1.0 Introduction Waste and Waste Management have become ever more important in recent years with emphasis coming from central government on the importance of increasing recycling rates and decreasing the amount sent to landfill. PU has made considerable improvements with regards to waste and also reductions in carbon dioxide (CO²) emissions but reductions in waste have begun to plateau. Biodegradable waste going to landfill have associated CO² emissions attached to them as biodegradable waste emits methane and CO² during its degrading process both of which contribute to the greenhouse gas effect. Landfill tax Year Further to this, with ever limited landfill space and per tonne increasing landfill tax (see right) plus the rising costs of disposal, waste management is at the forefront of UK 2011 £56 agendas. Organisations seek to develop new and 2012 £64 innovative ways of reducing, re-using and recycling waste according to the waste hierarchy. 2013 £72 2014 £80 1.1 Scope and Boundaries Throughout this report waste is classified Included Not included and recorded from academic years Main Campus Vesey Royal William Yard John Bull For what areas of PU are included within the report please see table adjacent. DMC PAHC Building Cookworthy Building When percentage recycled is discussed this PU areas of Robbins represents how much as a percentage of the and Pilgrims total waste is recycled and not sent to Skardon Place landfill. The Waste Transfer Centre (WTC) is situated in Babbage Building Car Park, operated by Estates and Facility Management (E&FM). Figures for weights of waste are represented in tonnes. 1.2 History PU is one of the UK's most prominent and dynamic universities with an educational history dating back to 1862. Consistently ranked as one of the top three modern universities, Plymouth has over 30,000 students, almost 3,000 staff and an annual income of around £200 million. In addition to this PU is ever improving, this can be recognised in the University Guide 2013: University league ‘The Times – Tables’ where PU has improved again during the last academic year. The university has a
1.0 Introduction Year Landfill tax per tonne 2011 £56 2012 £64 2013 £72 2014 £80 Waste and Waste Management have become ever more important in recent years with emphasis coming from central government on the importance of increasing recycling rates and decreasing the amount sent to landfill. PU has made considerable improvements with regards to waste and also reductions in carbon dioxide (CO²) emissions but reductions in waste have begun to plateau. Biodegradable waste going to landfill have associated CO² emissions attached to them as biodegradable waste emits methane and CO² during its degrading process both of which contribute to the greenhouse gas effect. Further to this, with ever limited landfill space and increasing landfill tax (see right) plus the rising costs of disposal, waste management is at the forefront of UK agendas. Organisations seek to develop new and innovative ways of reducing, re-using and recycling waste according to the waste hierarchy. Included Not included Main Campus Vesey Royal William Yard John Bull DMC PAHC Building Cookworthy Building PU areas of Robbins and Pilgrims Skardon Place 1.1 Scope and Boundaries Throughout this report waste is classified and recorded from academic years For what areas of PU are included within the report please see table adjacent. When percentage recycled is discussed this represents how much as a percentage of the total waste is recycled and not sent to landfill. The Waste Transfer Centre (WTC) is situated in Babbage Building Car Park, operated by Estates and Facility Management (E&FM). Figures for weights of waste are represented in tonnes. 1.2 History PU is one of the UK's most prominent and dynamic universities with an educational history dating back to 1862. Consistently ranked as one of the top three modern universities, Plymouth has over 30,000 students, almost 3,000 staff and an annual income of around £200 million. In addition to this PU is ever improving, this can be recognised in the ‘The Times – University Guide 2013: University league Tables’ where PU has improved again during the last academic year. The university has a