Business Impact on the Environment:

Mitigation through Resource Efficiency

Roger Wilson

Noise & Other Nuisance

Releases to air

Discharge to WaterDischarge to Sewer

Nuisance

Ground Contamination:

Solid Waste:

The UK Government Industry and businesses

You, personally Your local community

1. No influence 11 10 26 17 2. A little influence 13 17 45 40 3. Some influence 21 21 21 29 4. A large influence 52 50 7 12Don't Know 3 3 1 3

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How concerned are you about the impact of Climate Change in the UK?

National Research

European Commission Data …

“… raise concerns that householders can do little to save the environment.

Instead, big companies need to cut their carbon dioxide emissions if climate change is to be halted.”

Solutions to Climate Change Adapt to changes

New products New processes New lifestyles

Mitigate the causes Consume less Be more efficient Change our behaviour

Solutions? Adapt to changes

New products New processes New lifestyles

Mitigate the causes Consume less Be more efficient Change our behaviour

Government Action To change our behaviour

Legislation Taxation Support

Trends in Environmental Legislation Dilution is the solution to pollution

(up to 1970s)

Treatment is the solution to pollution (1980s)

Prevention is the solution to pollution (1990s)

Producer responsibility is the solution to pollution (2000s)

Noise & Other NuisanceEPA Part III ‘90COPA ‘74

Releases to airEPA ‘90PPCA ‘99Clean Air Act ‘93

Discharge to WaterWRA ‘91Oil Storage RegsAnti-Pollution Works Regs

Discharge to SewerWater Ind Act ‘91

NuisanceEPA Part III ‘90

Ground Contamination: EPA Part IIA ‘90Cont Land Regs ‘00

Solid Waste: EPA Part II ‘90EP (DoC) Regs ‘91

Waste

18%

16%17%

4%

7%

12%

8%18%

Agriculture

I ndustry

Demolition &ConstructionCommercial

Household

Dredged Spoils

Sewage Sludge

Mining &Quarrying

Site Waste Management Plans Voluntary Code of Practice launched July 2004 Incorporated into Clean Neighbourhoods &

Environment Act 2005, Part 5 Chapter 3 Section 54 Required by some LAs under planning process Formal consultation 2 April until 9 July 2007 Parliamentary process after consultation Expected to come into force – 6 April 2008 Mandatory, but expected to be self regulatory

SWMPs & Construction Process

NewbuildRefurbishment

Refurbishment

Demolition Protocol

Planning

Design out waste

Recycled content

ContractsContractorsMaterials

Plan to Avoid This!

Poor housekeepingPoor risk management• Health & Safety • EnvironmentPoor financial control

Landfill TaxYear(s) Active Waste

£/tonneInactive Waste

£/tonne

96-99 7 2

99-00 10 2

00-01 11 2

01-02 12 2

02-03 13 2

03-04 14 2

04-05 15 2

05-06 18 2

06-07 21 2

07-08 24 2

08-09 32 2.50

What is Envirowise? Government Programme est.1994 FREE & CONFIDENTIAL

help for all businesses Promotes better environmental

practices that reduce business costs through a focus on Resource Efficiency

Shows that environmental improvements can actually Save Money

Reduce – Re-use – Recycle Waste Management Legal Advice

Resource Efficiency

Making the most of available resources:

raw materials, water, energy, equipment, fixed assets

Thereby reducing waste and increasing profitability of industry & commerce

Waste Hierarchy Eliminate Reduce Re-use Recover

Recycle Energy Compost

Dispose Treat & dispose

Highest Priority

Lowest Priority

Industry SectorsCeramicsElectronicsEngineeringFood & DrinkFoundriesFurnitureGlassConstruction

Metal FinishingPaper & BoardPlasticsPrintingRetail Supply ChainSpeciality ChemicalsTextilesCommerce

Average 4% of turnover for manufacturing.

Up to 15% of project cost for construction.

True Cost of Waste

Waste Disposal Costs & Taxes

Poor Quality/DamagedRaw Materials

Energy, Water & Labour Costs & Taxes

Time ManagingMaterials, Rework& Waste

Poor Work & Rework

Wasted Raw & ConsumableMaterials

Design Driven Waste

True Cost of Waste

Rules of Thumb SavingsYear-on-year savings:

Manufacturing 1% of turnover or £1000/employee

Envirowise Services Helpline Publications Workshops & seminars Website & e newsletters Site visits to businesses Water Technology List Support for BSOs, RECs & SCPs Signposting to local services FREE & CONFIDENTIAL

Helpline Freephone 0800 585 794

Any environmental or resource efficiency question

2 hours free specialist advice Signposting to other sources of

information - especially local Requests for publications Requests for visits

www.envirowise.gov.uk News Events Publications Interactive Helpline pages Regional information pages REC map and information Email notification of what’s new Links to other sites

Free Site Visits to Companies

• Counselling Visit - Specific Problems • Legislation• Technology

• designtrack<< Visit• Savings from Smarter Design

• FastTrack Visit• Getting Started on Waste Minimisation

Resource Efficiency in Practice

Commitment to Action

Organisation for Action

Baseline

Options for Improvement

Actions

Monitoring & Review

Dissemination

Preparation

Journey

Scope to SaveCOLUMN 1

Resources and servicesCOLUMN 2Quantity

COLUMN 3Cost per

year £

COLUMN 4Scope to

save%

COLUMN 5Estimate of

scope to save £

COLUMN 6Ranking of

priority(Highest = 1)

Raw materials:First most used Second most used Third most used All other materials

Packaging Ancillary materials Consumables Energy:Electricity Heat for process and space heating e.g. gas and fuel oilVehicle fuel

Water Trade effluent Solid and liquid waste

1 to 5% 1 to 5% 1 to 5% 1 to 5%

10 to 90%

5 to 20%

10 to 30%

5 to 20%10 to 30%

10 to 30%

20 to 80%20 to 80%10 to 50%

Total

Waste Mapping

Boxes, Shrinkwrap& pallets

WaterEnergy

EffluentPeelings / scourings/offcuts

Flavour lossesWaste cleaning materials

EffluentMud Potatoes - green

- undersized- sprouting

Potatoes Chipco Ltd - Process FlowsheetStorage

Washing / Sorting

Energy Scouring/Shaping

FlavouringsCleaning materials

Foil Packaging

OffcutsWater

Waste oilProduct losses

Scrap packagingproduct

Scrap packaging

Energy

OilEnergy

Energy

Slice / Agitate

Fry

Flavour

Boxed

Warehouse

Air Dry Oven

Pack

Air Dry Oven

Salt Water Rinse Salt Water WaterSalt

If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it!

How will you know if you have won?

You cannot Identify options Prioritise options Justify investment Motivate

Gloucestershire RECs North – centred on Tewkesbury South - centred on Stonehouse Contact details

Alex Steele University of Gloucestershire Tel: 01242 714 563 Email: asteele@glos.ac.uk

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Helpline: 0800 585794www.envirowise.gov.uk

Carole Bond, Envirowise SW Regional Support01225 852533

carole@carbon-data.co.uk

Paul Gilbert, Envirowise SW Regional Manager0870 190 3832

Paul.gilbert@Envirowise.gov.uk

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