Buyers respond to pressure on waste_2
19 July 2012
A major benchmarking study for waste management in higher education is about to be launched as pressure mounts on university purchasers to consider environmental implications of buying practices.
"There are a lot more environment officers being appointed and they'll soon be knocking on the purchaser's door," Mike Briggs, purchasing and environmental officer at Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU), said. "It's now recognised that purchasing has a key environmental impact, so they should have close links with purchasers."
The study, involving LMU, the...