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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Responses given when asked, “If there were recycling facilities, would you recycle your waste?” (n=656)

Outcomes of Attitudinal Survey

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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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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.