Waste%20Minimisation

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What Can YOU Do to Reduce Waste and Energy Use in
Your College?
Louise Bailey Waste Minimisation
Coordinator Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Waste Minimisation Programme
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency

• SEPAs main aim is to provide an efficient and
  integrated environmental protection system for
  Scotland which will improve the environment and
  contribute to the Governments goal of
  sustainable development.

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Programme Objectives

• To stimulate an effective business response to
  environmental developments by encouraging waste
  minimisation activity

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Programme Objectives

• To support businesses to implement resource
  efficiency measures that result in environmental
  improvement and financial savings
• To disseminate and reward best environmental
  practice
• To support SEPA staff to ensure that promotion of
  resource efficiency becomes part of core business
• To provide expert guidance on resource efficiency
  and waste minimisation, particularly in relation
  to relevant legislation
• To develop and maintain effective partnerships to
  improve the effectiveness of resource efficiency
  programmes in Scotland

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What is Waste Minimisation?

• Waste minimisation is
• the prevention or reduction of raw materials,
  water or energy consumption at source
• Prevention (Highest priority)
• Reduction
• Reuse
• Recycling
• Recovery
• Disposal (Lowest priority)

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How is Waste Minimisation Achieved?

• Prevention at source
• Simple house keeping actions (see checklist)
• New process technology
• Examining supplier links
• Not end of pipe
• Re-use and recycling onsite are complementary
• Waste minimisation clubs and networks
• Free waste minimisation onsite help

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Success Measures

• Financial savings
• Reduction in water use - CuM
• Reduction in energy use
• Reduction in liquid waste
• Reduction in solid waste
• Reduction of emissions
• Number of VIBES entries
• Number of staff trained
• Number of case studies produced
• Hits on website

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Team Outputs
External Projects
SEPA Core Business
Training
VIBES
WaMi
Publications
Video
Events
Website
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Types of Waste Minimisation Initiatives

• Consultancy-led clubs
• Self-help
• Internet-based
• Geographical
• Sector-based
• Business forums
• Industrial and public sector examples

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Internal Partnerships

• Implementation Unit Teams
• ERI
• Specialists
• NWS
• Land Use Unit
• Waste, Water and Air Policy Teams
• Public Relations
• SEPA Environmental Manager Green Team

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External Partnerships

• Scottish Enterprise local networks
• HIE local networks
• CBI Scotland
• Scottish Federation of Small Business
• Envirowise
• Energy Savings Trust
• Scottish Water
• Forward Scotland

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Sponsors
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SEPA Waste Min Team

• Gillian Bruce
• Central Advisory Unit Manager
• Louise Bailey
• Waste Minimisation Coordinator
• Linsey McGillivray
• VIBES Coordinator

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Visit our website

• www.sepa.org.uk/wastemin
• Best Environmental Practice Examples
• Info on external programmes
• Sector specific info
• Start your own programme guidance
• Links to useful organisations
• and lots more!