1. Waste Management & Recycling
Estates Management
Mark Lindsay, Senior Contracts Surveyor
Andy Baillie, Cleaning Services Manager
Alan Gray, Procurement Manager, UPS
Brian Menzies, EnviroCentre
2. Agenda
1. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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 procurement
Enhance habitats
Overarching SD Policy: Key
Factors
Stakeholder engagement
& participation
6. Waste audit review
Findings
• 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
7. 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
9. 29
113
65
65
384
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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. Waste Streams
Daily Waste (municipal) 286,000 litres Weekly
Cardboard 500 kilos Weekly
Computers 25 tonnes Last Year
Paper 12,100 litres Weekly
15. 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.
16. 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
This morning I intend to update you on the work that has been progressed this year within the area of Waste Management. My presentation will cover the topics outlined
Environ Centre were commissioned to undertake an audit of the University waste streams and to review the sustainable development policy for waste
The audit has identified that in fact the university is currently engaged in significant areas of recycling although this is fragmented and would benefit from an integrated approach to better managing waste
The annual costs on waste are currently £250k and this will increase year on year due to land fill tax increases.
It is important the the University engages with this and implements and integrated approach to managing its waste streams.
At present 28 waste streams have been identified and processes are in place to deal with these. Estates will develop a green page and publish this information shortly.
In order to deal with this an integrated waste system should be implemented with recovery levels set out. Improved communication is necessary across the university regarding all waste issues
Estates Management engaged External consultants Enviro Centre to undertake a waste audit on all of the current Waste practices and to review the Sustainability policy statement on Waste.
This exercise has been concluded and the policy statement has been completed and submitted to the University Sustainability group for consultation
The key issues in the policy statement are to develop a University Waste Management Strategy. The strategy should set clear goals and targets and in terms of contract. recycling rates this will be achieved by setting up and integrated This area is currently under development at the moment
Promotion of waste management is necessary to all University departments in order to improve staff and student awareness on this issue In order to achieve this Estates have commenced stake holder engagement meetings with internal departments
Recycling within the Campus requires to be further developed to improve on what is currently available
Environ Centre were commissioned to undertake an audit of the University waste streams and to review the sustainable development policy for waste
The audit has identified that in fact the university is currently engaged in significant areas of recycling although this is fragmented and would benefit from an integrated approach to better managing waste
The annual costs on waste are currently £250k and this will increase year on year due to land fill tax increases.
It is important the the University engages with this and implements and integrated approach to managing its waste streams.
At present 28 waste streams have been identified and processes are in place to deal with these. Estates will develop a green page and publish this information shortly.
In order to deal with this an integrated waste system should be implemented with recovery levels set out. Improved communication is necessary across the university regarding all waste issues
This chart indicates the current flow of the significant waste streams. This will change in the future via the integrated contract approach by packaging waste streams together.
An attitudinal survey was carried out by Envirocentre within the University 3500 people viewed the information and 656 staff and students responded
The chart shows the break down of who responded to this
The output from the attitudinal survey also confirmed that building specific recycling stations is the preferred option in order to move forward
In order to assist with development of this we recommend that the following issues are actioned in support of the Waste Management agenda
Dedicated staff for recycling and monitoring the contract performance, and to improve daily dialogue with University departments on waste issues
Incentives to departments to minimise waste charges perhaps being applied for sin bins
The contract must be able to weigh outputs and report back weekly targets
The contract will have KPs set so that we can monitor progress
Improve recycling practices and communication
Departmental champions required
and finally clear targets to be set