Both the private and public sectors, including the university and college sector have a legal and social responsibility to promote and protect human health and the environment by safely, responsibly and efficiently managing and reducing waste and maximising waste reuse, recycling and resource generation opportunities.
As large organisations that manage staff, student, visitor and supplier waste, institutions must contend with a host of operational matters. Common concerns today include the increasing costs of disposal charges and landfill taxes, and the potential to adhere to Scope 3 guidelines on carbon emissions relating to estates.
To connect with like-minded sector experts on the topic of waste, join the EAUC's Waste Community of Practice. This group is for EAUC members only.
EAUC-Scotland's Waste Management Topic Support Network (TSN) is open to all, providing an opportunity for those working in or with the further and higher education sector to share ideas and questions and to get together to hear from particular speakers or discuss topics of interest.
Article 5 of the EU Energy Service Directive applies to energy usage for all Higher Education institutions.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive came into force in January 2007 and aims to both reduce the amount of WEEE being produced and encourage everyone...
Examples of some recycling quizzes to use for staff and student engagement.
EAUC Member responses about sustainable food policies and reduced meat catering.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
Salix has worked with 725 clients across the public sector, including local authorities, central government, schools, universities and colleges and NHS trusts.
This Universities UK publication showcases the contribution of higher education institutions to this ‘greening’ agenda. Published 2008.
This technology overview introduces the main energy saving opportunities for motors and drives.
Different carbon prices between regions are likely to persist for many years - this report presents alternative solutions to the carbon leakage problem.
A Carbon Trust report on how non-domestic buildings can play a leading role in the UK's transition to a low carbon economy.
This guide introduces two types of carbon footprinting that affect businesses.
Practical advice: how to grow your business by improving green credentials. By making a business more sustainable, green growth can lead directly to business growth
An interactive employee engagement tool from the Carbon Trust.
This link takes you to the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) where there are lots of resources devoted to the principles of sustainable laboratories...
Link to the HiPerBuild programme which takes forward HEEPI's decade long work on more sustainable buildings in universities and colleges.
A self assessment toolkit developed to promote consistent good-practice in Estates Management by enabling a good-practice standard
The AUDE Toolkit for a Sustainable Estate consists of tools and guidance. It assists estates professionals make best use of the physical assets of their university.
A publication from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors sets out the key issues and major challenges for sustainable property investment and management.
This guide is one of a series designed to help UCU members engage with their institution on the ‘green agenda’. This is an area that is extremely important and it is...
The LEEF is to invest in energy efficiency retrofit to public sector-owned and occupied buildings.
A case study from Harper Adams University regarding the introduction of alternative method of energy: photovoltaics.
A EAUC Member only resource which provides a 20 minute 'introduction to sustainability' elearning module to use as an engagement tool.
EAUC Member responses regarding use of meter data to encourage behaviour change by staff and/or students.
In October 2012 Glasgow Caledonian University hosted a Sustainable Procurement Topic Support Network focussed on Scope 3 Supply Chain (procurement) emissions.
EAUC Member, Wiltshire College, is a large General Further Education College in the South West region. It has a commitment to Sustainable Development and has been working to...
A session from 2011 Conference which attempts to answer this question to ensure we're all prepared!
"Greenthing" is a project to employ a shared Environmental Manager post between five Bloomsbury Colleges of the University of London.
Recycling is common practice across the UK with Local Authorities achieving up to 30 and 40 % recycling. People have adopted recycling behaviour at home and expect to be able to...
This case study shows the wide ranging benefits of introducing an EMS successfully, exemplified at Queen's University Belfast.