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Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007

Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007. Aims. Resource v waste Purchasing and waste disposal What have we done? Lessons learnt What’s next?. Resource v waste. There are opportunities to consider environmental and social factors

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Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007

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  1. Case Study:University of SouthamptonDr Neil SmithEnvironment Manager20th November 2007

  2. Aims • Resource v waste • Purchasing and waste disposal • What have we done? • Lessons learnt • What’s next?

  3. Resource v waste There are opportunities to consider environmental and social factors at all stages of the procurement cycle…. Design & specification Supplier selection Identification of need Whole Life Costs Evaluating tenders Feedback Contract management

  4. Legislation Policy informed by legislation: • Environmental Protection Act 1990 • Waste management licensing Regulations 1994 • "waste" is "...any substance or object…which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard.“ But… • Exemptions (paragraphs 50 (WEEE) & 51 (lamps)) • Hazardous waste Regulations 2005 • WEEE Regulations 2006 • “the prevention of WEEE and in addition, the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce the disposal of waste”. • RoHS Regulations 2006 • Ozone-depleting substances Regulations 2006 • Data protection act 1998 • You should ensure that all information is erased if it is no longer required for business purposes.

  5. Who’s involved Purchasing • Procurement team (>20k) • ISS • Departments – devolved budgets Disposal • E&F one-stop-shop • Waste contractors • Waste Services (UK) Ltd • Fridges/freezers (Light Brothers) • WEEE (Seekit) • Fluorescent tubes (Bakersfield) • Recommit • Bell Microsystems

  6. Who’s involved • Buildings • Decant • IT infrastructure • EEE • Contractors Pre-design Design & procurement Pre-construction Post-construction Construction

  7. EEE Procurement Three year EAUC sustainable procurement project with the aim of changing staff, students and suppliers attitudes to purchasing Supplier selection • Environment policy • Environmental management system • Training • Prosecution • Environmental improvements • WEEE/RoHS

  8. EEE Procurement Product selection • Cost • Charging structure, eg fluorescent lamps • Quality • Durability • Maintenance • Recycled content • Hazardous components (RoHS) • Energy use • Take back system • Packaging • Disposal

  9. WEEE Disposal WEEE policy: • Central waste management • E&F website • Write off equipment (>£100) • Secure storage • Competent contractors

  10. WEEE disposal Contractor selection • Cost • Secure data destruction • Environment policy • Environmental management system • Registered carrier • Waste management licence(s) • Hazardous waste registration • ICER registered • Reused v recycled • Audit trail • Data supplied • Distance to site • Collection service

  11. WEEE disposal

  12. WEEE costs

  13. WEEE disposal • 45p per tube (disposal) • 15p per tube (up front) • But…..

  14. Communication • E&F waste management guide • Sustainable development website • Bulletin • Sustainable procurement workshops • Purchasing Fair • Procurement newsletter • Talks, eg ISS • Carbon management programme & website • Environmental champions

  15. Lessons learnt • Keep contractors under review • Packaging! • Purchasing is key • Changing buying behaviour will take time • Equipment ‘loan’ v waste • Central control of waste • Product v service (or what suppliers say and what they do)

  16. What’s next? • Sustainable procurement project • Work with suppliers & contractors - Discuss pricing! • Collection centre? • New finance system • ISS Green computing? Sign up to Green Computing Charter: • When purchasing new IT equipment, choose energy-saving devices that have been manufactured in an environmentally conscious fashion. • Dispose of old hardware responsibly, send old PCs to be reconditioned and recycled. • Sustainable resource & waste strategy • Keep WEEE disposal contracts under review (take back options) • New waste contract (2008+) • Better data • Capital programme & IT infrastructure • More communication • Environmental champions

  17. Sources of information • EAUC www.eauc.org.uk/weee_regulations_insight_guide • Netregs www.netregs.gov.uk • Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) www.berr.gov.uk/innovation/sustainability/weee/page30269.html • Higher Education WEEE National Working Group: http://weee.procureweb.ac.uk/guidance.html • Canny buyer www.cannybuyer.com/index.shtml • Defra www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/index.htm

  18. Review • Resource v waste management • Purchasing and waste disposal • What have we done? • Lessons learnt • What’s next

  19. Any questions? Contact: Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager nfs@soton.ac.uk http://www.soton.ac.uk/susdev/

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