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.
One new COOL-PHASE unit has been installed in the ICT Room at Alderman Knight School to provide natural cooling within the area.
In partnership with the Department for Education and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, Salix is launching a research pilot project for a limited amount of...
Going Green at Unitec! Launching its Environmental Sustainability Strategy in 2011 with an environmental fund for staff and a Going Green campaign to reinforce a culture of...
Waste Watchers – Bin Monsters Come Alive The “Waste Watchers – Bin Monsters Come Alive” programme, was a campaign designed to teach correct recycling...
Environmental health practitioners (EHPs) can access free advice on how to help hospitality and food service businesses tackle food waste by watching these four screencasts...
An interactive presentation for engaging staff on taking action on Hospitality and Food Service waste
The true cost of food waste to the UK hospitality and food service sector is over £2.5 billion a year – on average that’s 1 in 6 of meals served. ...
Food waste is a constant challenge for commercial kitchens, which creativity in the kitchen can really help to tackle. Watch WRAP's chef masterclasses to get practical tips...
Good menu planning can be a great way of preventing food waste within your organisation and to help put profits on the bottom line.
WRAP has published three documents about legislation which clarify how food safety fits with food waste prevention actions.
Waste Watchers – Bin Monsters Come Alive A campaign designed to teach correct recycling behaviours to students in response to high contamination rates in cafeteria...
Print Procurement for a Sustainable Future The Print Procurement for a Sustainable Future project has enhanced, optimised and improved the imaging and printing choices for...
Moving the masses – a commuter revolution The University of Wollongong (UOW) has developed and implemented a significant Sustainable Transport Strategy to shift...
Deakin University has reduced its transport carbon footprint by 1346 tonnes CO2 eq, at a cost of $856,000, with the implementation of on campus and intercampus transport methods
In this Meet a Member career profile, see how Laura Parry (Sustainability Officer) is engaging, motivating and inspiring staff, students and the public with the sustainability...
In this Meet a Member career profile, see how Elena Rivilla Lutterkort (Sustainability Officer) is bringing creativity to solutions on sustainability in her role at the London...
Legal update for EAUC Members (June 2015).
Lucy Kimberley, Project Assistant: Sustainable Behaviour, University of Brighton emailed the Members’ network to ask about end-of year halls reuse, specifically duvets,...
Rhiannon Ford, Operations & Sustainability Manager, Kingston University emailed the London Region network to ask colleagues who they used to remove end of term items at...
North Hertfordshire College approached d+b facades with regard to cladding an old 1960’s building. From the first contact to completion they worked with the...
Newcastle Hair & Beauty Academy at Hunter TAFE realised that their industry was in need of a “sustainability make-over”
The green program was developed to support Monash University’s commitment to sustainability by embedding green initiatives into the Monash workplace
The University of Sunderland has been utilising the WARP-it resource, reuse portal now for nearly three years, however it has been the engagement in the City wide Sunderland...
Local Wisdom is a research project led by University of the Arts London’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion with a network of seven universities in the UK, USA, Canada,...
London College of Fashion has installed an innovative new timer, which reduces electricity consumption through limiting the time which irons are left on. This technological...
The annual ‘Blackout’ at the University of Southampton started in 2012, involving between 250 & 300 students and staff auditing and switching off unnecessary...
The University of Reading £250,000 energy efficiency overhaul of fume cupboards in 2 large teaching laboratories is achieving substantial savings of £90,500 and 343...
This new build facility houses specialist research into plant science and food security and incorporates greenhouse, laboratories, preparation rooms, office accommodation and...
My Sustainable Print is the new staff print service at The University of Sheffield. It is delivered through a network of energy efficient multi-functional print devices. It...
The Royal Agricultural University installed a 500kW biomass boiler in 2011, which replaced carbon intensive and inefficient oil boilers to provide heat to four buildings (both...
The Julian Study Centre (JSC) has raised the bar for sustainability on a campus which has a reputation for energy efficient award winning buildings, and is the first aiming for...
The University of Helsinki had a requirement for transparent recycling bins as part of a ‘waste exhibition’ taking place in the lobbies of the University buildings.
This report shows how universities are making efficiency gains, while working to deliver increased value from their estates for the benefit of student and staff plus the...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how the University of Chester are actively engaging with students, staff and the wider local community.
The £16million University of Strathclyde Urban Energy Project is transformational – acting as a catalyst for collaborative low carbon heat network development with...
These are the member responses on carbon targets sent to EAUC Members in December 2014.
The Scottish Government produced a guide on Better Business and how to improve staff performance based on experiences from local authorities, support agencies and businesses....
UTS Cleans Up! Leading the way in waste management and recycling In 2006 recycling at UTS was not working with recovery rates stuck around 25%. Against this backdrop UTS...
Peninsula Library – The Zero-Net-Carbon Challenge The Monash University peninsula library upgrade is a challenge we have undertaken to retrofit an existing university...
Total Waste Management USC has introduced a new waste management process to all buildings on the Sippy Downs campus resulting in an average of 75 percent reduction in general...
Waste Innovation, from campus to community- using waste to engage & change behaviour Our engaging and expansive waste programme involved; students, staff and funders,...
The University of Greenwich will install a biofuel (glycerol) fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at its Medway Campus in Kent this year – believed to be the first...
The University of Gloucestershire has adopted a steady, simple but long term approach to carbon reduction, focusing on ensuring that all decisions at all levels consider the...
The Green Gown Awards Australasia Winners’ summary 2014 provides a summary of the projects recognised by this year's Awards, the International Awards and the ACTS...
A blog post from De Montfort University (DMU) sustainability team that shares some useful tips on keeping your food fresher for longer.
London School of Economics present their 2012/13 Sustainability Report.
De Montfort University present their 2012/13 Environmental Report.
University of Oxford present their 2011/2012 Sustainability Report.
University of Bath present their 2014 Annual Sustainability Report.
A useful website to help you ensure your institution is 'eating the season'.
View the photographs taken at "Challenging Connections" Annual Conference 2015.
We wanted to get some useful sustainable business tops tips from each of our 2015 EAUC Annual Conference sponsors - these are the tips from Leafield Environmental.
We wanted to get some useful sustainable business tops tips from each of our 2015 EAUC Annual Conference sponsors - these are the tips from Interface.
A case study from Interface where Human Nature, the latest global collection from the modular flooring manufacturer, has been used in the refurbishment of the University of...
A case study from Leafield Environmental about the landmark Learning Centre buildings which opened its doors at Bath Spa University last month
Canterbury Christ Church University present their annual 2014 Sustainability Report.
A factsheet from the Sustainable Restaurant Association about how the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations may affect you and how Valpak can help.
A factsheet from the Sustainable Restaurant Association about how to deal with the discarding of fats and mitigate the environmental issues associated with irresponsible waste...
A factsheet from the Sustainable Restaurant Association about food seasonality
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how the University of Brighton has adopted sustainability as one of its core goals, as reflected in the institution’s Strategic Plan.
This presentation is the final Keynote from day one of the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Leeds City Council, ASDA and...
This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Advanced Power Technology Ltd
A list of benefits of an on-board computing system and how having the right information can improve recycling at your university or college.
A case study from SITA and Teeside demonstrating a new course about producing energy from waste.
This Exchange presentation from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Leafield Environmental falls under the Estates and Operations...
This Exchange presentation from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Interface, falls under the Leadership and Governance Stream
This Exchange presentation from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Resource Futures Ltd falls under the Learning, Teaching and...
This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging...
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by University of Leeds and falls under the Leadership and Governance...
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by IEMA and falls under the Estates and Operations Stream.
Download your FREE recycling support pack from Leafield Environmental to help you engage your employees or students to recycle more. Great for sustainability officers,...
The EAUC Annual Conference 2015 programme in full!
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by The University of Nottingham, HEFCE and University of Bradford.
This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by The Energy Consortium and falls under the Estates and...
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by the Sustainable Restaurant Association and falls under the Estates...
This keynote presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, Further Education Summit and presented by Nigel Marsh, Global Head of...
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, Further Education Summit and presented by City College Plymouth.
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Warp It and falls under the Estates and Operations Stream.
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by Energy Saving Trust and falls under the Estates and Operations Stream.
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by University of Southampton and falls under the Estates and...
Waste sorting point image at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT).
Recycling point poster used at University of London.
Our Waste and Procurement Topic Support Networks met together on the 11th March 2015 to hold a day-long event on the Lifecycle of Electronics. The...
The aim of the proposed amendment was to embed in the Scottish Building Regulations a requirement for the sustainability labelling of new buildings.
This report builds on the work of the 2011 UUK Efficiency Task Group and presents a new agenda for efficiency, effectiveness and value for money in higher education.
We address the current sector hot topic - environmental management systems (EMS) with two separate events, giving you an opportunity to learn, network and implement.
Partnerships are the key to success in establishing more re-use and helping the sector to reap financial, social and environmental benefits.
Partnerships are the key to success in so many areas of our lives, and strong partnerships are essential to developing a robust re-use sector.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Aberystwyth University is committed to driving forward sustainability across the whole University.
Legal update for EAUC Members (March 2015) which includes new recycling regulations, climate change reporting in Scotland, landfill tax and ISO 14001 progress.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how University of Sunderland is committed to integrating sustainability as a core value across all aspects of its business.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how EMSc UK uses innovative design and manufacturing for energy saving solutions.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Derby College their estate is comprised of modern BREEAM Excellence to Grade 2 listed buildings, which are used 356 days of the year for...
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Computers 4 Africa supplies schools, hospitals and community projects across Africa with IT equipment that has been donated in the UK.
These are the results of a quick carbon management survey sent to EAUC Members in February 2015 to get a snapshot of ' where we're at now' with carbon managment...
Hot on the heels of their campaign to tag investments in carbon reduction on campus, the University’s sustainability team launched an infographic highlighting the...
The Story of Electronics employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage.
This example is an infographic from University of Leicester and is the Environment Team's Sustainability Scorecard for 2013/14
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
It’s a week dedicated to encouraging people to get involved in re-use activity of all shapes and sizes. It could be swapping, sharing, repairing, upcycling or buying...