Case Study University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith
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Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007
Aims è Resource v waste è Purchasing and waste disposal è What have we done? è Lessons learnt è What’s next?
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
Legislation Policy informed by legislation: è è è è Environmental Protection Act 1990 Waste management licensing Regulations 1994 è "waste" is ". . . any substance or object…which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. “ But… è Exemptions (paragraphs 50 (WEEE) & 51 (lamps)) Hazardous waste Regulations 2005 WEEE Regulations 2006 è “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”. Ro. HS Regulations 2006 Ozone-depleting substances Regulations 2006 Data protection act 1998 è You should ensure that all information is erased if it is no longer required for business purposes.
Who’s involved Purchasing è è è Procurement team (>20 k) ISS Departments – devolved budgets Disposal E&F one-stop-shop Waste contractors è Waste Services (UK) Ltd è Fridges/freezers (Light Brothers) è WEEE (Seekit) è Fluorescent tubes (Bakersfield) è Recommit è Bell Microsystems è è
Who’s involved • Buildings • Decant • IT infrastructure • EEE • Contractors Pre-design Design & procurement Pre-construction Post-construction Construction
EEE Procurement Three year EAUC sustainable procurement project with the aim of changing staff, students and suppliers attitudes to purchasing Supplier selection Environment policy è Environmental management system è Training è Prosecution è Environmental improvements è WEEE/Ro. HS è
EEE Procurement Product selection Cost è Charging structure, eg fluorescent lamps è Quality è Durability è Maintenance è Recycled content è Hazardous components (Ro. HS) è Energy use è Take back system è Packaging è Disposal è
WEEE Disposal WEEE policy: è Central waste management è E&F website è Write off equipment (>£ 100) è Secure storage è Competent contractors
WEEE disposal Contractor selection è è è è 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
WEEE disposal
WEEE costs Company 2005/6 2006/7 Waste Services £ 26, 989 £ 2, 883 Recommit £ 11, 546 £ 35, 487 Total £ 38, 535 £ 38, 370
WEEE disposal • 45 p per tube (disposal) • 15 p per tube (up front) • But…. .
Communication è è è è è 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
Lessons learnt Keep contractors under review è Packaging! è Purchasing is key è Changing buying behaviour will take time è Equipment ‘loan’ v waste è Central control of waste è Product v service (or what suppliers say and what they do) è
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: è When purchasing new IT equipment, choose energy-saving devices that have been manufactured in an environmentally conscious fashion. è 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
Sources of information EAUC www. eauc. org. uk/weee_regulations_insight_guide è Netregs www. netregs. gov. uk è Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) è www. berr. gov. uk/innovation/sustainability/weee/page 30269. html Higher Education WEEE National Working Group: http: //weee. procureweb. ac. uk/guidance. html è Canny buyer www. cannybuyer. com/index. shtml è Defra www. defra. gov. uk/environment/waste/index. htm è
Review è Resource v waste management è Purchasing and waste disposal è What have we done? è Lessons learnt è What’s next
Any questions? Contact: Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager nfs@soton. ac. uk http: //www. soton. ac. uk/susdev/
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