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Waste Minimisation ‘Tips of the Trade’ Emma Burlow 15 th September 2004

Waste Minimisation ‘Tips of the Trade’ Emma Burlow 15 th September 2004. Objectives. To understand the true cost of waste To identify opportunities and quick wins To get your waste minimisation and recycling programme moving with simple communication tools Where to get more help.

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Waste Minimisation ‘Tips of the Trade’ Emma Burlow 15 th September 2004

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  1. Waste Minimisation‘Tips of the Trade’ Emma Burlow15th September 2004

  2. Objectives • To understand the true cost of waste • To identify opportunities and quick wins • To get your waste minimisation and recycling programme moving with simple communication tools • Where to get more help

  3. What is waste minimisation? • Reduction of waste at source • Reduction in the hazardous nature of waste • It is NOT external re-use/recycling, (part of waste management) • Includes water, energy, time – all resources • Less waste = more profit

  4. The Waste Hierarchy Highest Priority • Elimination • Source reduction • Re-use • Recycling • Treatment & disposal Lowest Priority

  5. Making the Business Case – The Bottom Line Turnover £500,000 Profit (@approx 10%) £50,000 Energy/Waste Cost (@ approx 4% of T/O) £20,000 Savings potential (approx 20%) £4,000 Represents increase in profit of 8% Equivalent turnover increase £40,000

  6. The industrial office • Quality and Customer Satisfaction are ‘buzz’ words • Initiative fatigue • Blue Frighteners / White Folders • Staff keep head down • Tied up capacity • Short term goals • Mountains of waste

  7. The evolved office • Ecosystem view • The right information in – the right solution out • Cyclical – comes back round • Staff rewarded for their input • Flexible capacity • Long term goals • Nothing is wasted

  8. MUDA • Muda = waste, purposelessness and futility • Identify this in your workplace e.g. • Time • Paperwork • Human resource • Storage space

  9. The 5 Whys • Ask the 5 whys to determine the underlying cause of the MUDA • Ask the actual people doing the job down the chain • E.g. Bad coffee / triplicate!

  10. Mapping – A Day in the Life of the Office • ½ hour brainstorm • Visual • What happens • Who is involved • What the Muda is • Suggestions for improving your day

  11. Who is responsible? • Cleaning? • Waste collection ? • Recycling ? • Communication? • Purchasing? • Buildings?

  12. Innovate "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

  13. Where to put the effort • Which wastes are easiest to eliminate or reduce? • Which will need more work? • Who do we need to help? • How do you compare with other offices?

  14. Benchmark : Office • Uses approximately 7 reams of paper per person per year • Recycles 100% of all paper • Produces around 200kg of waste per staff member per year • Achieves an overall recycling rate of 60-70% • Uses approximately 7.7m3 (7,700 litres) of water per person per year

  15. Tips for Success • Networks vs hierarchies • Dispel myths and reinforce wins • Inclusion and encouragement • Patience and perseverance • Innovate and use humour • Reward the activists • Use a consistent approach

  16. Quick win tips • Buy a scanner • Remove the bins • Buy drinking glasses and mugs • Reward staff with instant savings • Ban printing of email • Join the Mayors Green Procurement Code • Stationery amnesty • Centralise purchasing

  17. Linking • Link environmental initiatives to others to give them more weight E.g. Recycling – donations to favourite charity Cycle to work day – to health promotion Green Purchasing – to cost reduction exercise

  18. Cracking the Hard Nuts • Water torture - drip feed • Convince the unconvincable • Reward the quick joiners • Concentrate on small victories • 7 steps to selling • Revert to trickery…..

  19. What do you stand to gain? • Well motivated staff • Better morale • Charity donations • Improved PR • Supply chain improvement • Cost savings • Space savings

  20. Summary of Envirowise Assistance • Environment and Energy Helpline 0800 585794 • Free site visits (waste min) • Free Publications • Workshops & seminars

  21. Further Help • Envirowise Helpline - 0800 585794 • Website - www.envirowise.gov.uk • Green Officiency GG256 • Mayors Green Procurement Code www.londonremade.com

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