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.
Salford Energy House provides a platform for academics to collaborate with industry in the development of products to reduce the carbon emissions.
The University of Hertfordshire has carried out a green ICT project to achieve a number of objectives associated with its data centres.
Commencing in April 2010, this survey gives an invaluable insight into the use of the NTU estate, recording the utilisation of over 300 rooms every hour.
Case studies from the winner and highly ommended for the Continuous Improvement category from the 06/07 Green Gown Awards
Case studies from the Winner and Highly Commended for the Energy & Water category from the 06/07 Green Gown Awards
Green Gown Awards 2011 - winners' brochure from the annual Awards, recognising excellence in sustainability within the further and higher education sector
A guide from the Carbon Trust on offsetting strategies
This reuse implementation guide has been compiled as part of the HEFCE funded project “Moving Towards Zero-Waste”
Harvard’s Green Campus Initiative developed the Green Building Resource which includes green building guidelines, implementation tools, LEED submittals, case studies, and...
The main aim of this water strategy is to establish procedures and recommended actions to enable Goldsmiths, University of London, to use, conserve and discharge water as...
Guidance on EPCs for rented dwellings has now been published and is available on the CLG website
In 2004 the European Commission published a handbook to give guidance to the Public Sector on procuring “green” products and services
The Guaranteed Lift Home (GLH) Scheme guarantees University employees, who formally car share, a return journey home should their car share partner let them down
James Gray Donald and David Selby, University of Plymouth, showcase the work and thinking of environmental educators concerned about the residual mechanism within their field
A leaflet from the Green Task Force at the University of Essex, this document highlights some of the University's activities and achievements in sustainability
The Carbon Management Plan commits the College to a target of reducing CO2 by 25% by 2015 & underpins potential financial savings to the institution of £58553 per year by...
In this resource you can view and download the Environmental Aspects Register from Queen's University Belfast.
Here is a link to find out about the Environmental Champions initiative at the University of Derby.
This resource consists of the environmental policy at the University of Bristol.
Here is a link to the environmental policy at Oxford Brookes University.