Newcastle College EAUC Waste Essentials

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Newcastle College - EAUC Waste Essentials

• November 26th 2008
• University of Leeds
• Becky Ferry - Environmental Officer

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Wastes to Consider

• General Waste including common recyclates
• Electrical inc. lights / tubes
• Ink Cartridges
• Chemicals inc. hair dressing substances
• Clinical inc. nappies sharps

• Furniture
• Books
• Construction
• Paint
• Automotive
• Contractor
• Maintenance
• Horticulture
• Cooking oil

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Our General Waste

• Waste Audit Results April 2007

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Changes to General Waste

• Landfill Directive 2007
• Company responsibility what our users want to
  see
• Currently working on waste tender
• Hopefully the successful company in this tender
  will eventually be able to service all the
  College Group sites

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Hazardous Waste

• 2 Hazardous waste licences
• Although multiple sites we designate it waste
  from main site because this is where the
  contractor collects from

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Electrical / Lighting

• Central storage area for WEEE items
• Labelled to allow segregated storage of WEEE
  categories
• Batteries included
• Stone computers do a take back scheme for IT
  equipment
• Tubes are collected by the supplier

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Chemicals/Paint/Automotive

• 6th form science currently have their own
  collection organised developing chemical
  strategy
• Working with phs at moment to determine beauty
  salon waste route
• Storage drums for oils etc battery boxes. Stand
  alone wash baths for parts washing.

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Clinical

• Nappies, sharps, treatment materials from beauty
  courses
• Sharps bins
• Designated bins

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• Ink Cartridges
• Great North East Air Ambulance
• No Charge for collection
• Central collection point

• Cooking Oil
• Local company
• No Charge for collection
• Goes to be recycled or reused for fuel
• Collects from kitchens

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• Paint
• Stand alone wash baths
• Contract directly with school

• Furniture
• Stored for reuse if possible
• If for disposal metal is separated
• Local furniture re-use charity

• Books
• Collected for recycling / redistribution
• Library receives some revenue

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Horticulture

• Learning development process their waste through
  wormeries, which were funded by the LSC
• Other site has compost bays
• Food future
• Investigated food waste collection not
  economical
• Definitely a future development, possibly tied in
  to degradable packaging.

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Construction

• School has a contract for construction waste
  disposal segregated from general waste.
• Reuse material if they can dont use cement so
  bricks can be taken apart again.
• Contractor
• Small jobs waste usually removed by the
  contractor.
• Working on developing on-site contractor waste
  facility.
• Developed Site Waste Management Plan Guidance for
  large jobs if contractors wish to use it.

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Overall

• Ensure all contractors have the relevant
  correct paperwork licence.
• Audit all companies-in person or using paperwork
• Ensure consignment notes are left when material
  is collected
• Use companies on recommendation or who are
  transparent in their processes

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Problems

• Suppliers not providing us with the correct
  paperwork
• Suppliers not taking their responsibilities
  seriously
• Staff students not bothered
• Staff not understanding the reasons for
  developing waste management

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Promotion

• College Intranet eventually website
• Simple, easy to understand posters
• Information in induction sessions/staff training
  packs
• Helpdesk for queries
• Environmental contact details easily accessible
• Remind people there is a legal duty to do what
  they are being asked to do!