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GALWAY WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMME September 2009
CHANGING BEHAVIOUR - SAVING RESOURCES
A GUIDE TO IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS
CHANGING BEHAVIOUR - SAVING RESOURCESâ AâGUIDEâTOâIMPROVINGâYOURâENVIRONMENTALâPERFORMANCEâINâBUSINESS
INTRODUCTION
Thisâbookletâaimsâtoâprovideâyouâwithâtheâinformationârequiredâtoâimplementâgoodâenvironmentalâpracticesâinâyourâworkplaceâthatâwillânotâonlyâassistâinâimprovingâyourâenvironmentalâperformance,âbutâshouldâalsoâhelpâyouâtoâsaveâsomeâmoney.â
Theâbookletâwillâgiveâyouâguidanceâandâoutlineâpotentialâactionsâforâenvironmentalâimprovementâwhichâshouldâhelpâyouâalongâyourâenvironmentalâjourney.ââ
Managingâyourâenvironmentalâperformanceâmeansâputtingâsystemsâinâplaceâwithinâyourâbusinessâthatâwillâallowâyouâandâyourâstaffâidentifyâareasâwhereâexcessâwasteâisâproduced,âorâwhereâexcessâenergyâorâwaterâisâconsumedâinâtheâcourseâofâyourâday-to-dayâactivities.
Manyâofâtheâactionsâoutlinedâinâthisâbookletâareâsuitableâforâimplementationâinâbusinessâinâgeneral,âbutâareâbasedâonâtheâoutcomesâgeneratedâbyâtheâfirstâphaseâofâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgrammeâwhichâfocusedâspecificallyâonâretail,âhospitality,âfishâprocessing,âprintingâandâpaperâbasedâorganisations.ââ
Environmentalâimprovementsâcanâbeâachievedâbyâemployingâbestâpracticeâtechniquesâinâefficiencyâandâresourceâuse.âThisâcanâbeâachievedârelativelyâsimplyâbyâstudyingâandâmonitoringâtheâconsumptionâofâresourcesâduringâaâspecificâperiodâandâquantifyingâtheâbusinessâoutputsâatâtheâsameâtime.ââ
Thisâbookletâisâdesignedâasâaâguideâtoâhelpâyouâalongâyourâjourney,âbutâisâbyânoâmeansâexhaustive.
CONTENTS
THE GALWAY WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMME 1
PREVENTION IN ACTION 2
GOOD PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION 3
GOOD HOUSEkEEPING 3
BENEFITS 4
kEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 4
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CHECkLIST 5
AREAS FOR CONSIDERATION 5
WASTE MANAGEMENT 6
ENERGY MANAGEMENT 8
WATER CONSERVATION 10
CASE STUDY - RETAIL 12
CASE STUDY - FISH PROCESSING 13
CASE STUDY - PUBLIC ORGANISATION 14
GREEN HOSPITALITY 15
GREEN BUSINESS 15
Acknowledgements:
TheâauthorâwouldâlikeâtoâacknowledgeâtheâcontributionâmadeâbyâtheâEnvironmentalâProtectionâAgencyâsâLocalâAuthorityâPreventionâDemonstrationâProgramme,âtheâCleanâTechnologyâCentreâCorkâandâallâparticipantsâinâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgramme.
Disclaimer:
Althoughâeveryâeffortâhasâbeenâmadeâtoâensureâtheâaccuracyâofâtheâmaterialâcontainedâinâthisâpublication,âcompleteâaccuracyâcannotâbeâguaranteed.âPleaseâcontactâtheâauthorâforâpermissionâtoâreproduceâallâorâpartâofâthisâpublicationâatâ[email protected].ââ
âPrintedâonâRecycledâPaper
CHANGING BEHAVIOUR - SAVING RESOURCESâ AâGUIDEâTOâIMPROVINGâYOURâENVIRONMENTALâPERFORMANCEâINâBUSINESSâ 1
THE GALWAY WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMMETheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgrammeâisâanâEPAâfundedâprogrammeâthatâhasâbeenâupâandârunningâsinceâ2006.ââTheâprojectâaimedâatâbuildingâcapacityâinâwasteâprevention,âenergyâconservationâandâwaterâconservationâacrossâvariousâsectorsâinâGalwayâCityâandâCountyâbyâengagingâwithâbusiness,â
publicâorganisationsâandâhouseholders.âTheâprogrammeâwasâbasedâonâidentifyingâandâimplementingâgoodâpracticeâandâmonitoringâperformanceâthroughoutâvariousâsectors.
Toâdate,âtheâprogrammeâhasâbeenâveryâsuccessful,âhighlightingâthatâwhereâactionsâforâpreventionâareâ
identifiedâandâimplementedâbyâaâcommittedâteam,âsignificantâenvironmentalâimprovementsâandâfinancialâcostâsavingsâcanâbeâmade.
ThisâbrochureâwillâgiveâguidanceâandâinformationâbasedâonâtheâexperiencesâofâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgramme.
OUTCOMES Of THE GALWAY WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAMME
Waste in participating business prevented 16%Reduction in energy consumption by participating business 9%Reduction in water consumption by participating business 18%Reduction in waste arising in households 11%Reduction in energy consumption in households 9%Reduction in water consumption in Galway County Council HQ 12%
Prevention
Minimisation
Reuse
Recycle
Energy Recovery
Disposal
MostâFavouredâOption
LeastâFavouredâOption
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PREVENTION IN ACTION
To successfully implement prevention in business you need the following:
Get familiar with your environmental issues
â˘â Knowâwhatâyourâwaste,âenergyâandâwaterâexpenditureâisâbyâexaminingâyourâinvoicesâandâplacingâinformationâonâaâdataâsheet
Establish an Environmental Improvement Programme
â˘â Developâaâplan
â˘â Designateâaâstaffâmember
Involve Your Staff
â˘â Introduceâenvironmentalâawarenessâtoâyourâstaff
â˘â Includeâenvironmentalâissuesâinâyourâstaffâtraining
â˘â Seekâsuggestionsâfromâemployees
â˘â Haveâcompetitionsâforâemployees
Be Creative
â˘â Useâvisualâtoolsâlikeâchartsâandâgraphsâtoâhighlightâprogress
â˘â Keepâenvironmentalâissuesâonâtheâagenda
â˘â Useâcommunicationâtoolsâlikeâemail,ânewslettersâandânoticeâboardsâtoâhighlightâprogress
STEPS TO IMPROVING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL PERfORMANCE IN BUSINESS
ManagementâCommitment
AccurateâInformation
ExpertiseâandâKnowledge
InformationâandâGuidance
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Whetherâyouâareâstartingâanâenvironmentalâprogrammeâfromâscratchâorâsimplyâcheckingâtheâeffectivenessâofâanâexistingâmanagementâsystem,âtheâbasicâstepsâwhichâyouâshouldâconsiderâinclude:
â˘â Managementâcommitmentâtoâimprovements
â˘â Staffâinvolvement
â˘â Identificationâofârealisticâachievableâtargets
â˘â Continualâmonitoring
Theâcombinedâeffectâofâtheâaboveâisâanâimprovedâenvironmentalâperformanceâandâaâcompetitiveâadvantageâforâyourâbusiness.
Improvedâresourceâuseâandâpreventionâopportunitiesâareâeasyâtoâidentifyâwhenâyouâhaveâclearâandâcomprehensiveâinformationâaboutâyourâcompanyâsâactivities.
GOOD HOUSEkEEPING
GOOD PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION
Inâorderâtoâsuccessfullyâimplementâgoodâenvironmentalâpracticesâinâyourâbusiness,âitâisârecommendedâthatâyouâfollowâaâstructuredâapproach.
TheâapproachâoutlinedâinâthisâdiagramâisâtheâapproachâusedâinâtheâimplementationâofâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgramme:
EnvironmentalâAudits
EnvironmentalâActionâPlans
GreenâTeams
StaffâTraining
Implementation
Monitoringâ&âEvaluation
Management Buy-In
Support,âcommitmentâandâcontinualâmonitoringâfromâmanagementâisâcriticalâforâtheâsuccessfulââimplementationâofâthisâtypeâofâprogrammeâinâbusiness.
Environmental Audits
Theâpreparationâofâenvironmentalâauditsâisânecessaryâtoâestablishâbaselineâinformationâforâyourâbusinessâinârelationâtoâwaste,âenergyâandâwater.
Environmental Action Plans
Theâpreparationâofâenvironmentalâactionâplansâoutliningânoâcost,âlowâcost,âmediumâcostâandâhighâcostâimprovementsâisâessential.ââItâisâalsoâimportantâtoâplaceâtimeframesâonâallâpotentialâactionsâforâimprovement.ââEstimatedâpaybackâonâactionsâshouldâalsoâbeâcalculatedâandâincluded.
Green Teams GreenâTeamsâshouldâbeâestablishedâandâshouldârepresentâtheâentireâworkforce.ââGreenâteamâmeetingsâshouldâbeâregularâandâallâstaffâshouldâbeâinformedâofâoutcomesâandâdevelopments.
Staff Training Allâstaffâshouldâreceiveâappropriateâtrainingâwhichâshouldâreflectâtheâactionsâasâsetâoutâinâtheâenvironmentalâactionâplans.
Implementation Actionsâforâenvironmentalâimprovementsâshouldâbeâimplementedâinâaâstructuredâandâstrategicâmanner.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoringâandâevaluationâshouldâbeâongoing.ââItâisâextremelyâimportantâtoâquantifyâimprovementsâandâalsoâaddressâdifficultiesâifâtheyâarise.
ManagementâBuy-In
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kEY PERfORMANCE INDICATORSTheâidentificationâofâkeyâperformanceâindicatorsâareâveryâimportantâasâyouâundertakeâenvironmentalâimprovementsâinâyourâbusiness.âKPIsâareâcalculatedâbyâcomparingâdifferentâoperationalâperiodsâandâresourcesâusedâagainstâproductionâorâaâsectorâbasedâconstant.âKeyâperformanceâindicatorsâwillâallowâbusinessâcompareâpreviousâenvironmentalâperformanceâwithâcurrentâpracticesâandâalsoâmonitorâandâevaluateâimprovements.âForâexample,âinâtheâhospitalityâsectorâitâisâcommonâtoâuseâtheânumberâofâsleeperânightsâand/orâfoodâcoversâforâcomparisonsâwhileâinâtheâretailâsectorâtheâstandardâtypicallyâusedâisâeitherâfloorâareaâorâcustomerâfootfalls.
BENEfITS Of IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL PERfORMANCE
Inâadditionâtoâtheâenvironmentalâimprovementsâthatâcanâbeâachievedâinâbusinessâbyâintroducingâgoodâhousekeepingâmeasures,âpotentialâadditionalâbenefitsâinclude:
â˘â Marketing
â˘â EconomicâCompetitiveness
â˘â IncreasedâAwareness
MARkETING
⢠Capture âgreen businessâ customer demand
⢠Corporate social responsibility
⢠Enhanced corporate image
ECONOMIC
⢠Reduced resource consumption
⢠Cost reductions through improved efficiency
AWARENESS
⢠Increased capacity amongst staff
⢠Increased awareness of current and future environmental legislation
key performance indicator examples include:
â˘â kgâofâwasteâperâcustomerâ/âfootfall
â˘â kWhâenergyâperâm²âperâyear
â˘â litresâofâwaterâusedâperâtonneâofâproduction
â˘â kgâofâwasteâperâtonneâofâproduction
â˘â floorâareaâ/âm²â
â˘â bedânightsâsold
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CHECkLISTEnvironmentalâmanagementâisâanâall-encompassingâprocessâthatâshouldâincludeâeveryâaspectâofâanâorganisationâfromâfinance,âhumanâresourcesâandâpublicârelationsâtoâmaintenance,âpurchasingâandâplanning.
Aâcommonâbarrierâtoâdeveloping,âimplementingâandâmaintainingâaâfullâandâeffectiveâenvironmentalâmanagementâsystemâinâsmallâandâmediumâsizeâbusinessâisâaâlackâofâexpertiseâwithinâtheâworkforceâofâhowâtoâdealâwithâenvironmentalâissues.ââ
Toâhelpâyouâgetâstarted,âtheâfollowingâpagesâincludeâvariousâchecklistsâthatâoutlineâsomeâofâtheâelementsâthatâyouâshouldâconsiderâasâyouâundertakeâtoâimproveâyourâenvironmentalâperformance.
WASTE ENERGY WATER
AREAS fOR CONSIDERATION
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WASTE MANAGEMENTSignificantâsavingsâcanâbeâmadeâbyâensuringâthatâwasteâisâmanagedâproperlyâinâbusiness.âItâisâimportantâtoâidentifyâtheâquantityâandâtypeâofâwasteâyouâproduce.âOnceâthisâisâdone,âitâisâthenâtimeâtoâlookâatâyourâwasteâandâseeâwhatâcanâbeâprevented.âAllâmaterialsâsuitableâforârecyclingâshouldâbeâsegregatedâatâsourceâandâbaggedâorâcompactedâandâstoredâappropriately.ââ
Manyâbusinessâcanâsaveâ10%âonâtheirâwasteâcostsâbyâimplementingânoâcostâandâlowâcostâwasteâsolutions.âByâimplementingâsomeâofâtheâfollowingâinitiativesâyouâwillâimproveâyourâenvironmentalâperformance:
â˘â Analyseâwasteâatâsourceâââcheckâhowâmuchâcardboard,âplasticâandâotherâwasteâyouâproduceâââidentifyâwhatâmayâbeâpreventableâ
â˘â Improveâsegregationâandârecyclingâbyâusingâclearâbagsâ
â˘â Improveâwasteâmanagementâbyâplacingâbinsâasânearâasâpossibleâtoâwhereâtheâwasteâisâgenerated
â˘â Useâreturnableâpackaging
â˘â Askâsuppliersâtoâdecantâsuppliesâatâbackâdoorâwhereâappropriate
â˘â Assignâresponsibilityâtoâthisâtaskâandâmonitorâregularly
food WasteIfâyourâbusinessâservesâfood,âreducingâyourâfoodâwasteâshouldâbeâaâpriority,âasâdoingâthisâwillâimproveâyouâenvironmentalâperformanceâandâsaveâyouâmoney.ââNoâinvestmentâisârequiredâââitâsâjustâaâmatterâofâimplementingâsomeâsimpleâhousekeepingâprocedures:
â˘â Lookâatâportionâcontrolâââtooâlargeâandâitâisâaâwaste
â˘â Introduceâaâstockârotationâpolicy
â˘â Labelâandâdateâfoodâinâreusableâcontainers
â˘â Introduceâstaffâtrainingâandâstandardârecipesâforâconsistentâresults
â˘â Cutâdownâonâfoodâwasteâbyâvacuum-packingâfood
â˘â Reuseâleft-overâfoodâwhereâappropriate
Theâcostâofâyourâwasteâisânotâonlyâtheâcostâofâdisposal,âbutâalsoâtheâvalueâofâwhatâyouâareâthrowingâaway.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS CHECkLIST
General Done To Do N/A
Knowâhowâmuchâwasteâyouâdisposeâof
Knowâtheâcostâofâwasteâdisposal
Designateâaâpersonâtoâmonitorâwasteâonâsite
Ensureâmaximumârecycling
Reviewâwasteâmanagementâpracticesâregularly
Requestâsuppliersâtoâuseâreusableâandâreturnableâpackaging
Monitorâwasteâhandlingâbyâstaffâ
Identifyâwaysâofâreducingâyourâfoodâwaste
Educateâstaffâaboutâseparationâatâsource
Packaging Done To Do N/A
Investigateâreturningâpackagingâtoâsuppliers
Askâsuppliersâtoâminimiseâpackaging
Compactâcardboardâandâplastics
Useâshreddedâpaperâforâinfill
Buyâinâbulk
Canteen Done To Do N/A
Haveâsufficientârecyclingâreceptaclesâthroughout
Createâaâlistâofâreusable/recyclableâitemsâ
Useânon-disposableâtablewareâandâcutlery
Provideâmilk,âsugarâandâcoffeeâinâcontainers
Compostâorganicâwaste
Useâclothâtowels
Office Done To Do N/A
Re-useâscrapâpaperâââhaveâcollectionâpointsânearâprintersâ/âphotocopiers
Returnâunwantedâpostâandâremoveânameâfromâunwantedâmailâdatabases
Setâupâaâcentralâcollectionâpointâforâreusableâofficeâsupplies
Useâemailâandâbulletinâboardsâforâofficeâcommunication
Encourageâdoubleâsidedâprintingâandâphotocopying
Switchâoffâcoverâsheetâoptionâonâfaxes
Recycleâprinterâandâtonerâcartridges
Useâreusableâinter-officeâenvelopes
Process Done To Do N/A
Separateâmaterialsâatâsource,âparticularlyâvaluableâonesâ(e.g.âmetals,âsolventsâetc.)
Investigateâstartâupâ/âshutâdownâwastes
Optimiseâtheâcuttingâofâmaterials
Regularlyâinspectâequipmentâandâprocessâlines
Substituteâhazardousâmaterials
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ENERGY MANAGEMENTInâbusinessâtheâuseâofâelectricity,âoilâandâgasâwillâinâgeneralâmakeâupâyourâtotalâenergyâspend.ââDependingâonâtheâtypeâofâbusiness,âthereâwillâbeâvariationsâbetweenâtheseâenergyâsources.
Monitoringâandâmanagementâofâelectricity,âoilâandâgasâonâsiteâisâveryâachievable,âonceâyouâknowâhow.ââYouâshouldâendeavourâtoâmonitorâusageâbyâtakingâregularâmeterâreadings,âcomparingâuseâwithâproductionâorâturnoverâandâmonitoringâinvoicesâthroughâinputtingâdataâontoâaâdataâsheet.
Ifâyouâtakeâelectricityâforâexample,âoneâofâtheâeasiestâwaysâtoâreduceâyourâelectricityâcostâisâtoâensureâthatâyouâareâonâtheâcorrectâtariff.âCheckâwithâtheâvariousâenergyâsuppliersâtoâseeâwhatâtheyâcharge.ââForâaâfullâlistâofâcompaniesâseeâtheâcommissionâforâenergyâregulatorâsâwebsiteâwww.cer.ie.âTryâandâavoidâestimatedâelectricityâbillsâasâthisâcanâsometimesâproveâdifficultâwithâcashâflow.âWhereâpossible,âsupplyâyourâelectricityâsupplierâwithâmonthlyâmeterâreadingsâbyâphoneâorâthroughâemail.â
Your total electricity cost is made up of a number of components which include:
â˘â Costâperâunitâ
â˘â kWhâwhichâareâtheâamountsâofâunitsâyouâuse
â˘â StandingâchargesâandâVAT
Ifâyouâwantâtoâreduceâyourâenvironmentalâcostsâthenâyouâneedâtoâtakeâactionâinâaânumberâofâdifferentâareas,âkeepingâinâmindâthatâimprovingâequipmentâefficiency,âimprovingâhousekeepingâandâaddressingâissuesâwithârefrigerationâshouldâmakeâaâbigâdifference.
Theâfollowingâchecklistâisâaâgoodâwayâtoâstartâyourâin-houseâprogramme:
ENERGY MANAGEMENT ACTIONS CHECkLIST
General Done To Do N/A
Quantifyâyourâannualâenergyâconsumption
Quantifyâyourâannualâcostâofâenergy
Identifyâaâstaffâmemberâtoâmonitorâenergy
Reviewâyouâenergyâmanagementâpracticesâannually
Monitorâenergyâusageâonâsiteâbyâstaff
Identifyâwaysâofâreducingâyourâenergyâconsumption
Examineâenergyâtariffâforâbestâdeal
Investigateâalternativeâenergyâsuppliers
Examineâbillsâforâwattlessâcharges
Runâstaffâawarenessâcampaigns
PurchaseâAAAâenergy-ratedâequipment
Checkâbuildingsâregularlyâforâdraughtsâandâsignsâofâdamp
Adequatelyâinsulateâtheâbuildingâ(roofs,âcavityâwalls,âloftsâetc)â
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Office-based Done To Do N/A
Activateâenergyâsavingâdevicesâinâcomputersâ(standbyâmode,âautomaticâshutâdown)
Switchâoffâofficeâequipmentâwhenânotâinâuse
Ensureâheatingâcontrolsâareâworkingâandâsetâcorrectly
CleanâfansâandâfiltersâforâAC/heatingâsystemsâregularly
Avoidâopenâwindowsâwhenâheatingâisâon
Lighting Done To Do N/A
Ensureâallâlightsâareâoffâduringâperiodsâofânon-occupancyâandâexteriorâlightsâwhenânotâneededâ(informâstaff)
Useâenergyâefficientâandâlongâlifeâlightingâ(upâtoâ70%âsavings)â
Checkâifâfewerâlightsâmeetâlightingârequirements
Checkâifâtimersâandâmotionâsensorsâcanâbeâused
Checkâifâlightsâareâcleanedâannually
Labelâallâlightâswitches
Heating Done To Do N/A
Organiseâheatingâsystemsâtoâenableâmoreâcontrolâinâspecificâareasâ(useâlocalisedâheating)
Useâhighâefficiencyâboilersâ-âmonitorâandâserviceâregularly
Stopâsimultaneousâheatingâandâcoolingâ
Checkâthermostatâsettingsâregularlyâandâsituateâthermostatsâcorrectly
Heatingâandâcoolingâshouldâbeâco-ordinatedâwithâoccupancy
Insulateâhotâwaterâpipesâandâvalves
Ensureâallâheatingâsourcesâareâunobstructed
Refrigeration Done To Do N/A
Placeâcoolingâunitsâ(especiallyâcondensers)âawayâfromâheatâsources
Keepâdoorsâtoâfreezersâandâcoldâroomsâclosedâatâallâtimes
Maintainâcondensersâandâfansâregularly
Checkâsealsâonâfridgesâandâfreezers
Site-based Done To Do N/A
Identifyâandâcontrolâpeakâloads
Fitâexternalâdoorsâwithâdoorâclosers
Checkâbuildingsâregularlyâforâdraughtsâandâsignsâofâdamp
Chargeâforkliftâtruckâbatteriesâandâotherârechargablesâduringâoffâpeakâtariffs
Compressed Air Done To Do N/A
Informâstaffâofâtheâexpenseâassociatedâwithâproducingâcompressedâair
Establishâaâregularâleakâtestâandârepairâprogramme
Checkâthatâcompressedâairâisâgeneratedâcloseâtoâwhereâitâisâused
Checkâthatâcompressorsâareâturnedâoffâwhenâthereâisânoâdemand
Checkâthatâtheâinputâairâisâtakenâfromâaâcoolâsource
Checkâthatâairâinletâfiltersâareâmaintainedâregularly
Useâvariableâspeedâdriveâcompressors
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Toâconserveâwaterâandâsaveâmoneyâyouâneedâtoâimplementâaâwaterâconservationâprogrammeâinâyourâbusinessâtargetingâtheâmainâwaterâusingâareas.âDependingâonâyourâbusinessâthisâcouldâincludeâsuchâareasâasâprocessing,âdelicatessens,âkitchensâandâtoilets.âItâisâimportantâtoâaddressâtheâfollowing:
â˘â Checkâforâandâfixâleaks
â˘â Measureâandâmonitorâwaterâconsumption
â˘â Installâwaterâsavingâdevices
â˘â Considerârainwaterâharvesting
What can be done to conserve water?â˘â Installâselfâclosingâtapâwithâaerators
â˘â Fitâurinalsâ/âshowersâwithâwaterâconservationâdevices
â˘â Reduceâcisternâflushâfromâ9âââ7âlitresâbyâusingâdisplacementâdevices
â˘â Educateâstaffâonâbetterâwaterâusage
â˘â Harvestârainwater
A FAULT IN A TOILET CISTERN COULD COST IN EXCESS OF âŹ1000 PER ANNUM.
know your water consumption - get acquainted with your meterItâisâimportantâtoâknowâwhereâyourâwaterâmeterâisâandâhowâtoâreadâit.ââKeepâinâmindâtheâfollowingâproceedure:
â˘â Locateâtheâmeterâonâyourâpremises
â˘â Liftâtheâlidâandâflipâupâprotectiveâcoverâtoârevealâtheâdial
â˘â Takeâtheâreadingâââblackâdigitsârecordâcubicâmetresâ(1000âlitres),âwhichâisâwhatâyouâareâbilledâfor
How to know if you have a leakTurnâoffâallâequipmentâandâreadâyourâwaterâmeterâjustâbeforeâtheâbusinessâisâgoingâtoâbeâemptyâforâseveralâhours.âUponâreturn,âreadâyourâmeterâagain.âIfâtheâreadingâhasâchanged,âwaterâhasâbeenâusedâsomewhere.
Ifâyouâcannotâaccountâforâthisâusage,âthereâmayâbeâaâleakâsomewhereâonâtheâpremises.âContactâyourâplumberâforâadviceâandâassistance.
WATER CONSERVATION
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WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIONS CHECkLIST
General Done To Do N/A
Quantifyâyourâannualâwaterâconsumption
Quantifyâyourâannualâcostâofâwater
Designateâaâstaffâmemberâtoâmonitorâwaterâonâsite
Reviewâyourâwaterâmanagementâpracticesâannually
Monitorâstaffâwaterâusage
Identifyâwaysâofâreducingâyourâwaterâconsumption
Provideâtrainingâtoâincreaseâemployeeâawareness
Office-based Done To Do N/A
Useâwaterâconservingâfixturesâ(suchâasârestrictorsâinâtaps,âtoiletsâandâurinals)
Retrofitâoldâorâinefficientâfixturesâ
Site-based Done To Do N/A
Analyseâwastewaterâforâphysicalâandâchemicalâproperties
Checkâplantâforâleaksâandâwaterâwasteâonâaâregularâbasis
Shutâoffâwaterâtoâunusedâareas
Eliminateâunnecessaryâwash-downs
Considerâwaterâefficiencyâwhenâpurchasingâequipment
Considerâalternativeâwaterâsourcesâ(e.g.ârainwater)â
Installâpressureâreducingâvalvesâifâpressureâisâtooâhigh
Process-based Done To Do N/A
Minimiseâwaterâuseâinâequipmentâaccordingâtoâmanufacturersârecommendations
Examineâpotentialâclosedâwaterâloopsâwithinâtheâsystem
Captureârejectâwaterâandâreuseâafterâinternalâtreatment
Recoverâheatâfromâhotâwastewater
Useâautomaticâshutâoffâvalvesâandâflowârestrictors
Returnâcondensateâtoâboilers
Useâcounter-currentâwashingâandârecycleâusedâsolventâforâfiltrationâandâwashingâ
Arrangeâprocessâsoâcleaningâbetweenâbatchesâisâminimisedâ(useâbrightâpaintsâfirstâandâworkâtowardsâdarkerâpaints)
Adjustâsolenoids,âvalves,ânozzlesâandâotherâequipmentâtoâminimiseâwaterâuse
Inspectâandâreplaceâwornâjetsâandâparts
Sweepâareasâcleanâinsteadâofâwashing
Whenâcleaningâparts,âuseâmechanicalâcleaningâdevices,âinspectâdrainageâbeforeâandâafterâcleaningâandâuseâplasticâbeadâblasting
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IntroductionThisâcaseâstudyâisâbasedâonâaâlargeâsupermarketâwithâanâaverageâdailyâcustomerâbaseâofâ3,200,âfloorâareaâofâ2,000m²âandâstaffâcomplementâofâ120âretailingâaâlargeâvarietyâofâgoodsâincludingâdelicatessen,âbutcher,âgroceryâandâoff-licence.
Waste ManagementDuringâ2008,â181âtonnesâofâwasteâwasâgeneratedâbyâthisâsupermarket,â26%âlessâthanâtheâsameâperiodâduringâ2007âtoâwhichâthereâwasâaâsignificantâcostâsavingâassociated.âThisâtransfersâtoâapproximatelyâ0.17âkgâofâwasteâarisingâperâfootfallâinâ2007âtoâ0.13âkgsâofâwasteâinâ2008.ââThisâwasâachievedâthroughâtheâimplementationâofâpreventativeâactionsâwhichâincluded:
â˘â improvedâexistingâwasteâsegregationâpracticesâthroughoutâstore
â˘â removalâofâcompactorâandâreplacedâwithâreceptaclesâforârecyclablesâandâlandfillâwaste
â˘â improvedâefficienciesâthroughâpreparationâofâfood
â˘â moreâefficientâuseâofâbalers
â˘â deliveryâcontainersâreturnedâforâreuse
â˘â educationâandâawareness
Theâkeyâtoâsuccessâhereâhasâbeenâwasteâsegregationâatâsourceâandâallocatingâindividualâstaffâmembersâspecificâareasâofâresponsibility.
Energy ManagementTheâsupermarketâhasâreducedâenergyâconsumptionâfollowingâparticipationâinâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgrammeâfromâ708âkWh/m²âinâ2007âtoâ695âkWh/m²âinâ2008.ââThisâhasâbeenâachievedâthroughâimprovedâhousekeepingâandâtheâimplementationâofâanâenergyâawarenessâprogramme.
Thisâsupermarketânowâhasâaccessâtoâaâcomprehensiveâenergyâmonitoringâsystemâthroughâtheirâserviceâproviderâwhichâallowsâthemâtoâmonitorâenergyâusageâonâline.
CASE STUDY - RETAIL
Staff Training and Capacity BuildingThereâwereâtwoâelementsâtoâtrainingâstaffâinâthisâprogrammeâââtrainingâtheâmanagersâandâalsoâtrainingâtheâindividualâstaffâmembersâonâsite.
StaffâtrainingâwasâundertakenâsectorâbyâsectorâthroughâtheâpresentationâofâPowerPointâpresentations.âTheâtrainingâwasâdeliveredâon-siteâtoâsmallâgroupsâworkingâinâspecificâareasâofâtheâbusiness.âTheâtrainingâwasâadjustedâasârequired.âStaffâembracedâtheâtrainingâandâthisâallowedâforâanâopportunityâtoâdiscussâissuesâandâlookâatâimprovedâoperationalâpractices.
Outputs
kg of waste / footfall
kWh / m² ltrs of water / m² / yr
2007 0.17 708 1.442008 0.13 695 1.32
ConclusionThisâsupermarketâwasâprovidedâwithâhands-onâexpertiseâfromâtheâprogrammeâteamâwhoâassistedâtheâsupermarketâwithâtheâassessmentâofâtheirâenvironmentalâperformance,âmadeârecommendationsâonâcost-effectiveâactionâplans,âandâassistedâwithâtheâdevelopmentâofâenvironmentalâmanagementâprogrammes.
Theâhands-onâassistanceâprovidedâbyâtheâprojectâteamâsignificantlyâassistedâtheâimprovedâenvironmentalâperformanceâofâtheâbusiness.
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IntroductionThisâcaseâstudyâisâbasedâonâaâfishâprocessingâplantâlocatedâinâtheâConnemaraâareaâofâCo.âGalway.âTheâmainâfishâprocessedâhereâareâsalmon,âtroutâandâchar.âTheâfacilityâoperatesâapproximatelyâ240âdaysâperâyearâwithâaâstaffâcomplementâofâ35.ââProductionâtypicallyâvariesâfromâ45âââ175âtonnesâperâweek.
Waste ManagementDuringâ2008,â19âtonnesâofâwasteâwasâgeneratedâbyâtheâprocessingâfacility,â30%âlessâthanâtheâsameâperiodâduringâ2007.â
Preventionâwasâachievedâthroughâtheâimplementationâofâtheâfollowingâactions:
â˘â Removalâofâskipâandâreplacedâwithâreceptaclesâforâwasteâsegregationâ
â˘â Educationâandâawarenessâcampaign
â˘â Improvedâpracticesâon-site
â˘â Increasedâlevelâofâstaffâparticipation
Althoughâtheâwasteâarisingâinâgeneralâdecreased,âaâslightâincreaseâstillâoccurredâperâtonneâofâproduction.âThisâwasâdueâtoâaâlargeâfacilityâclear-outâduringâ2008.
Energy ManagementTheâprocessingâplantâhasâsuccessfullyâreducedâtheirâenergyâconsumptionâfollowingâparticipationâinâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgrammeâfromâ152âkWh/m²/yrâinâ2007âtoâ102âkWh/m²/yrâinâ2008.âAlthoughâproductionâdidâdecreaseâduringâ2008,âthisâfigureâhasâbeenâachievedâthroughâimprovedâhousekeepingâandâanâon-siteâenergyâawarenessâprogrammes.
Theâprocessingâplantânowâhasâaccessâtoâaâcomprehensiveâenergyâmonitoringâsystemâthroughâtheirâserviceâproviderâwhichâallowsâthemâtoâmonitorâenergyâusageâonâline.
CASE STUDY - fISH PROCESSING
Water ConservationThereâisâsignificantâpotentialâforâwaterâconservationâinâtheâfishâprocessingâindustry.ââ
Followingâtheâinstallationâofâwaterârestrictorsâandâimprovedâwaterâmanagementâinâgeneral,âwaterâuseâhasâreducedâinâthisâprocessingâplantâfromâ17,000âmÂłâinâ2007âtoâ10,000âmÂłâinâ2008.
Outputs
kg waste / T
kWh / m² m³ water / y
2007 6.9 152 17,000
2008 7.8 102 10,000
ConclusionThisâfishâprocessingâplantâwasâprovidedâwithâhands-onâexpertiseâfromâtheâprogrammeâteamâwhoâundertookâanâassessmentâofâtheâplantsâenvironmentalâperformance,âmadeârecommendationsâonâcost-effectiveâactionâplans,âandâassistedâstaffâwithâtheâdevelopmentâofâenvironmentalâmanagementâprogrammes.
Thisâprocessâprovedâveryâsuccessfulâwithâenvironmentalâimprovementsâbeingâevidentâthroughoutâtheâbusiness.
Thisâprocessâisâextremelyâusefulâasâitâcanâaidâtheâquantificationâofâresourceâuseâinâcomparisonâtoâtheâprocessingâplantâoutput.
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IntroductionThisâcaseâstudyâisâbasedâonâtheâworkâundertakenâbyâGalwayâCountyâCouncilâtoâimproveâitsâenvironmentalâperformanceâandâresourceâuseâatâheadquartersâatâĂrasâanâChontae.ââTheâfloorâareaâatâĂrasâanâChontaeâisâ5,360âm2âwithâaâstaffâcomplementâofâ300âpeople.
Waste ManagementDuringâ2008,âapproximatelyâ75âtonnesâofâwasteâwasâgeneratedâbyâGalwayâCountyâCouncilâandâfollowingâcapacityâbuildingâandâinterventionâtheâamountâofâwasteâproducedâperâstaffâmemberâreducedâinâtheâsecondâhalfâofâ2008âbyâ15%.âTheâsuccessâofâtheâprogrammeâatâGalwayâCountyâCouncilâisâattributedâto:
â˘â Managementâcommitment
â˘â Improvedâexistingâwasteâmanagementâpracticesâthroughoutâtheâorganisation
â˘â Introductionâofâvariousâconservationâinitiatives
â˘â Communicationâprogramme
â˘â Capacityâbuildingâandâstaffâtraining
Energy ManagementTheâorganisationâhasâsuccessfullyâreducedâenergyâconsumptionâfollowingâparticipationâinâtheâGalwayâWasteâPreventionâProgrammeâfromâ187âkWh/m²/yrâinâ2007âtoâ180âkWh/m²/yrâinâ2008.â
Thisâsuccessâwasâachievedâthroughâimprovedâhousekeeping,âenergyâawarenessâprogrammes,âstaffâtrainingâandâcapacityâbuilding.
Theâorganisationâalsoânowâhasâaccessâtoâaâcomprehensiveâenergyâmonitoringâsystemâthroughâtheirâserviceâproviderâwhichâallowsâthemâtoâmonitorâusageâonâline.
CASE STUDY - PUBLIC ORGANISATION
Water ConservationAâwaterâconservationâprogrammeâwasâalsoâundertakenâbyâGalwayâCountyâCouncil.âBasedâonâtheâinstallationâofâaâgreenâbuttonâinâallâtheâtoiletsâandâtheâimplementationâofâaâcorrespondingâawarenessâcampaign,âwaterâconsumptionâreducedâfromâ6,205m3âinâ2007âtoâ5,475m3âinâ2008.
Capacity BuildingCapacityâwasâbuiltâamongstâstaffâthroughâaâseriesâofâtrainingâsessions,âtheâestablishmentâofâanâintranetâsiteâandâtheâcirculationâofâgoodâpracticeâposters,âemailsâetc.âTheâtrainingâconsistedâofâaâseriesâofâPowerPointâpresentationsâdeliveredâonâsiteâtoâsmallâgroupsâworkingâinâspecificâareasâofâtheâorganisation.ââTheâtrainingâwasâadjustedâasârequired.ââStaffâembracedâtheâtrainingâandâthisâallowedâforâanâopportunityâtoâdiscussâissuesâandâlookâatâimprovedâoperationalâpractices.ââTrainingâisâanâintegralâpartâofâanyâsuccessfulâcampaignâandâneedsâtoâbeâcontinuallyâupdatedâandâmonitored.
AâGreenâTeamâwasâestablishedâwhichâparticipatedâinâsettingâupâproceduresâtoâimproveâtheâorganisationsâenvironmentalâperformance.
Outputs
kWh / m² / yr m3 water / yr
2007 187 6,2052008 180 5,475
ConclusionStaffâatâGalwayâCountyâCouncilâwereâprovidedâwithâhands-onâexpertiseâfromâtheâprogrammeâteamâwhoâundertookâanâassessmentâofâtheâorganisationsâenvironmentalâperformance,âmadeârecommendationâonâcost-effectiveâactionâplans,âandâassistedâstaffâwithâtheâimplementationâofânewâimprovedâenvironmentalâprogrammes.âââ
â
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GREEN HOSPITALITYTheâGreenâHospitalityâAwardâSchemeâisâaânationalâschemeâthatâencouragesâimprovedâenvironmentalâperformanceâinâhotels,ârestaurants,âcateringâfacilitiesâinâhospitalsâetc.ââParticipantsâinâthisâschemeâundertakeâtoâimproveâtheirâenvironmentalâperformanceâandâreceiveârecognitionâforâtheirâendeavoursâbyâgettingâaâBronze,âSilver,âGoldâorâPlatinumâaward.
Asâwellâasâtheâenvironmentalâbenefit,âmembersâcanâbenefitâfromâsignificantâcostâsavingsâinâtheâareasâofâwaste,âenergyâandâwaterâmanagement.ââMembersâeffortsâareârecognisedâthroughâanâannualâGreenâHospitalityâAwardsâscheme,âwhichâprogressesâfromâbronzeâthroughâsilver,âgoldâandâultimatelyâplatinumâlevel.âCriteriaâforâplatinumâlevelâequatesâtoâtheâEUâEcoâLabelâstandard.
ForâfurtherâinformationâonâtheâGreenâHospitalityâAward,âpleaseâcontactâtheâawardâschemeâbyâemailâatâ[email protected],tel:â021-4354688âorâcheckâtheâwebsiteâonâwww.ghaward.ie
GREEN BUSINESSGreenbusiness.ieâisâaânationalâresourceâefficiencyâinitiativeâdevelopedâbyâtheâEPA,âconsistingâofâaâveryâinformativeâwebsiteâforâbusiness,âcontainingâfreeâadviceâandâinformationâonâhowâtoâimproveâresourceâefficiencyâ(energy,âwaterâandâmaterials)âandâpreventionâofâwasteâasâitsâfocus.
Usingâtheâonlineâassessmentâtoolsâavailableâonâtheâwebsiteâwww.greenbusiness.ieâyouâareâguidedâthroughâtheâuseâofâmeasurementâtoolsâforâwasteâandâwaterâinâyourâbusinessâandâalsoâincludesâaâlinkâtoâtheâSustainableâEnergyâIrelandâ(SEI)âwebsiteâ(www.sei.ie)âââinâparticularâSEIâsâinformationâonâenergyâmappingâtoolsâforâbusinesses.ââ
Theseâtoolsâprovideâtheâbasisâforâplanningâandâimplementingâimprovementsâinâenergy,âwaterâandâmaterialsâusageâandâinâwasteâprevention.ââ
Inâtime,âthroughâautomaticallyâgeneratedâbarâcharts,âyouâcanâcompareâyourâperformanceâwithâthatâofâpreviousâyears,âasâwellâasâbeingâableâtoâbenchmarkâwithâexternalâaverageâperformanceâwithinâtheâsameâsector.âAssistanceâisâalsoâavailableâthroughâaâtelephoneâhelpline.âAllâdataâisâtreatedâconfidentiallyâinâaccordanceâwithâtheâDataâProtectionâAct.
Furtherâinformationâavailableâfromâ[email protected]âorFreefoneâ01-8131086âorâwww.greenbusiness.ieâ
RecipientsâofâtheâGreenâHospitalityâAwardâ
EimearâKilleenâofâGlenloâAbbeyâHotelâandâPaulâ
OâHoraâofâtheâGalwayâBayâHotelâwithâJamesâHoganâ
ofâtheâGHAâscheme
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