monitor, measure & save............ david humphreys

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%

david@inspections.org.uk

Aur Cymru

Diolch yn Fawr/Thank you