Ashridge in a rapidly changing world develop sustain lop - PRME

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Waste
Since 2010 we have worked hard on our waste and
recycling infrastructure, changing contractors to
work with a partner who can better help us meet our
needs. This infrastructure has enabled us to make a
step change in the amount of waste we recycle – by
the end of 2011, only four percent of our waste was
going to landfi ll.
Because of the change of contractor, some parts of
the data on our historical waste are missing. However,
the chart below illustrates that we have achieved a
94% reduction in the total weight of waste going to
landfi ll between 2009 and 2011.
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Water
In 2011 we installed water-saving shower heads in
Ashridge’s guest bedrooms, to add to the watersaving
measures Ashridge already pursues around
collecting rainwater for garden irrigation. Further
progress in reducing water use has been limited
to date as we have focused on other targets, but
remains a long term goal.
litres – 000s
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
40
30
20
10
0
29.8
2006
187
31.8 30.4
37.6
10.8
2009 2011
28.4 28.5
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Paper Sourcing
Our goal is to substantially reduce the amount of
paper we use at Ashridge. We have also set some
strict criteria about the kind of paper we will use.
We have reduced overall paper consumption by 34%
between 2008 and 2011.
In 2009, we used no recycled paper. In 2011, 80%
of all paper used was certifi ed FSC 100% recycled
content, and a further 19% was certifi ed FSC mixed
source.
kilograms
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30000
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PEFC
2008
FSC mixed source
2009 2010 2011
FSC 100% recycled
Not accredited
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