Revised: 31 March 2012
These targets are developed from the Environmental Apsects Matrix, according to severity. As each target is reached (via the EIP) the Management Review process determines a new set of targets, while reviewing any further aspects or impacts that have become apparent.
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Environmental Improvement Plans
Task |
Who did it |
When completed |
Install paper shredder to produce mulch for garden & green waste |
BC & FC |
Xmas 98 |
Use computer notes and scheduler rather than pads where possible (install Outlook) |
PC |
Sept 98 |
Install rainwater tank, plumbed to house and laboratory (separate lines) |
KT |
Jan 98 |
"Frog pond" and gravelled drain to direct overflow from rainwater tanks to garden |
KT, PC |
Mar 2004 |
Develop Chemical Hygiene Plan for use in laboratory |
PC |
Mar 99 |
Develop Spill Plan for spillages in the field, lab and office |
PC |
May 2000 |
Develop a schedule of regular vehicle maintenance to ensure minimal pollution |
PC |
April 2000 |
Replace light fittings with compact fluoros (labs, offices, houses) |
PC, FC |
October 2002 |
Pergola to shade office windows to reduce cooling requirements in summer |
KT, PC |
Jan 2004 |
Install chemical stabilisation container for wastes that cannot be “returned-to-base” |
PC |
Nov 2003 |
Plant species whose seed is currently wild-harvested for use in the nursery, into the gardens at St Kilda. |
RE, JL, PC | July 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| Obtain a spill kit for the vehicle | PC | October 2005 |
| Obtain small fold-down shovel for vehicle spill kit | PC | Jan 2006 |
| Install shade cloth along sunny side of laboratory to reduce heat-gain | KT | July 2005 |
| Fit holland blinds to windows on sunny side of laboratory for additional control of heat-gain | PC | Jan 2006 |
| Develop 'sink principles' for laboratory, laminate them and mount near sink | PC | April 2006 |
| Change power supply to a green energy source (any one of the Green options) | PC | Jan 2007 |
| Replace the large electic oven with a well insulated gas oven or more efficient electric oven | ||
| Use several very small ovens in laboratory, rather than a large oven used partly empty | PC | August 2006 |
| Replace lab fridge with more energy efficient model | PC | Feb 2010 |
| Replace hot water system, at end of its operating life, with solar hot water system | PC & KT | Nov 2009 |
| Path and pond lights to be replaced as they break with solar lights, of at least 3 LED brightness for pedestrian safety (single LED lights are not sufficient) | PC | Dec 2007 |
| As all appliances are replaced, ensure the new ones are more energy efficient. | ||
| Install washing machine (low energy use and low water use) | PC & KT | Dec 2007 |
| Install greywater diversion for garden watering | PC & KT | Dec 2007 |
| Install very large rainwater tanks near the NW shadehouse | PC & KT | Oct 2009 |
| Install gutters and tank for the laboratory | PC & KT | Mar 2009 |
| Install gutters on the shed | KT | Dec 2009 |
| Apply for a kitchen waste composting bin from NAWMA | PC | April 2009 |
| Install a mains/rain system so that the harvested rainwater may be used more widely in the buildings | PC & KT | Oct 2009 |
| Recycle shredded paper via Jeffries composting (green waste) bins | PC | Mar 2009 |
| Install photovoltaic cells on office building to generate green energy | PC | Oct 2009 |
| Connect outbuilding rain tanks to main rainwater storage tanks, using gravity feed where possible | KT & ST | Jan 2010 |
| Replace main building fridge with more energy efficient model as it reaches the end of its life | ||
| Develop a rain-only demonstration coastal garden on land adjacent to the public path along the seawall | PC | 2010/11 Additional seeding due May 2012 |