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FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT REUSE SERVICE2016 SUMMARY
Nick Swan
sustainablecampus.unimelb.edu.au
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• The University of Melbourne is committed to
embedding sustainability in all aspects of its
research, teaching and campus operations.
• It seeks to enhance the experience of students and
staff through the provision of a world class
sustainable campus environment
Our Philosophy (Sustainability)2
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What is a “Reuse Service”?
• A concept which is not new but rather what we used to do
in a new context with contemporary resources.
• Going back to values of previous generations
• Rejecting a disposable culture
• Not buying assets over and over which do the same job
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Who are we?4
Who here is from an institution which hasa formal reuse solution?
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Who uses the service?
• Almost every faculty / department
• New staff
• Laboratories
• Replacing broken / old equipment
• Updating older computers
• Changing teaching spaces
• New initiatives
• Temporary accommodation
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• Task chairs
• Meeting chairs
• Foyer chairs
• Bookcases / Shelving
• Desks and workstations
• Storage units
• Pedestal units
• Tables of all sorts
(class / meeting)
• Computer boxes
• Computer monitors
• Partitions and dividers
• Electrical items
(fridges / microwaves)
• Filing cabinets
• Mobile whiteboards
• Anything from an office or lab
What types of items are reused at UoM?6
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Reuse Service Statistics (overall figures)7
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
Estimated Retail Replacement Value (Dollars)
Monthly 2012 - Current
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$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
KG of items reused (Diverted from landfill)
Reuse Service Statistics (overall figures)8
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Green Gowns 2015 Winner
This is due to all areas of the University embracing the reuse concept and working with each
other to achieve financial and environmentally positive outcome.
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• Space
• Staff
• Budget
• Temporary
accommodation
Change10
• Updating older equipment
• Changing spaces
• New initiatives
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Where does equipment come from?
The University of Melbourne reuses its
furniture and equipment and the main
areas this comes from is :
• Surplus items from faculty /
department
• Relocations
• Refurbishments
• Major projects and works
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Furniture Reuse and Projects
Raymond Priestly
• 75 items
• 2,740 kg
• $60,795 savings
757 Swanston St
• 376 items
• 9,855 kg
• $182,250 savings
234 Queensberry St
• 198 items
• 6,145 kg
• $121,700 savings
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Furniture Reuse and Projects
258 Queensberry St
• 124 items
• 2,275 kg
• $56,250 savings
Medical Building
• 41 items
• 1,550 kg
• $26,500 savings
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In 2015 nearly 30% of all furniture made available for reuse came from a project
Furniture Reuse and Projects14
814 items 22,656 kg $447,395 savings
5 PROJECTS COMBINED
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REUSE AT UOM
! Removalists costs $50 p/h
! Recycling
! Reduced landfill
! Less landfill costs
! Faculty $ savings
! Uni community benefits
Clearing a space – REUSE vs BUILDER15
BUILDER
" Builder $120 p/h
" No Recycling
" All landfill
" All landfill costs
" No Faculty $ Saving
" No Uni community benefits
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• Space
• Staff
• Budget
• Resources
Challenges16
• Publicity
• Cultural appetite
• Internal and internal approval
• Perception
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• OCD metrics
• If it isn’t counted it doesn’t count
• Details of reused assets
• Value of reused assets
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• Diversion from landfill
• Dollar$ $aved
• Where from and where to?
• Who are our clients?
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• The more time we have – the more
successful we are at redeploying equipment.
• We are a very small area and do our best to
get to all areas where reuse is a possibility.
Furniture & Equipment
Reuse Service
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