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What happens to our waste - UNSW
1. What happens to our waste?
Welcome to UNSW
> Recycling and Re-use at UNSW
UNSW Sustainability
2. What waste do we produce?
Accumulative recovery report
Tonnage of
Recovered Waste 27% 24%
Paper & cardboard
Nov 125.2t Mixed containers
12% Plastic film
Dec 82.2t Food & organics
33% Landfill
Jan 75.76t
4%
3. What waste do we produce?
Accumulative recovery report
Tonnage of
17%
Recycling Streams
33% Paper & cardboard
Nov 198t 24% Mixed containers
Plastic film
27% Food & organics
Dec 121.90t Greenwaste
Landfill
Jan 145.06t 12%
4%
9. Paper & cardboard
Blue Bins in Library + corridors
Recycling 800 tonne/year
UNSW makes money from recycling paper & cardboard
Recycling boxes
available from
stationary re-use
centre, ARC, FM
Assist, room 224A
Chancellery or on
request.
Staff and student responsibility
Desk bins for recycling to empty paper into blue Recycling makes money
wheelie bins
10. Paper & cardboard
AMCOR’s Botany Recycling Plant
All paper and
cardboard is
processed and Plastic contamination separated
Fibrous film at one end, dry
recycled paper out the other end
recycled within
72 hours from
delivery
Final recycled product Fibrous sludge
11. Batteries & mobile phones
More than 800
mobile phones
collected each year
12. Batteries & mobile phones
Mobile phones
Recycled by Mobile
Muster for free
Where?
Lower Campus: ARC Reception
Upper Campus: FM Assist
Mid Campus: Contact
13. Batteries & mobile phones
Batteries
Batteries contain toxic and
hazardous heavy metals
Battery World recycling
station where all batteries
are recycled at expense
of UNSW
15. Printer toner cartridges
Planet Ark
Sent to Close the Loop
in Melbourne
Some remanufactured
with remainder of plastic
and metal recycled
16. Printer toner cartridges
Cara Toner
Over 5,788 reuses
since UNSW service began
of cartridges collected
46% from UNSW are reused
A successful staff volunteer initiative
17. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Reverse vending
> Accept empty drink containers.
> machines accept
Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
empty drink
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins. containers
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
18. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Eliminates
> Accept empty drink containers.
> contamination =
Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
Material 100%
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
recyclable
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
19. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Reduces
> Accept empty drink containers.
> cleaning costs >
Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
An average bin
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
holds 100-150
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
containers
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
20. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Reverse Vending
>
>
Accept empty drink containers.
Machines hold
Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
3,000 crushed
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
containers
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
21. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Users are given
> Accept empty drink containers.
vouchers &
> Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
prizes as
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
incentives to recycle
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
22. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory
> Accept empty drink containers.
> Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
Check out…
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
www.thefuntheory.com
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date
> Expensive technology.
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
The Fun Theory
23. Reverse vending machines
Reverse vending machines
The Fun Theory Our experience to date:
> Accept empty drink containers.
Expensive technology
> Eliminate contamination. Material 100% recyclable.
> Reduces cleaning costs - An average wheelie bin holds
Footprint, power & IT
between 100 & 150 containers. Reverse Vending
requirement limit
Machines hold 3,000 crushed containers = to 25 wheelie
bins.
possible locations
> Give users vouchers & prizes as incentives to recycle.
> Check out www.thefuntheory.com.
Our experience to date Networked and
> Expensive technology. vulnerable to hacking
> Footprint, power & IT requirement limit possible locations.
> Networked and vulnerable to hacking.
24. Garden waste
Bore water
primarily used for
irrigation of the
grounds
25. Garden waste
All tree pruning off-cuts and other green
waste is processed on-site and
mulch is used on garden beds.
All other lawn clippings, leaf material
and garden organics collected
and transported to Veolia waste
station at Botany for processing.
UNSW uses organic fertilisers for
gardens, lawns and sports fields.
26. Glass recycling
Waste audit found
glass is 3 rd
largest in composition
of our waste
27. Glass recycling
A limited but successful glass recycling stream at:
The Roundhouse Bar
Goldstein College
New College
Scientia Building
The Roundouse
28. Fluorescent tubes & light globes
Fluorescent tubes
contain enough mercury
to pollute 30,000 litres
of water beyond the
safe drinking level
29. Fluorescent tubes & light globes
Chemsal
Recycling and disposal by Chemsal
Collect fluorescent, CFL, incandescent, halogen, High
Intensity Discharge lamps (HIDs) discharge light bulbs/lamps
including associated ballasts and transformers
Spotless
Stored in the Spotless compound on Western Campus
with periodic collection by Chemsal
Collected on request via FM Assist (Ext: 55111)
30. Biological & hazardous waste
Specialist contractors
dispose of biological
and hazardous
chemical waste
31. Biological & hazardous waste
Hazardous waste generated from research
Chemsal
Dangerous waste: organic solvents, oxidise, pesticides
and “ionising radiation emitting materials not considered
to be radioactive” (low level radioactive waste
< 100 Becquerel/gram)
Sterihealth
Biological, clinical waste, ionising radiation emitting
materials not considered to be radioactive, human
tissue, biological chemicals and other toxic substances.
32. Construction & demolition
Waste management conditions imposed under contract
Capital works criteria includes:
On-site separation of waste for re-use or
recycling
Development of a Construction Site Waste
Management Plan.
Waste management conditions
are available for Consultants and
Contractors undertaking projects
Construction Waste includes:
Plaster
board, Concrete, Bricks, Steel, Cables and
Packaging.
33. What happens to our waste?
Waste contract with Doyle
Bros Material Recycling
Facility > 80% recycled
41. Stationery reuse
Successful
student initiative
Estimated 4,000 items in last
12 months including approx
1,500
folders, envelopes, plastic
sleeves, hanging files, in-
trays, clipboards and
other random things
45. Electronic waste
TV & PC Product Stewardship Scheme
Product Stewardship Act 2011:
TV’s & computers first products to
be regulated.
Responsibility for recycling passed
back to manufacturer.
Eventually all devices with a power cord
to be included.
Hopefully running by 2011/12.
46. Food waste & reuse
Excess food is
distributed to charities
supporting the
vulnerable
47. Food waste & reuse
Food rescue
Excess food given
to OzHarvest
48. Food waste & reuse
Cooking Oil
Up to 800 litres
a week is collected
from campus outlets
49. The carbon price & waste
Carbon price $23 per tonne from 1/07/12
190 of 500 facilities
directly liable for
carbon tax are
waste facilities
50. The carbon price & waste
Waste produces methane
1 tonne of methane
= 23 tonne of
CO2 equivalent
51. The carbon price & waste
Emissions from landfill
Landfill more
expensive and
recycling more
cost effective
52. The carbon price & waste
Landfill General Waste tip fee
Fee to rise from
$220/tonne now
to $300/tonne
from 1 July 2012
53. Our commitment to reduce waste
There’s less than 10 years
of landfill in the Sydney basin
UNSW: Environment Policy
and Waste Management Plan
Rethink of waste as
a valuable resource
54. Our commitment to reduce waste
Our commitment to reduce waste
“ Sustainable processing of
materials based on fundamentals
”
of high temperature
Sustainable processing of
materials based on fundamentals
of high temperature
Professor Veena Sahajwalla
Centre of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology
Weight of all materials found on lower campus and percentage of totalMaterial type Amount (kg) Per centPaper (recyclable) 128.4 7.6%Paper (contaminated) 235.8 14.0%Cardboard 60.8 3.6%Organics (vegetation) 26.0 1.5%Organics (other) 6.8 0.4%Organics (food) 526.2 31.2%Glass 95.1 5.6%Steel (ferrous) 17.6 1.0%Aluminium (non-ferrous) 21.2 1.3%Other metal (eg. stainless steel) 2.6 0.2%Plastic film 88.8 5.3%PET # 1 42.5 2.5%HDPE # 2 19.2 1.1%Other plastics 101.9 6.0%Construction & demolition materials 5.6 0.3%Peripheral e-waste (hardware etc) 21.4 1.3%Office supplies 7.7 0.5%Containerised food or liquid 128.1 7.6%Reject (stringy, textile, oversize) 15.0 0.9%Batteries 1.6 0.1%Hazardous 0.2 0.0%Nappies 14.2 0.8%Residual 51.4 3.1%Disposable paper cups 65.9 3.9%Total material collected 1,684.0 100.0%
= 25 wheelie bins
The main Kensington campus is on a 38-hectare site and the University actively manages 65 hectares of land, including the College of Fine Arts, the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, research field stations at Manly Vale, Fowlers Gap and Wellington, and a sporting facility at Tarban Creek.Garden WasteAll tree pruning off-cuts are processed on site into mulch and woodchips and used back on the garden beds across the UNSW campus. UNSW applies large quantities of mulch to the landscaped environment to reduce transpiration resulting in less irrigation being used. All other lawn clippings, leaf material and garden organics are collected and transported to Veolia waste station at Botany for processing. UNSW uses organic fertilisers for the gardens, lawns and sports fields.Native Planting PolicyWhile the Kensington campus has some mature non-native trees, new plantings favour native plants and grasses indigenous to the Randwick/Kensington area over non-native plant species. UNSW’s planting policy is to promote bio-diversity. Species are also selected to provide opportunities for students and external schools to use our grounds as a source of education.IrrigationBore water is primarily used for irrigation of the grounds, but it is increasingly being used to replace potable water applications too. In 2010 UNSW updated our watering systems to improve water efficiency. We also installed extra water storage capabilities.Chemical and Fertiliser UseIn 2010, the University commenced an initiative to reduce the use of garden chemicals by applying organic based fertilisers where ever possible, and limiting future use of a range of pesticides through its grounds maintenance contract.UNSW aims to strike a balance between preventive cultural practices and reactive use of low toxicity chemical solutions as a last resort. UNSW purchases organic fertilizers wherever possible, even if these are more expensive, believing that the environmental and horticultural benefits justify the extra cost.
Maybe a map of UNSW with an arrow to Silverwater and then to Botany – Amcor paper.
More importantly this is a tonne of plastic not going into landfill.
More importantly this is a tonne of plastic not going into landfill.
Cooking oil would otherwise be wasted converted to biodiesel
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A lot has changed institutionally, socially, economically and in our environmentSustainability needs increasingClimate changeWater scarcity and qualityEnergy conservation