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MONITOR, MEASURE& SAVE............
David Humphreys
The Important Issue
After Legal Compliance and Pollution Risk Management
The most important part of Environmental Management
2100
< 5%
What should we be monitoring???• Whatever is significant to you......
• But at Least - Electricity
Gas
Water
Waste
Transport
Where relevant - OIL/LPG for heating
Information Gathering
Before setting reduction targets:
• Gather Information first – find your meters• Understand how to read them• Take regular readings including overnight and
weekends• Analyse to find out what the readings mean• Look in skips and bins – measure volumes/weights or
numbers of bins and waste types• Monitor transport fuel – mileage or total fuel usage• Use indicators where appropriate
Electricity Meter
Small Conference Centre
7 day consumption, only 4 days open - Switched off:• Lighting • Immersion heaters• IT equipment• Cold drinks machines• Water boilers in Kitchens
£1150-00 per year
Water Meter
Plastics Factory and Caravan Park
• Water monitor installed in plastics factory – Consumption 25 times more during night shift
• Static caravan site – 300 caravans, closed in January
• 22 tonnes• £72000
Gas Meters
Waste Monitoring
Cheese Manufacturer
Waste Measurement and Audit
• Staff Training• Labelling of containers• Provision of recycling containers throughout the factory
• Use of plastic/cardboard bailer• Food waste Local Authority• Proper separation of waste
£9400-00 per annum
Transport• Often the hardest for busineses to tackle• Wide variety of software packages available for travel
planning• Reduction in meetings• Car sharing• Fuel changes• Vehicle changes• Overall mileage reductions often difficult
• Trackers – Electricians - Average £2000
Monitor, Measure & Save
•Keep it simple •No need to spend a fortune•Time monitoring is time very well spent - Don’t be one of the 95%
Aur Cymru
Diolch yn Fawr/Thank you