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.
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.