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.
Report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the World Economic Forum on The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing action, released on the 16th of January at the Worldforum
The University of St Andrews has saved over 2000 mattresses, duvets and pillows from landfill by partnering with the Furniture Recycling Group.
At the University of Manchester all the University’s green waste is sent for recycling/re-use and Operational Services in the Directorate of Estates and Facilities have...
AmicusHorizon has completed the first of a series of area-based retrofit projects involving multiple energy efficiency measures at properties in South London.
Andrew Bryers, Energy, Environment and Sustainability Manager, Aston University emailed the Energy and Water Community of Practice to ask, “Has anyone put together a...
There have been many posts on the Members’ network about recycling paper cups David Brugman, Environmental Services Manager, Oxford Brookes University started a...
UCL Press has announced the publication of an open access book by Robert Biel entitled : Sustainable Food Systems: The Role of the City. Download it free from...
The £25 million Biomass Energy Centre & District Heating Network for the University of St Andrews has been celebrated at one of Scotland’s most prestigious...
Webinar and Resources by Zero Waste Scotland on how to finance resource efficiency projects.
The Committee on Climate Change produces an annual report on progress towards Climate Change goals.
This briefing document from VWR relates to reducing carbon emissions, resource efficiency and sustainable procurement.
A series of presentation slides that depict a number of best practice case studies These were compiled by our colleagues in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First...
Over the last ten years, the effort to save energy at the University of Copenhagen has paid off, producing both green results and large economic gains. Recent data shows...
Resources for the Waste Management Topic Support Network November 2016, University of Edinburgh
How to stay compliant and sustainable when disposing of unwanted ICT equipment
As the first Scottish University to collaborate with KeepCup, the University of Edinburgh has gone onto sell over 18,900 KeepCups since 2011. The huge success of KeepCup on...
Heike Singleton, Carbon Management Officer, University of York emailed the Members network with the following: “We are currently reviewing our carbon reduction targets...
Enhance is a research project which is taking a Living Lab approach to understanding and reducing energy demand in public sector buildings.
Environmental Sustainability Conference Napier University Documents from 2015
45 min webinar focusing on how to use staff engagement to increase workplace energy efficiency of