Waste Management Topic Support Network - 26 Nov 2024

Waste Management Topic Support Network - 26th November 2024

Reuseable and Refillable Cups, APUC Sustainable Furniture Framework and discussions on Energy From Waste and End of Term Collections.

The EAUC Scotland Waste Management Topic Support Network met virtually on the 26th November 2024 to discuss how universities and colleges can encourage students, staff and visitors to move towards more sustainable waste management habits. The agenda included:

• Welcome and introductions (Trudy Cunningham, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Manager, University of Dundee, Co-convener) (00:00:00)

• Presentation 1 – Reusable and refillable cups: the challenges and opportunities (Miriam Adcock, Communications Consultant, Zero Waste Scotland and Warren McIntyre, Partnership Manager, Zero Waste Scotland) (00:01:38)
  • Institutional case study: Glasgow Caledonian University (Paulo Cruz, Head of Operational Sustainability) (00:14:14)
  • Continuation of Reusable and Refillable Cups presentation (00:25:00)
  • Reusable and Refillable Cups discussion (00:34:28)
• Comfort Break (00:55:50)

• Presentation 2 - APUC Sustainable Furniture Framework (Michael Sherriff, Account Manager, Recycle Scotland) (01:09:08)
  • Presentation 2 - Q+A (01:23:59)
• Waste Management Roundtables
  • Topic 1: PBCCD Reporting Calculations: Energy from Waste vs Recycling (01:29:00)
  • Topic 2: Discussion on end of term collections (01:43:22)
• Summary and EAUC updates (Trudy Cunningham, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Manager, University of Dundee, Co-convener; Paulo Cruz, Head of Operational Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University; Matt Woodthorpe, Scotland Programme Manager, EAUC Scotland) (01:49:19)

Time stamps of the agenda items are indicated above. Please find the recorded video below.

Find links to the resources from past meetings of this network on the Waste Management Topic Support Network webpage.

Videos

• Waste Management TSN - 26th November 2024 (click to hide)