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Slides 8 – Waste management and recycling
Waste management
Slides 8 – Waste management and recycling
Undesirable output
Air emissions
Energy
Product
InputP
rocess
Effluent discharge
Solid waste
Undesirableoutput
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Waste can be ...Waste can be ...
Avoided &reduced Change
raw material
Change process
Change technology
Good house-keeping
Services instead of products
Change product
I.
Recycled Within the process
Inside the company
Externally
II.
Disposed of
Reductionof volume
Detoxi-fication
Stabilization
Energetically
III.
Correctsegrega-tion
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Waste management …is more than simply arranging containers
in the company!
Legal compliance with relevant waste regulations
Setting up company-specific waste logistics
Information/motivation Continuous controlling
Source: PREPARE Toolkit
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Why do companies optimize their waste management?
Legal compliance
Risk minimization
Disposal security
Positive image Motivation
Implementation of waste minimization measures
Cost reduction EMAS, ISO 14001
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Methodology – waste management
Check legal compliance with the applicable waste regulations – corrective action
Determine waste streams according to type of waste, waste volumes and costs
Identify weak points of waste logistics
Determine minimization and cost reduction potentials
Define, implement and monitor measures
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Setting up in-company waste logistics
Involving employees at the workplace
Information on correct waste segregation (segregation guidelines!)
Customized container systems
Redesign of waste collection points
Involvement of the cleaning personnel
Motivation of all persons involved
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Important success factors for well functioning waste
logistics
Source: PREPARE Toolkit
Wastelogistics
Management Employees
Cleaning personnel
Waste manager Environmental responsible Inform
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nMotivation
Information
Motivation
Info
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Checklist for legal compliance
When do we talk about waste?
Which types of waste arise in the company?
Which relevant waste obligations do I have to comply with?
How do I fulfil these obligations?
Which corrective actions are necessary?
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Examples of waste-relevant duties
Appoint waste manager Documentation (non-
hazardous waste) Notification (hazardous
waste, used oil) Special documentation on
disposal (hazardous waste, used oil)
Allocation of various duties of waste segregation
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Why do companies optimize their waste management?
Transparency of waste volumes and costs of the waste streams
Targeted minimization and recycling measures
Correct waste segregation – disposal security
Reduction of residual waste – cost reduction
Waste management as part of environmental management
EMAS, ISO 14001 Positive company image Motivation of employees
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Contribution of the disposal company
Information material on waste separation
Labelling/colour system for containers and waste collection points
Information on adapted container systems
Waste collection intervals according to specific company needs
Data on the weight of collected waste, support in estimating waste quantities
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Description of waste streams
Slides 8 – Waste management and recycling Analysing potentials of waste
reduction Central waste collection point
Container for residual waste
Container for hazardous waste
Waste segregation
in the company
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Overview of waste logistics
Office/procurement
Kitchen Archives
Paper/cardboard
Metal
Residual waste
Packaging
Glass
Wood
Organic waste
Cable stays
Hazardous waste
Central waste point
Storage, workshop delivery
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Definition of measures Optimize waste logistics (new containers,
new waste collection points, colour system/ labelling)
Improve waste segregation (e.g. metals) – reduction of disposal costs
Use returnable and/or large containers Reuse certain materials Internal recycling (e.g. recycling of solvents) Use returnable cleaning rags (rental system) Use reusable packaging ...