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Jones Lang LaSalle Building Management Committee Meeting
May 2012
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Emissions - Waste• Australia’s per capita emissions are the highest in the OECD
and among the highest in the world1
• Only last week, Australia was listed as the 7th biggest polluter on Earth in a study by the WWF2
• Emissions from landfill account for approximately 3% of Australia’s GHG emissions3
Source:1. Garnaut Climate Charge Review, Section 82. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-15/report-says-
australia-seventh-worst-polluter-on-earth/40120703. http://environmentvictoria.org.au/content/waste-and-
climate-change
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Recycling
Every tonne of paper landfilled generates 2.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
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530 Collins St current waste generation rates
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Current performance versus theoretical
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Australia
Square Tower
Citigroup Centre
MLC Centre
Melbourne Centra
l Office
HSBC Centre
Darling Park Tower 1
Darling Park Tower 2
Darling Park Tower 3
Riverside
545 Queen St
818 Bourke St
800-808 Bourke St Retail
800-808 Bourke St Base Build
ing
530 Collins S
t
28 Freshwater P
lace
Cockle Bay
Workplace
6
Transit Centre
Transit Centre
- Retail
Transit Centre
- Office
Quad 2
Quad 3
Quad 4Total
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
61%
71%
41%42%
58%
73%
49%
62%
51%
41%
32%34%
58%60%
79%
31%
51%
39%38%40%
28%26%
13%
% Recycled - March 2012
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Site Specifics
• Of the estimated 2,707 reams generated per month, approximately 1,250 are recycled (46%)
• Best Practice = 98%
• The remaining 1,456 reams are either:– landfilled – disposed of in general waste; – not captured in recycling statistics (e.g. secure paper
not reported to Building management) and/or– Stored within the tenancy (e.g. filing/archiving)
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Avoid, Reduce, Reuse
• Think before you print – move towards a paperless system
• Avoid disposable, single use items e.g. Coffee cups, disposable cutlery/plates
• Reuse drink bottles, turn scrap paper into notepads, etc.
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Increase Recycling
• Engage, educate and motive
• Get competitive – start a recycling competition
• Get involved – take part in National Recycling week, Clean up Business Day, etc
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Bin Systems?
– Play a key role in reducing consumption and increase paper recycling
– Recommended systems:• Single Bin System• Zero Bin System
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What is the Single Bin System?
– One bin under each desk for “paper only” emptied daily by cleaners
– Support Bin Systems• Include bins in common areas, kitchens and print/mail
areas• General waste; co-mingled and paper/secure paper
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What is the Zero Bin System
-No bins under desks
– Support Bin Systems• Include bins in common areas, kitchens and print/mail
areas• General waste; co-mingled and paper/secure paper
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Case Study
• Offices with both general waste and paper recycling bins under desk achieved an average diversion rate of 63%
• Offices with the single bin system displayed the highest diversion rate of 73%, with 93% recovery of the major materials i.e. paper and cardboard
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Benefits - Environmental
• Increase Primary Source segregation – by “getting it right the first time”
• Reduce plastic bin liners required for general waste bins
• Decrease contamination in the recycling stream
• Reduce waste going to landfill – reduced GHG – a greener environment
• Forces users to think about waste generation and in turn reduces overall waste generation
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Benefits - Social
• Studies by the CSIRO1,Uni of QLD2 and UCLA3 have
shown that those who sit for long hours:– ‘People who regularly break up their sedentary time
with movement as small as taking one step had healthier waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), and triglycerides”
– Those that were more mobile showed:• Increased social interactions between staff members• Increase in work productivity1 Brown, B., O’Hara, K. (2002) Place as a practical concern of mobile workers. CSIRO Publishing
2 Hearly, G.N., Et al. (2008) Breaks in sedentary time: beneficial associations with metabolic risk. Diabetes Care. April 31 (4) pg. 661-6663 Yancey, L.A., Et al. (2008) Reduction of weight and waistlines by integrating exercise breaks into workplace organizational routine. Chronic Disease. 2008 Jan;5(1):A12
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Benefits Social• These studies also showed that:
– ‘People who regularly break up their sedentary time with movement as small as taking one step had healthier waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), and triglycerides”
– Those that were more mobile showed:• Increased social interactions between staff members• Increase in work productivity
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Benefits - Economic
• Landfill levy, Carbon Tax, etc. landfill will only increase in price
• Paper recycling is free, only pay for transport costs
• Under desk waste bins result in a decrease in recycling, an increase in landfill and an increase in leakage (recyclables disposed of into the general waste bin)
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Examples of ‘recycling stations’