Envirowise

Gregor Pennie

What is Envirowise ?

A programme funded by government Free help for all businesses

Promotes better environmental practices that reduce business costs

Environment & Energy Helpline

Gateway to Envirowise & Carbon Trust Freephone 0800 585794 Any environmental or energy efficiency

question 2 hours free specialist advice Signposting to other sources of information Requests for publications

Company Visits

Counselling & Fast Track Visits- how to get started for SME’s

For larger companies – health check and targeted visits

Whole day allocation Walk around site Find the data Analysing process and prioritising Follow up research Bullet point Action plan

Publications & Tools

Good Practice Guides (how to do it) Case Studies Videos & software

Where Do I Begin?

Packaging Paper Glass Consumables Energy Water

Benchmark 1

Paper - 7 reams of paper/person/year Waste - 200 kg waste paper/person/year Recycling - 60-70% recycling rate for paper,

card, glass, toner, cans Water - 7700 litres (7.7 m3) /person/year

Benchmark 2

Electricity - 33kWh/m2 small office 54kWh/m2 naturally ventilated open plan 128kWh/m2 air conditioned open plan 234 kWh/m2 headquarters Typical practice 2/3 higher electricity use

Think Packaging…..? Can packaging be reduced or eliminated? Can the packaging received from suppliers be

re-used? Can you use waste from other parts of the

business, e.g. shredded paper from office waste, for infill to packaging?

Draw a diagram of the packaging cycle and identify areas for re-usable packaging

Discuss with your suppliers whetherincoming packaging can bereturned

Environmentally FriendlyPackaging Should Be:-

Adequate to protect the goods and materials supplied, whilst avoiding over packaging

Crates, pallets and, if feasible, boxes and cartons should be reused

Cushioning and other forms of packaging which are not reusable should be recycled

Paper

For every tonne of paper recycled - savings = 17 trees spared 2000 litres of water saved 4200 KWh less electricity (six months for house) 9 kg of carbon dioxide

The total consumption of paper and board in the U.K. in 2000 was 12.9 million tonnes, of which 7.7 million tonnes were imported. 38% of this, around 4.9 million tonnes were subsequently recycled.

Glass

It takes around 3000 to 4000 bottles and jars to make 1 tonne of glass

After transport and processing 315 kg of CO2 is saved per tonne of glass melted

Recycling two bottles saves enough energy to boil five cups of tea

Water Keep Alert – Look for …

Leaks Inappropriate use Water savings Tariff

Water Saving Devices & Practices

Cistern volume adjusters Cistern dam Dual flush Waterless toilets/urinals

Water Saving Devices & Practices

Flush control in toilets

Water Saving Devices & Practices

Automatic taps

Spray taps

University This Case Study describes how the University of Glasgow has saved nearly

£500,000 in the ten years since beginning a long-term water minimisation campaign.

Cumulative water/effluent savings of over 329,700 m3 have been achieved through right sizing meters to reduce fixed charges and reducing water use by domestic applications, science departments and building services.

Organise An Amnesty Day Why - to raise environmental awareness Reduces the volumes of unwanted items throughout the facility

At the Scottish Office Victoria Quay the following was collected

•775 ring binders

•2.4 tonnes waste paper

•16 dictaphones

•7 telephones

•1 Epson printer

•4 boxes envelopes

•2 boxes acetates

•96 desk trays

•4 calculators

•8 boxes filing pockets

•10 toner cartridges

•1 monitor and keyboard

•6 boxes computer paper

•4 reams coloured paper

•110 boxes of leaflets / brochures / paper

•Various stationery items such as staples, elastic bands, etc

These items were then all disposed of correctly – they probably would have been landfilled otherwise

Green Officiency Toolkit - 1

'Take up the Green Officiency Challenge' to improve the efficiency of your office and profitability of the business

Green Officiency Toolkit - 2

Environment and Energy Helpline

Freephone 0800 585 794

www.envirowise.gov.uk