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.
The job description here was created for the post of Environmental Officer at City University London. It includes both a role profile and a candidate specification.
An occasional paper written for the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges in 2004 by Gareth Simkins and Andy Nolan.
The University Campus Milton Keynes' Waste Management Policy and Procedures.
The purpose of this paper is to test the validity of the curriculum auditing tool Sustainability Tool for Auditing University Curricula in Higher Education (STAUNCH).
Notes on DEFRA Workshop – 11th September 2007
The following presentations are taken from the ‘Equipping Students with the Skills for Our Changing World’ conference.
A big refurbishment programme carried out by Bradford University in 2007 saw students re-housed in newly furnished accommodation whilst managing to keep waste to a minimum
It has been estimated that 60-70% of internal environmental improvements are dependent on getting staff to change their behaviour
EAUC Member responses about the use of food waste bins for restaurants.
Here is the Environmental Management System Environmental Manual from Queen's University Belfast.
An Environmental Excellence checklist to measure your performance and help you build an effective EMS, from Stony Brook State University, New York.
Here are template documents from University of East London, to support to 2012 Conference workshop, “The road to excellent operations is paved with internal environmental...
Here are template documents from King’s College London, to support to 2012 Conference workshop, “The road to excellent operations is paved with internal...
Here are template documents from Institute of Cancer Research, to support to 2012 Conference workshop, The road to excellent operations is paved with internal environmental audits.
This resource takes you to the intranet pages of the University of Birmingham in which they explain the environment and sustainability strategies and policies in place.
Here is the Energy Management Policies at the University of Manchester, these can be replicated in other HE institutions.
Daniel Curtis, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, asked EAUC Educational Members' Network for their assistance about the status of energy information...
BioenergyWM website: provides an overview of bioenergy, a document library, regional case studies, upcoming events and links to further information.
Energy & Water Policy - Swansea Institute of Higher Education
University of Bristol have provided an Energy & Water Checklist that can be adapted and implemented in a HE or FE institution.