Liverpool students union
Environmental aspects and impacts
Activities
Environmental Aspects
Environmental Impacts (positive
and negative)
No.
1
Electrical usage
(Office lighting
IT equipment
Chillers, vending and
games machines etc)
Energy end use
Electricity tariffs
Renewable energy option
Add to amount of renewable energy
used. +(15%)
Aids reduction in electricity, oil, coal, or
other fuels (+)
Aids reduction in CO2,
produced through generation (+)
Gas heating systems
Electricity
Gas usage
Waste heat
Add to amount of CO2 produced
through generation of energy.
Energy efficiency issues.
Depletion of gas resources.
Disruption of seabed
Use of staff cars
Delivery vehicles
Business travel
Public transport
Resources use
Transport fuel
use
Emission of CO2, carbon monoxide,
Influence climate change.
Car share,+
catering services
Food production
use of packing
transport use
waste catering oil
water usage
sent to landfill
landfill/recycled
co2 emissions
returned to supplier( turned to biodiesel)
Increase in, solid waste, and water
used through generation of electricity.
Add to disruption of seabed by oil
platforms.
2
3
4
5
Bar sales
6
Increase in co2 Produced through
generation of electricity.
Production of waste glass
Packaging
Transport fuel use(deliveries)
Electric usage(chillers, pumps
etc)
Water usage
adds to strain on water resources
)
recycled +
Recycled
C o2 emissions
Add to co2 emissions
Adds to strain on water resources
Purchasing
Waste recycling
Disposal of general waste
Disposal of waste electrical
and electronic equipment
Transport fuel use
Packaging as waste
Waste recycled or reused (+)
Add to transport. Emissions of co2
Photocopying.
Printing of promotional
material.
Printing of annual reports.
Printing of letters.
flyers
Paper use, recycled and
new
Disposal of paper
Resource use i.e. envelopes
Electricity use
Disposal of ink cartridges
Add to landfill activities.
Add to use of recycled paper (+).
Deliveries and electricity use add to co2
Produced.
recycled
cleaning
Water usage
Adds to strain on water resources
Chemical usage
Possible pollution of water
7
8
10
Disposal of packaging
11
Use of IT equipment
Recycle packaging
Disposal of electrical
equipment
. Recycled or reused
Disposal of hazardous waste. (weee regs)