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Types of Waste at ECU

ECU Waste Audit 2009

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What Waste does ECU produce?1) General waste: food scraps and things that can not be recycled;

2) Co-mingled recyclables: plastic, glass, aluminium, cartons;

3) Paper and Cardboard: magazines, newspapers, office paper;

4) Recyclable Hazardous waste – batteries, mobile phones and fluro’s;

5) E-waste (electronic waste): computers, printers, keyboards, cables;

6) Green waste: tree pruning's and garden waste;

7) Construction and demolition waste: plaster, steel, rubble etc.

8) Other hazardous waste: produced from faculties.

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General Waste SystemMini bins

• Is the general waste system used in offices;• Every mini bin is emptied by the cleaners on a daily basis.

Kitchenette General Waste Bin• There should also be a general waste bin in the nearest kitchenette

should your mini bin get full.

General Waste(Includes sandwich wrappers, teabags, tissues etc)

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Co-mingled Recyclable Waste

Office commingled recycling(Includes cans, plastic bottles, milk cartons, paper cups, cardboard)

On-grounds commingled recycling(Includes cans, plastic bottles, milk cartons, paper cups, paper, cardboard)

1. Office Comingled Recycling

•Any comingled items are to go in the comingled bin provided in the nearest kitchen;

•This system has not yet been rolled out to all buildings.

•NO LIQUID and NO FOOD SCRAPS

2. On-grounds Recycling

•There are 35 recycling bins at each of the metro campuses and 6 at Bunbury;

•Paper and cardboard items can go in these bins.

•NO LIQUID and NO FOOD SCRAPS!

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Paper and Cardboard• Each individual should have a paper box under their desk;

• The individual is responsible for emptying their paper box into the larger 120L light blue sulo bins.

• These sulo bins should be located near by, generally in the area next to the photocopiers.

Paper includes: office paper, newspapers, envelopes, magazines, brochures and small cardboard.

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Recyclable Hazardous Waste 1. Batteries

• Battery World collect and empty the 120L purple bins as required.

• No Car Batteries.

Where can the bins can be found?Joondalup • Building 1 (FMO) • Building 22 (Sports and Rec Centre)• Building 31 (Library)

Mt Lawley • Building 3 (FMO)

Hazardous Waste Batteries, mobile phones and mobile phone batteries)

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Recyclable Hazardous Waste 2. Fluorescent Tubes/Globes

• Used in lighting (interior and exterior) and are collected by maintenance who then recycle through CMA recycling.

• Fluorescent tubes contain a small amount of mercury which is extremely toxic!

“The Mercury from 1 single Fluorescent Tube is enough to pollute 30,000 Litres of Water beyond the safe drinking level in the UK.”

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e-wasteSOE (Standard Operating Environment) computers include:

• Desktops, laptops, monitors, keyboards and mouse.

• Computers are replaced every 3 years.

FMO - Asset Disposal System

McLernons for disposal – Auction Centre Welshpool

•E-waste items (such as cables, CDs & projectors) are not picked up in the above process – we are still seeking the best solution.

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Green WasteGreen Waste is managed by the Grounds Services.

Tree Pruning by External Contractor

• Most tree pruning is undertaken by a contractor at both of the metropolitan campuses.

• These tree pruning's are mulched by the contractor on-site and used in ECU gardens.

General Greenwaste from Campus Operations (Leaves, branches and other plant material)

Joondalup – This general greenwaste is temporarily stockpiled until there is enough to be mulched and a

contractor is brought on-site to mulch this waste.– Weeds and pine needles are stockpiled and taken off site by a contractor to a greenwaste

recycling facility.

• Mt Lawley – All general greenwaste is stockpiled and is removed by a contractor and taken to a greenwaste

recycling facility.

• South West– All general waste is looked after by a contractor and is taken off-site to a greenwaste recycling

facility.

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Construction and DemolitionIncludes waste such as:

• Plaster board;

• Bricks;

• Steel;

• Cables;

• Packaging.

Design Guidelines• These are guidelines available for reference by Consultants and Contractors undertaking

projects for the University.• Management of construction and demolition waste is to be outlined in this document and

will include criteria such as:

– On-site separation of waste for re-use or recycling;– Development of a Construction Site Waste Management Plan;

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