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Waste Management & Recycling
Estates Management
Mark Lindsay, Senior Contracts Surveyor
Andy Baillie, Cleaning Services Manager
Alan Gray, Procurement Manager, UPS
Brian Menzies, EnviroCentre
Agenda1. Introductions & purpose of session
2. Proposed Waste Management contract
3. Summary of work undertaken to date
4. Waste streams and recycling targets
5. Questions and discussion
Social
Economic
Environmental
Sustainable Development
Proposed Waste Management Tender
• Current spend £250K - £300K per annum
• Proposed ‘composite’ approach where feasible
(Wide variety of existing ‘arrangements’ & contracts)
• Consultation processes:
Departmental Customers
Suppliers
• Timescale: 4-6 months for tendering process
• 2-year contract with extension options
Update on Sustainable Development Policy (Waste)
Policy Targets:
• Promote measures to minimise waste within the University• Enhance employee awareness• Promote reuse and recycling• Set clear targets for recycling and waste• Develop a University waste management strategy.• Implement institution wide recycling schemes
Forward Objectives:
• Production of a University waste management policy and implementation plan• Develop and implement an integrated waste management system• Roll out paper recycling services• Roll out recycling services for bottles and cans
Sustainable Development (Environmental Focus)
Reducing carbon footprints
Social inclusion
Cost effective management
Biodiversity management
High quality environment
Reducing & recovering waste
Energy - Improving building
performance
Sustainable and ethical
procurementEnhance habitats
Overarching SD Policy: Key Factors
Stakeholder engagement & participation
Waste audit reviewFindings
• Review of sustainable development waste policy• Annual waste costs £250K- £300K• Waste matrix identified 28 waste streams• Landfill tax will increase costs• Various ‘arrangements’ and contracts in place• Waste practices currently fragmented
Forward actions
• Top level University policy document required• Develop University green web page• Identify recovery levels for waste streams• Feedback from University departments on waste streams• Implement an integrated waste system• Communicate process and procedures for waste
Waste Audit Review
WEEE (Waste Electrical Electronic
Equipment) e.g.
PCs, lamps
Hazardous (special
wastes) e.g. oils, chemicals
etc
General, mixed
commercial waste
Glasgow City Council contract – currently
recycles 16% of all commercial/domestic waste
Various contracts
– high level of
recovery
Energy recovery
is typical route
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Academic staff Support staff Students living oncampus
students living offcampus
Target groups
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Responses given when asked, “If there were recycling facilities, would you recycle your waste?” (n=656)
Outcomes of Attitudinal Survey
29
113
65
65
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Academic staff (on-line)
Support staff (on-line)
Support staff (off-line)
Students living on campus (on-line)
Students living off campus (on-line)
Breakdown of questionnaire respondents (n=656)
Outcomes of Attitudinal Survey
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Support staff Studentsliving oncampus
studentsliving offcampus
Target group
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Building specific
Central
Preference - a central recycling facility or a building specific facility (n=656)
Outcomes of Attitudinal Survey
Approach to recycling waste: Future Proposals
We propose segregated (separate) collection for:
• Paper
• Cardboard
• Cans
• Plastic
• Glass
• Set targets and monthly reporting
We propose to provide facilities:
• On each floor of every building, properly signposted
• Instead of per building or clusters of buildings
Other Wastes – Future Proposals
Issues for Departments:
• WEEE
• Chemicals, oils
• Other wastes
We propose to provide the following facilities to assist:
• A recycling guidance book
• On-line resource guiding people on the dos and don’ts via Estates green page
• University Green Page
Areas for Development
• Appointment of dedicated personnel• Incentives for departmental co-operation• Weighing system• KPIs• Improve current recycling practices• Improve communication • Departmental champions to be identified• Set clear targets
Waste Streams
Daily Waste (municipal) 286,000 litres Weekly
Cardboard 500 kilos Weekly
Computers 25 tonnes Last Year
Paper 12,100 litres Weekly
Pilot Schemes
Andersonian Library
30 Hexagonal recycling bins were left in strategic positions throughout the library. Information was given to users of the library regarding what was to be placed in these bins (plastic bottles, food wrappers, paper, cans).
The building was monitored over a ten week period by cleaning staff. Approximately 16,000 litres where removed and sent for recycling.
Scottish Government Targets
• £7.5M is to be invested in community recycling projects over the next three years
• Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead proposing various new targets for recycling or composting of municipal waste:
40% by 2010 50% by 2013 60% by 2020
Feedback, Questions, etc.