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Waste management and planning – how to work with it in small business The main role of an EMS (Environmental Management System) is to integrate environmental issues into activities to improve the organization's environmental performance. It is a process to structure, manage and improve environmental work. Waste management is a key part and a tool in an EMS process. Waste management and planning how to work it in small business | September 2013

My first visit in the Company I pay attention to their attitude and knowledge of environmental work, their ability to work actively to reduce environmental impact, the motivation of staff and management. I explain the process in an EMS, ISO 14001, EMAS and EMAS easy, approximate costs and time, and how a certification is performed. I listen to what they want to achieve at my next visit, and how they and I should be prepared.

This is what I wanted to achieve with my visits Provide an overview of the Swedish environmental legislation and why it has emerged. To create awareness of environmental impact. To inspire and help them to communicate an environmental policy designed for the company and to identify some environmental objective they can incorporate their management.

This I learned during my visits Small companies usually do not have time or money or staff to set aside and little understanding for the issue and a fear of handling with all documentation So it was important to find out what could motivate them to work with environmental matters

To get assignments it is required to have an active commitment to the environment. It facilitates contact with authorities and makes it easier to meet the law requirements and regulations. There is a demand from consumers and/or suppliers, competitive reasons. It can save money. Management has a genuine interest in reducing the environmental impact. The staff has expressed a wish that the company should be more environmental orientated.

Sweden's environmental policy and environmental objectives Environmental policy should focus on: Ecosystem recovery and that ecosystem services is secured Biodiversity and natural and cultural environment is preserved Human health is exposed to minimal negative environmental impact The cycle is as far as possible free from hazardous substances Good housekeeping is done with natural resources Renewable energy is growing Consumption patterns of goods and services is causing as little environmental and health problems as possible. This policy is manifested in 16 National Environment objectives

A Company's environmental objectives should be related to the national environmental objectives Waste management is related to: Reduced climate impact Clean air Natural acidification only A non-toxic environment Zero eutrophication Flourishing lakes and streams Good quality groundwater A rich diversity of plant and animal life

Waste management is crucial in the progression to reduce environmental impact and a key component in an EMS To reduce waste: Decide a goal (reducing with 10 %) Decide when (within one year) What and how to measure (kg, m3) Make a plan Do it Follow-up

How to start the waste management nominate a person who will be primarily responsible for the process provide him/her with training in relevant subjects ensure that there is time and resources to carry out the work ensure that all employees are informed and engaged be sure to have a relevant documentation system be sure there is time for evaluation and follow-up during the process

Next step is: Explore, measure and document what comes in what goes around what goes out

Then decide about action plans review the purchasing/procuring procedures information to all staff buying containers for sorting control of what is poured in the drain routines to go to the recycling stations collaborating with a recycling firm

The idea of waste hierarchy should guide waste management The waste hierarchy Preventing waste is created - waste minimization Reuse Recycle materials Recycle energy by burning, incineration Dispose of, ie add on dump, landfill

Waste minimization When purchasing new electronic products, ensure that these products have long life, try to mend and repair instead of buying new Buy paper that are eco-labeled, use Internet instead of paper mail, print on both sides Buy products with minimal packaging, avoid disposable packaging and disposable products Buy only eco-labeled chemicals

Reuse Reuse of material occurs mostly in building and construction, furniture, clothing and textile and electronic equipment. Ensure that waste equipment will come to a recycling center To reuse is to use an item again after it has been used. This includes where the item is used again for the same function, and new-life reuse where it is used for a different function. In contrast, recycling is the breaking down of the used item into raw materials which are used to make new items

Recycle materials Make it easy to recycle by placing bins for different materials and information on what to thrown into these. You can recycle Aluminium Metal Glass packaging Packaging paper and cardboard Plastic packaging Paper Recycling reduces the use of natural resources but it takes energy to produce new products from recycled materials.

Incineration and landfill Incineration and landfill are the most common ways to deal with garbage but not the best. Incineration can heat homes and provide hot water but requires cleaning of exhaust smoke as well as rules how the ashes can be deposited without leaking toxins into the environment. Landfill is the worst scenario, it leaks toxic substances as well as green house gases. It takes 450 years to decompose a plastic bottle.

In 2012, tons of household waste was treated in Sweden. Calculated per person it is 460 kg. Percentage allocated treatment methods were: 15 percent goes to the biological treatment 32 percent recycling 51 percent incineration 0.7 percent deposit

Anette Fischer Hjelteig Consulting AB Thank you for your attention!