Scottish Waste Awareness Group

Waste Aware University

Amanda Ingram, Senior Campaigns Officer

• Scottish Waste Awareness Group

• Resources Available

• Sector-specific Resources

• Waste Aware Business example

• Development of Waste Aware University - for Universities & Colleges

Scottish Waste Awareness Group • National Waste Plan targets for waste reduction & recycling. Initial focus on Municipal Solid Waste.

• SWAG - develop & deliver national campaign, Waste Aware Scotland.

• WAS campaigns delivered at local level to raise awareness of, and change public attitudes and behaviour towards Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.

• Campaigns matched to “actual” infrastructure.

• WAS campaign - consistency of approach, terminology and branding in waste awareness materials throughout Scotland.

Scottish Waste Awareness Group Waste Aware Scotland campaign currently being delivered across all 32 local authorities

Information Resources • Waste Aware Scotland Campaign guidelines and advice

• Exhibitions, displays and talks

• Telephone and online enquiries

• WAS magazine

• WAS website & online tools (Sort It, Discussion forum)

Sector-specific resources Waste Aware……

• Construction (live)

• Business (live)

• Healthcare (live)

• Schools

• Government

• Community

• Universities & Colleges

Waste Aware Business

• Majority of businesses in Scotland are Small-Medium Enterprises

• FSB survey on waste disposal highlighted various key issues for SMEs including: Lack of awareness of local recycling facilities

• Scottish Executive proposed development of web-based facility by SWAG to provide information on recycling facilities available to business

• SWAG worked closely with businesses and waste management industry during development

Waste Aware Business• Business Recycling Directory - in electronic format &

accessed via the Waste Aware Business website

• Businesses can search by area or postcode, and the type of material they want to recycle

• Range of service providers included

• FAQs

• Poster creator

• Links to other organisations

• Coming soon…. ‘How To’, Case studies, Materials guide

Waste Aware University - Development

• Discussions with relevant stakeholders and focus groups

• Central point for waste-related information for Universities & Colleges

• Links & contacts for University & College resources• Links to other Waste Aware resources (e.g. Recycling Directory)

• Regular updates to ensure information relevant & up-to-date

• FAQ guide

• Poster Creator

• How To guide

• Case Studies

What do you want Waste Aware University to do for you?

Amanda Ingram

Scottish Waste Awareness Group

amanda.ingram@ksbscotland.org.uk

01786 468 782