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Resource Efficiency and Waste Minimisation
Presented by Tamma Carel Environmental Consultant at The Environmental Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
8th and 9th April 2013
Presentation Outline
Resource Depletion
Sustainable Development
Resource Efficiency
Inputs, Operations and Outputs
Environmental Management Systems
Case Studies and Success Stories
Resource Depletion
Global Pollution
Using resources in an unmanaged and unplanned manner causes pollution of air, water and land:
• Has been growing since the 1950’s • 80% of the rubbish is from land • Weighs 3.5 million tons • Covers area twice the size of the USA • 90% of the rubbish is plastic
The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Sustainable Development The Possible Solution to Resource Depletion and its
Environmental Impacts:
‘Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.’ Bruntland Report
1987
http://safege.com/en/innovation/a-department-dedicated-to-research-and-
innovation/innovation-as-a-driver-of-sustainable-development/
Resource Efficiency
Inputs
• Plant
• Machinery
• Energy
• Oils
• Materials/goods
• Chemicals
• Water
Operations
• Site activities
• Manufacturing/processes
• Storage and use of chemicals
• Water treatment
• Transport
• Administration
• Purchasing
• Services
Outputs
• Products
• Waste
• Effluent
• Heat
• Pollution (hopefully prevented!)
Product Inputs: Energy Materials Water
Operations
Outputs: Emissions Fumes Odours Dust Noise
Outputs: Waste Effluent Waste Water
The Link Between Inputs, Operations and Outputs
Business Case for Resource Efficiency
Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
An EMS is a tool to
Control
Improve
Manage
Monitor
Environmental impacts
An EMS is:
Comprehensive
Structured
Planned
Documented
Plan Do Check Act (PDCA)
An EMS is structured on
Plan – Do – Check - Act
Setting goals or ‘continual
Improvement’ drives the
cycle
Also known as the PDCA or
Deming Cycle
Waste Minimisation and Resource Efficiency
Common Areas for Waste Improvements
Waste and Materials Management
Separate waste streams to reduce costs
Don’t over-order materials
Recycle and re-use
Process Control and Management
Make sure that controls are in place to ensure efficient operation
Ensure machinery is correctly calibrated
Shut down machinery when not in use.
Plan maintenance of equipment in order to reduce the risk of
breakdown and therefore loss of production time.
Case Studies
Resource Efficiency and
Waste Minimisation Successes Achieved by
Environmental Academy Clients through Environmental Management Systems
Waste Audit
Source: ‘Proportion of waste streams by weight (kg) across campus’. 2010 Waste Audit
Resource Efficiency
Source materials that are fit to purpose
Partition installation company won a large contract - 40,000+ boards were needed for the job. The rooms had been designed at a height that was in between the standard lengths of plasterboard. The company liaised with the supplier and arranged for their boards to be cut to size.
Environmental Improvement: Saving 15% material per board = £38,000 savings + 20 tonnes GHG Emissions
Resource Efficiency
Turney Wylde used to produce new signage for each project
They now provide split signs so that signage can be used for multiple projects
Environmental Improvement: Reduction in purchasing costs and material consumption Reduction in waste costs and carbon emissions
Resource Efficiency
Reuse materials
Reuse of 43,000 bricks
Carbon savings
= 21 tonnes CO2e
Implement a recycling scheme
Environmental Improvement: •70% Reduction in Waste to Landfill •Reduction in carbon emissions •50 reams of paper saved per month
Reduce Send out electronic invoices and remittances
Waste Legislation Awareness
Waste Transfer Notes
Company did not
monitor scrap metal uplifts and did not
receive waste transfer notes from the contractor over
the course of 3 years
Payout of £8,000
Site inspections
Company did not notice that paint in the skip was
leaking out of a hole in the bottom of the skip straight into a surface
water drain
Received a penalty fine from the Agency for
causing pollution
Site inspections
Fly tipped domestic and restaurant waste in the
skip, tyres and litter covering the area
Maintenance
contractor was not attending area, but had
been paid for 14 months!
Business Case for Resource Efficiency
The No.1 Reason for Environmental Management
Securing Contracts
Environmental Improvement: •60% Retention of clients as a direct result of EMS Implementation using Academy Services •Secured business with Laing O’Rourke •Secured business with the Ministry of Defence •Secured business with British Gas
Environmental Management scores PQQ points
EMS is a requirement of
large businesses and local government
Any Questions?