The ITM school's EGI waste handling procedure, EKV unit

1. Purpose

The purpose of this procedure is to describe how waste that occurs at the Heat and Power technology unit EKV must be handled according to binding requirements to minimise negative environmental impact.

2. Scope/Delimitation

The ITM school, Department of Energy Technology (EGI) EKV unit, Brinellvägen 78, SE 100 44 Stockholm. This is a local procedure; refer to KTH's central procedure (Swedish)  for more detailed information.

3. Responsibility

• The head of school is responsible for ensuring that waste management is controlled and functions within the framework of ITM.
• The operations controller is responsible for establishing and implementing the procedure.
• The institute/unit caretaker is responsible for submitting update proposals for the procedure as necessary.
• ITM employees are responsible for ensuring waste is handled according to established procedures and binding requirements.

4. Implementation

As far as possible, ITM must minimise the amount of waste in the operation. The waste hierarchy must serve as a guide; i.e., we must prevent the occurrence of waste by working according to the following:

• Minimise the occurrence of waste
• Reuse materials, equipment, furniture etc.
• Recycle materials through sorting
• Recover energy by incinerating household waste
• Send to refuse dump 

All personnel must sort their own waste at the recycling point or designated bins located in the lab. If no designated recycling point is available, contact technical personnel, the chemicals coordinator or the institute/unit caretaker .

• Put paper in the white container outside the toilet close to the kitchen, copy room K427 in corridor K406 and room M268 next to the copier; to be handled by the department's technical and administrative personnel.
• Flatten cardboard boxes and place them in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the refuse room B230 next to the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• Sort batteries in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the refuse room B230 next to the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• Sort light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and low-energy lamps in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the refuse room B230 next to the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• Put toners in copy room K427; toners are handled by the IT department.
• Sort glass in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the refuse room B230 next to the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• Sort electrical equipment and electronics in the refuse room B230 next to the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• Handle chemicals and waste oil according to advice from the chemicals manager. Also refer to Central Chemical Procedures (Swedish)
• Put metal in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the container for mixed waste outside the entrance on Brinellvägen 72.
• Sort plastic and soft plastic in the refuse room at the end of corridor M207 (Brinellvägen 72) or in the refuse room B230 off of the entrance on Brinellvägen 85.
• There is a small recycling point next to the kitchen; to be handled (emptied) by the person on coffee duty for the week.
• Containers for food waste are in the cupboards under the sink in the kitchen at EKV. The janitors empty and throw in the garbage room M207 on Brinellvägen 72.
• Waste bins in offices and kitchens are emptied by cleaning personnel; in the lab by the department's technicians.
• Other waste to be handled according to advice from the department's technicians or caretaker.
• There is a container for bulky waste behind Brinellvägen 66. (SUEZ)

Deviations and proposals for improvements regarding the handling of flammable and explosive materials must be reported to the relevant manager for a decision on action, and via the case handling system accessible via the intranet. Report deviations, proposals for improvements and compliance with legislation in conjunction with the school's management review of environmental and sustainability work.

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