Resource Efficient Scotland Save Money on Waste
Aims & Objectives Learn how businesses can manage their waste • better, recycle more and often save money; Find out about the 1-2-1 support available to • SMEs and potential funding for waste prevention equipment; Prepare for the changes using tried-and-tested • techniques, best practice examples, and free tools and templates.
What is your Duty of Care?
Every organisation has a Duty of Care legal responsibility for the waste they create. This means you must: store it correctly so it does not create a nuisance or • hazard; ensure it is collected and disposed of by an authorised • collector: this database can help you find a contractor for different types of waste; complete a waste transfer note for this waste and keep it • for two years; make sure your waste is recycled. •
The true cost of waste Waste may be costing your organisation a lot more than you realise. Waste disposal bills are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true cost of your waste.
Segregated materials have a higher resource value Waste Value per tonne Mixed paper and board £45 - 55 per tonne Sorted office paper £130 - 134 per tonne Old corrugated containers £90 - 100 per tonne Mixed plastic bottles £45 - 85 per tonne Ferrous metals (based on steel cans) £50 – 70 per tonne Non Ferrous metals (based on £820 per tonne aluminium cans)
Waste (Scotland)Regulations The introduction of Waste (Scotland) Regulations in 2012. Part of the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste policy effectively bringing the recycling requirements for commercial or trade waste into line with domestic waste. All organisations in Scotland must dry recyclable materials for separate collection: ─ Paper ─ Card ─ Glass ─ Plastics ─ Metal
What is waste prevention?
Office • Sign up for the Mail Preference Service (MPS) to reduce waste from junk mail. Reduce and • Review paper use with staff on a regular basis. recycle paper • Ensure waste paper is separated out and recycled where possible. waste • Avoid over production of marketing materials. • Make the most of electronic communications. • Ensure vending machines accept china mugs. Reduce staff • Avoid purchasing disposable catering products (e.g. kitchen waste sugar sachets, individual milk containers). • Buy reusable products • Implement a controlled ordering system. Reduce stationery • Purchase paper with a recycled content. waste • Review procurement policy. • Next time you need new batteries get rechargeable ones.
Packaged goods • Remove packaging carefully to allow for reuse. • If it cannot be reused, ensure materials are recyclable. Consult Reduce in-coming with your suppliers if need be. • Buy materials in bulk to reduce packaging. packaging waste • Specify deliveries on standard size pallets. Reduce pallet waste • Standard pallets are more likely to be reused. • Where pallets cannot be reused, the wood may be recyclable. • Purchase or design packaging that properly fits your products. Cut packaging waste • Packaging built for a product should protect the product and and save on raw minimise wastage. • Ensure you comply with the Producer Responsibility (Packaging) materials Regulations. • Keep control of stock to prevent wastage. Reduce perished • Review procurement policy and speak to suppliers about lead stock times. Can you minimise the stock in your warehouses while ensuring availability? • Re-assess your critical stock levels. • Reduce your product wastage at source. Reduce damaged • Don’t do your suppliers’ quality checks for them. stock from suppliers • Speak to suppliers to ensure their quality control procedures meet your quality standards.
Undertake a packaging audit
Re-use opportunities
Use refillable containers
Use re-useable or returnable packaging
Actions to help you recycle better
Develop central recycling points • You should aim to place larger recycling bins in areas where high volumes of recyclable waste are generated. • The amount and type of waste will determine: - the volume of the bins you should use; - the number of bins you need; - servicing frequency.
Use clear bags • Use clear bags so that your cleaners can monitor and report on contamination levels
Locate general waste and recycling bins together Remove individual waste bins
Clearly define recycling responsibilities • Ensure housekeeping staff understand who will be responsible for emptying the recycling bins and how frequently they will be emptied • If cleaning services are sub-contracted, service contracts should include performance standards
Monitor your recycling bins • Assess the type and nature of any contaminants in your recycling bins • Review your general waste bins for recyclable materials
Work with your neighbours • If a group of neighbouring organisations has similar waste streams, there is potential to negotiate a group discount if all organisations use the same waste contractor • Also opportunities to share capital costs for making improvements, such as purchasing a compactor or collecting recyclables in central storage containers
Challenging waste streams
• What are your problematic waste streams? • What waste streams currently end up in general waste? • What waste streams are costing you money? • What waste streams are causing issues with your staff or waste contractor? • How can you prevent, re-use and recycle these waste streams?
Challenging waste streams • Black Plastic Containers • Hot Beverage Polycoated Cups • Single-Serve Hot Beverage Pods • Cardboard Tray with Plastic Film
Quantify waste arisings • How often are your bins collected? Size of the bins • How full are the bins when collected? • Current charges •
Produce a waste prevention plan
Engaging Staff
Make a plan The The The target message tactics
Know your audience
Barriers to behaviour change • Situational - containers for collecting recycling are unsuitable, no space for storage, collections are unreliable; • Behavioural – staff are too busy, struggle with establishing a routine; • Knowledge - not knowing which materials can be recycled, not understanding how the scheme works; • Attitude - not believing recycling is good for the environment, not wanting to sort waste, not feeling rewarded for recycling.
Key messages • Instructions - what, when and how to prevent waste, re-use items or recycle; • Explanations - why recycle and what are the benefits; • Dispel myths – education and information; • How it works – how to correctly use equipment and controls; • Feedback and thanks – tell staff how well they are doing and thank them for their efforts.
Use the right branding
Enable • Provide convenient facilities • Provide good signage • Develop skills and ability
Encourage • Provide incentives • Reward resource efficient behaviours • Money talks • Align with business needs
Engage • Involve staff and ask for feedback • Communicate the benefits • Keep it concise and use images
Exemplify • Communicate your policy • Set up a network of ‘champions’ • Award good behaviour • Make a Pledge, enter awards and become a case study
Resource Efficient Scotland • The Resource Efficient Scotland (RES) is a programme delivered by Zero Waste Scotland which helps organisations in the private, third and public sectors reduce costs by reducing energy, water, and raw materials use and managing waste efficiently. • A range of help is available, from one-to-one support, tools, guidance, staff training and access to loans and grant finance. • Resource efficiency is about maximising the use of materials with minimal waste production. • Scottish organisations could save as much as £2.9 billion every year by making more efficient use of their resources, such as water, waste, energy and raw materials.
FUNDING
Resource Efficient Scotland SME Loan Unsecured, interest free (5% for renewables) loans • £1,000 - £100,000; • Repaid over 4 years (energy efficiency measures) or 8 • years (other measures); SMEs over 12 months old; • We’ll help you identify the measures that will save you • the most; Our expert advisors will help you every step of the way • from planning and funding to implementation.
SME Loan Measures that result in carbon and financial • saving, detailed in a qualifying report; Payback of 20 years of less; • Renewable technologies, commercial and industrial energy • efficiency measures, HVAC, building fabric improvements, waste reduction and water saving equipment; Eligible technology list - not exhaustive! •
SME Loan Top Funded Projects Installation of a new biomass boiler • Upgrading to energy efficient lighting • Upgrading to energy efficient heating • Insulating premises • Installation of solar PV • Upgrading glazing • Voltage optimisation •
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