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WEEE Case Study – University of Edinburgh

WEEE Case Study – University of Edinburgh. George Reid – Procurement Fleur Rothwell – Energy & Sustainability Office. Our Objectives. To make the purchasers and end users of equipment aware of the WEEE Directive and of our responsibilities and challenges

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WEEE Case Study – University of Edinburgh

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  1. WEEE Case Study – University of Edinburgh George Reid – Procurement Fleur Rothwell – Energy & Sustainability Office EAUC WEEE

  2. Our Objectives • To make the purchasers and end users of equipment aware of the WEEE Directive and of our responsibilities and challenges • To ensure that the suppliers who deliver to the University have registered with a scheme (e.g. Valpak) - only 30% done so to date • To ensure that WEEE is disposed of at the lowest cost to the University whilst conforming to DoC / good practic EAUC WEEE

  3. Large and small household appliances IT and telecoms, mobiles Consumer equipment Lighting Equipment Electrical and Electronic Tools Toys, Leisure & sports Medical Devices Monitoring and Control equipment Automatic Dispensers Categories of WEEE EAUC WEEE

  4. Key dates • 1 April 07 date by which Compliance Schemes register members with the relevant Environmental Agencies • 1 July 07 Producer financial obligations start (start of compliance period) • 31 December 07 end of the compliance period EAUC WEEE

  5. Our Challenges • Awareness of users/purchasers • No common inventory of items under £25k • Unauthorised / unregistered equipment • Unauthorised disposal methods (skip, charities) • Disposal costs (who? / when?) • Quantity and variety of WEEE • Details of compliance schemes geographical and space constraints EAUC WEEE

  6. Current Situation • Policy for disposal of IT equipment • Contracts in place: • Annual for IT (and other non-refrig WEEE) • Approved supplier for refrigeration items • Annual contract for lamps • Route for mobile phones (with cartridges) • Procurement initiatives • Guidance (via website, procurement / waste networks) EAUC WEEE

  7. Current Situation • IT equipment • Annual spend of ~£10m on new IT equipment • 57.9 tonnes disposed of (05-06) at cost of £11,750 • Increasing year on year • Lamps • quote of 15p extra per new lamp since 1-Jul-07 • Refrigeration equipment • 4.6 tonnes disposed of (05-06) at cost of approx £2k • Mobile phones • Other, e.g. light fittings (no route previously), etc EAUC WEEE

  8. Procurement – Supplier Conditions • Minimum quantities for “free uplift” • One site uplift or “milk run” • Inevitable involvement of resellers (e.g. extra £££) for collection of small items • Storage & segregation requirements • Other logistical / security considerations? • Different situation for historic / current EAUC WEEE

  9. Procurement – IT agreements • Interregional Desktop Agreement (PC) • National Notebook Agreement (NNA) • National Apple Agreement • National Printer Agreement (NPG) • National Server Agreement • National Photocopier (MFD) EAUC WEEE

  10. Procurement – Standardisation • Select PC (mini tender within IRDA) • Select Laptop (mini-tender within NNA) • Select Printer (mini-tender January 08) • Add relevant clauses and questionnaires on WEEE and ROHS eg (data collection) manufacturer (product marking) EAUC WEEE

  11. Initial “Quick Wins” for UoE • Extend policy to include all WEEE • Keep contracts for historic WEEE • Add more WEEE guidance to various websites to catch the users at the various stages e.g. purchase, specify, dispose • Ensure all ITTs have specific clauses relating to WEEE, ROHS • Revist T&C’s with all suppliers not using IRDA, NNA, Apple, NPG • Use Waste Coordinators & Procurement groups more to distribute key info EAUC WEEE

  12. Other Solutions • Design posters / stickers for key notice boards, restrooms etc • Create wiki website for information / document management • Give supplier 1-5 rating on environmental impact e.g. IT 1, travel 5 to enable choice • Join the dots between purchase-use-dispose, clear information flow EAUC WEEE

  13. Other issues • How will WEEE response by supplier be evaluated/scored? • Should we use a common tool such as the Greenpeace Barometer? • Should we deal with producers who are not part of a compliance scheme? • What about resellers who charge for collection (e.g. small items)? EAUC WEEE

  14. Useful websites • http://weee.procureweb.ac.uk/useful_links.html • http://www.eaucwasteguide.org.uk/ • http://www.valpak.co.uk • http://www.cupid.ac.uk EAUC WEEE

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