‘ E-Waste Our Shared Dilemma ‘

Mike Pearce, Procurement Contracts Officer, MCIPS

Finance Services

11 July 2007

INTRODUCTION

3 Campuses (Streatham & St.Lukes in

Exeter, Devon and Tremough @ Penryn,

in Cornwall)

12 Academic Schools

Professional Services

University College Falmouth (an affiliated

College)

PROCUREMENT INFLUENCES

Communication

Waste Matters – Environmental Seminar

Sustainability Committees’

Appointment of Sustainability Adviser

WEEE ‘round-up’s’ (2006)

Tender clause

Contract Waste / Recycling Solution

WEEE RECYCLING / RE-USEMAY 2005 - JUNE 2007

• Estimated weight collected x (117

pallets) IT equipment = 26365Kgs

• Recycling = 2438Kgs

• Re-Use / Re-Engineered = 23927kgs

OBJECTIVES

• Procurement Strategy of how we intend or propose to comply with the WEEE Regulations

• WEEE Audit• Partnering

Arrangements• Reduction in Carbon

Footprint / Co2 emissions

• Advantages / Quick Wins

• Lease / Rental IT Equipment UoP

WEEE AUDIT

No Central Asset Register

Audit initially based on identifying

historical E-Waste by function and

weight

Unique id and estimation of weight, cost

of disposal and life span of each item

Identification of the Producer

PARTNERING

To work with Re-Commit for recycling /

re-use of IT equipment only

To work with CKS with Biffa through our

‘One-Stop Shop’ Waste / Recycling

agreement (incurring possible on-cost)

To work with CKS through the WRN for

recycling / re-use of historical E-Waste

CARBON FOOTPRINT

Carbon Dioxide Emissions = 26,000

tonnes per annum (2006) based on Fuel,

Water, Electricity, Travel and Waste.

Source: Higher Education Carbon

Management Plan 2007-2017 (1st Draft)

CARBON FOOTPRINT

Existing provider Re-Commit (Salisbury)

and CKS (Cinderford) both South-West

companies providing;-

“A fully accredited and compliant

e-waste service ”

ADVANTAGES

• Pre-negotiated rates based on average

number of units per pallet

• Delivered rate (by University transport)

• Collected rate (by CKS)

QUICK WINS

Data erasure to Industry standards

Comprehensive Managed Service

(Trust, Transparency & Confidentiality)

Accreditation & Compliant

Highly trained professionals

Agreed % return of net realised value

Quality Customer Service

Please contact me for any further information

required @:

University of Exeter

The Old Library, Prince of Wales Road

Exeter, EX4 4SB

T; (01392) 263672 F; (01392) 263631

Email; M.J.Pearce@exeter.ac.uk

http://www.ex.ac.uk

ANY QUESTIONS

THANK YOU

ABBREVIATIONS

WRN = WEEE Recycling Network CKS = Cinderford, c/o

Contact details;-

Lorie Randall, Managing Director

Tel; 07973 969822

E-mail; lsr@darp3.com