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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
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 Saving Devices & Practices
Cistern volume adjusters Cistern dam Dual flush Waterless toilets/urinals
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
'Take up the Green Officiency Challenge' to improve the efficiency of your office and profitability of the business
Green Officiency Toolkit - 2
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