The ITM school Department of Learning’s waste handling procedure

PROCEDURE
Decisionmaker: Dean
Valid from:   16 august 2019
Changed from: 16 august 2019
Reference number: M-2019-0824 1.2
Responsible for review and questions: Operational controller

1. Purpose

The purpose of this procedure is to describe how waste that occurs at the Department of Learning according to binding requirements to minimise negative environmental impact.

2. Scope/Delimitation

ITM school, all units at the Department of Learning. 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 return paper in the waste paper bin in the copy room (Teknikringen 14), in the relevant unit's copy room (Library) and in the recycling stations in the entrance and basement and at the copy location in the office (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put corrugated cardboard/cardboard next to the waste paper bin in the copy room (Teknikringen 14), next to the waste paper bin (Library) and in the recycling station in the basement (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put soft plastic in the designated drawer in the sorting cabinet in the personnel room (Teknikringen 14), in the lecturers' lounge and in Studio B (Library) and in the recycling stations in the entrance and basement and in the bin in the kitchen (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put hard plastic in the designated drawer in the sorting cabinet in the personnel room (Teknikringen 14), in the lecturers' lounge and in Studio B (Library) and in the recycling stations in the entrance and basement and in the bin in the kitchen (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put glass packaging in the designated drawer in the sorting cabinet in the personnel room (Teknikringen 14), in the lecturers' lounge and in Studio B (Library) and in the recycling stations in the entrance and basement and in the bin in the kitchen (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put batteries in the designated bins in the sorting room (Teknikringen 14); in bins in the copy room in the corridor in Lärande Södra; in bins outside the caretaker’s room and the sorting room (Library) and in the recycling station in the basement (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put electrical and electronic waste, fluorescent tubes and other light bulbs in the designated bins in the sorting room (Teknikringen 14), in the sorting room (Library) and in the recycling point in the basement (Vetenskapens Hus).
• Put flammable materials in the designated drawer in the sorting cabinet in the personnel room (Teknikringen 14), in the sorting cabinet in the lecturers' lounge and in Studio B (Library) and in the recycling station in the basement, the bin in the kitchen and in each laboratory room (Vetenskapens Hus).

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.

5. Chemical waste

Vetenskapens Hus as a separate procedure for chemical waste handling.

Should chemical waste occur in a different room, handling procedures are available here:

​​​​​​​Central Chemical Procedures (Swedish) ​​​​​​​

6. Amendments log