk of product spoilage
Repair leaking steam traps and f ittings 3.3 - 0.35 45 3 0 51.6
Reduction in OH&S risk
Replace all 36W fluorescent lights in production areas w ith 28W lights 1 0 0.17 5 3 3 12.4
Replace cooling tow ers w ith combination cooling tow er and air cooler 3.9 0.7 0.32 -23 0 3 -15.3
New technology has reduced likelihood of legionella
Reduce CIP pre-rinse times for silos and lines on CIP Set #1 4.9 3.4 0.02 45 5 0 58.3
Scheduling and assigning actions
• Scheduling might consider:– Routine maintenance– Plant shutdowns– Budget cycles– Resource availability
• Assign responsibility
Completed action plan
Monitoring
What do we require
• A documented action monitoring process that
covers:– Person responsible for review of plan– Dates for review– Dates for reporting to EPA – Procedure for delayed or disrupted
implementation of actions
Recap
EREP requirements include:Baseline Data
Resource Efficiency Indicators
Assessment of Major Activities
Identification of Opportunities
Action List including pay-back information, priority of actions responsibility for implementation
Monitoring Procedures
Opportunities to Actions
What do we require
• Supporting documentation– Demonstrate list is appropriate– Process for identifying and evaluating actions– Payback calculations– Action prioritisation & timeframes for implementation
• Examples of appropriate documentation:– Audit reports– Site assessments– Project feasibility reports
• Submit in any format – upload to online site
Opportunities to actions
• Group the opportunities• What processes do they relate to• Define actual action(s)• Look at all the impacts to your business• Is it possible?• Who needs to be involved to further
evaluate?
Opportunities to actions
Opportunity:1. Replace inefficient fixtures
Actions:1. Install flow restrictors2. Update maintenance plan to include efficient light
bulbs3. Include water and energy efficiency standards in
organisation’s purchasing policy4. Communicate new policies and procedures to staff
EREP Action Plan Template
Calculating payback periods
EREP Requirements
• Simple payback model
• Easy to calculate• Transparent• Ensures consistency across all sites
Initial investment ($)Payback period (years) =
Net annual savings ($ per year)
Initial Investment
• Items to include:– Cost of capital assets including installation costs– Cost of alterations to existing capital assets– Site recoupment or repair costs– Consultancy fees specific to the project
• Specifically exclude:– Consultancy fees for site audits
NB This is the cost to your business. External funding received should be deducted from initial
investment
Net Annual Savings
• Energy savings/costs– Consider carbon impacts
• Water savings/costs– True cost of water
Conservative cost of water for a typical metal finishing operation = $5.40 per kL
Maintenance $1.00
Treatment $1.97
Purification $0.15Potable water $0.87
Sludge $0.87
Trade waste $1.00
Net Annual Savings
• Waste savings/costs– Disposal costs
• Include ‘hidden’ costs– Raw materials wasted– Labour time wasted– Process time wasted– Maintenance – Compliance cost– Legal cost – Public image– Remediation– etc
Case study
• Installed a gutter guard• The gutter guard, cost
$425• This saved approximately
$59,800/yr in raw materials alone
• Reduced meat waste by about 69,000 kg
Net Annual Savings
• Broader business impacts:– OH&S– raw materials– process reliability / downtime– production levels / productivity– staff retention and motivation
• Operating grants or subsidies– to be included in annual savings
Simple payback example
Installing hand driers to replace paper towelsInitial InvestmentPurchase and installation $20,400Net annual savingsReduced cost of paper towel $16,000/yrReduced cost of disposal $300/yrReduced bathroom servicing costs $500/yrLess increased electricity costs ($1,100/yr)Net annual savings $15,700/yr
Payback period ($20,400/$15,700) 1.3 years
Case Study/Activity
• Meat Processing Plant - Fitting efficient spray nozzles – Hoses can account for up to 50% of water use
eg boot and apron washing, plant wash down, carcase washing
– Improve technology for nozzle efficiency– Flowrate increases over time as nozzles degrade– Improved spray nozzle selection and maintenance
delivers about 20% reduction in water
Adapted from: Eco-Efficiency Manual for Meat Processing (2002)
Simple payback activity
Initial investmentNew spray nozzlesInstallationDisposal of old spray nozzlesStaff awareness/training
Cost per spray nozzle $150Total number of nozzles on site 100
Initial investment (all nozzles) $15,000
Simple payback activity
Initial investment (100 nozzles) $15,000
Net annual savings:Water reduction of 5000kL / yearIncreased maintenance cost $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kL
Payback ($15,000/$5,000) 3 yearsSavings = $5,000 + $5,000 - $5,000 = $5,000
(water)+(trade waste)-(maintenance)
Simple payback activity
Net annual savings:Water reduction of 5000kL / year1000kL of this is hot waterIncreased maintenance cost $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kLEnergy cost to heat water $4 / kL
Payback ($15,000/$9,000) 1.7 years
Simple payback activity
Initial investment (50 nozzles) $7,500Net annual savings:
Water reduction of 80% of 5000kL / year1000kL / year hot waterIncreased maintenance cost 80% of $5,000 / yearCost of water $1 / kLCost of trade waste $1 / kLEnergy cost to heat water $4 / kL
Payback ($7,500/$8,000) 0.9 yearsSavings = $4,000 + $4,000 + $4,000 - $4,000
Update the plan
Prioritising
• Must implement all actions with 3 year or better payback
• Which actions are the highest priority?– Multi-criteria assessment
• When to implement?
How to undertake MCA?
1. Set assessment criteria
2. Weight criteria
3. Rank each action
4. Produce Total Priority Score
5. Prioritise actions with highest scores
Multi criteria analysis
Action Description
Overall Resources
Ranking
Overall Waste
RankingGHG-e
Ranking
Payback Period
RankingEmployee
SatisfactionCorporate
ImageOverall
Ranking
Other benefits/
risksTarget 10%
Weighting 15 10 5 45 15 10 100Reduction in 'w aiting for CIP' dow ntimeLow risk of product spoilage
Repair leaking steam traps and f ittings 3.3 - 0.35 45 3 0 51.6
Reduction in OH&S risk
Replace all 36W fluorescent lights in production areas w ith 28W lights 1 0 0.17 5 3 3 12.4
Replace cooling tow ers w ith combination cooling tow er and air cooler 3.9 0.7 0.32 -23 0 3 -15.3
New technology has reduced likelihood of legionella
Reduce CIP pre-rinse times for silos and lines on CIP Set #1 4.9 3.4 0.02 45 5 0 58.3
Scheduling and assigning actions
• Scheduling might consider:– Routine maintenance– Plant shutdowns– Budget cycles– Resource availability
• Assign responsibility– Who will implement each action?
Update the plan
Completed action plan
Monitoring
What do we require
• A documented action monitoring process that
covers:– Person responsible for review of plan– Dates for review– Dates for reporting to EPA – Procedure for delayed or disrupted
implementation of actions
Recap
EREP requirements include:Baseline Data
Resource Efficiency Indicators
Assessment of Major Activities
Identification of Opportunities
Action List including pay-back information, priority of actions responsibility for implementation
Monitoring Procedures
Reporting –2009 onwards
Reporting –What do we require
• Report annually • Report must include:
– Energy and water consumption and waste production for the period
– Actions that are fully implemented– Actions partially implemented– Costs of implementing actions– Energy, water and waste efficiency gains
made– Financial savings achieved
Reporting
• Flexibility around reporting timeframe
• Use of NGERS• Efficiency Indicators
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Life Cycle Management (LCM) is an integrated concept to assist in businesses managing the total life cycle of products and services towards more sustainable consumption and production patterns.
EPA’s Life Cycle Unit (LCU)
LCU Supports Life Cycle Approaches:– to develop business/product/service knowledge– to avoid burden shifting (holistic environmental
management) – to assist clients achieve their strategic objectives
across their business operations – Integrate and balance environmental, economic
and social factors in decision–making
HazWaste Fund
• Introduced in January 2007 by the Victorian
Government
– Increased landfill levy to set a market price that
makes avoidance, reuse and recycling options
more financially attractive to industry
– Landfill levy reinvested back into industry
– Additional policy and regulatory drivers to divert
waste from landfill
HazWaste Fund
• Sites with Hazardous or Prescribed Industrial Waste will be contacted with an invitation to work with the EPA on HazWaste reduction projects
• EREP sites may apply for support for activities that go beyond the minimum level of compliance for EREP
HazWaste Fund
Example Activities
• Advanced literature review of hazardous waste
• Detailed sampling and analysis of hazardous waste streams
• Trials of new equipment or processes
• External waste or process specific expertise
• Life-cycle costing of waste streams
Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans (EREP)
