Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007
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Case Study: University of Southampton Dr Neil Smith Environment Manager 20 th November 2007
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Case Study:University of Southampton
Dr Neil SmithEnvironment Manager
20th November 2007
Aims
Resource v waste
Purchasing and waste disposal
What have we done?
Lessons learnt
What’s next?
Resource v waste
Identification of need
Design & specification Supplier selection
Whole LifeCosts Evaluating tenders
Contract management
Feedback
There are opportunities to consider environmental and social factors at all stages of the procurement cycle….
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.
Policy informed by legislation:
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
Who’s involved
Pre-design Design & procurement
Pre-construction
Construction
Post-construction
• Buildings• Decant• IT infrastructure• EEE• Contractors
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
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
WEEE Disposal
WEEE policy: Central waste management E&F website Write off equipment (>£100) Secure storage Competent contractors
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
WEEE disposal
WEEE reused/recycled
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Reused
Recycled
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
• 45p per tube (disposal)• 15p per tube (up front)• But…..
Fluorescent tubes
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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
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)
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
Sources of information
EAUCwww.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 buyerwww.cannybuyer.com/index.shtml
Defrawww.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/index.htm
Review
Resource v waste management
Purchasing and waste disposal
What have we done?
Lessons learnt
What’s next
