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Principle 1 - ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_1

Initiatives of recycling printed paper

Main goal

To support the re-use of surplus paper (left over from printing, plotting or cuttings) that the PoliTO could collect at
the end of the day rather than dispatching it for disposal

Description

The need to reuse surplus paper has been especially apparent in laboratories (cutting tables. plotting) relying on
copy shops around the campus which serve students primarily.

In fact, it is the students themselves who have recently contacts some copy
shops in order to retrieve paper destined to be disposed of (different from
normal urban solid waste). Basically, the copy shops in question tried to
retrieve the surplus and other waste materials, creating a block of A4 paper
and supplying it to the students.

In the future, this is something that the PoliTO may decide to do through a
formal agreement with that particular copy-shop. For now, however, it remains
an excellent initiative by the students.

Measurement

Description of the initiatives undertaken (in future, there may be the chance to quantify the number of blocks of
paper returned or the quantity of paper)

Data collection frequency: annual

Measurement unit: Description

Data source

AQUI office

2013 2014 2015 2016

Student initiatives - contact copy shops to re-use and Official agreement with
-
install special collection points copy shops for reuse

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Indicator PW_2

Green purchases GPP Percentage of green goods purchased

Main goal

To reach the maximum amount of green goods possible; goods supplied in respect of a series of sustainable
guidelines

Description

The ecological management of public purchases (so-called Green Public Procurement), that consist including
environmental qualification criteria within the normal procedures for purchasing goods and services in the Public
Administration. There are innumerable advantages to an
environmentally-friendly purchase management:
environmental impact is minimised through the saving
and better management of resources; better quality is
obtained and security is increased. Moreover, another,
highly significant factor, is that companies are
encouraged to introduce product and process innovation, obtaining better environmental performance.

The PoliTO has joined the GPP (Ecological Public Purchases), which was established in 2003 with the technical
support of Arpa Piemonte- This group aims to bring awareness to the provincial purchasing and environment
offices, and support them in defining and integrating environmental criteria in purchasing more and more types of
products and services and guidelines for organisation of low environmental impact events.

The purchasing department of the Poltecnico di Torino mainly follows the APE protocol for the purchase of paper,
computer materials and other material assets (for the office), and cleaning products among other things.

Measurement

Calculation of the Percentage of purchased goods in the GPP

Data collection frequency: annual

Measurement unit: %

Data source

AQUI office

2013 2014 2015 2016

Copy paper: 98% Copy paper: 98% Copy paper: 98% Copy paper: 98%
IT equipment: 43% IT equipment: 44% IT equipment: 45% IT equipment: 47%

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Principle 1- ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_3

Area of flooring which can be cleaned with 1 litre of a green product

Main goal

To improve the Campus cleaning system using eco-friendly products.

Description

Following the directions of the GPP in which Politecnico di Torino participates - the cleaning service management
company undertakes to use more environmentally-friendly products, reaching a good percentage.

In 2013 and 2014, around 300 litres of floor cleaner was purchased.

Measurement

Comparison between total floor area and litres of eco-friendly cleaner purchased/used

Data collection frequency: annual

2
Measurement unit: m /l

Data source

AQUI office

2013 2014 2015 2016

2 2 2 2
680 m /l 680 m /l 705 m /l 705 m /l

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Principle - ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_4

Introduction to recycling Total volume of disposed waste

Main goal

Promoting separate waste collection culture within the campus

Description

Having worked for a long time in enhancing the

sustainability of the structure and its activities, the
Politecnico di Torino intends to promote the
recycling culture and contribute actively to separate
waste collection. To this purpose, it has reorganized
its internal waste collection services and it has set
up eight ecological islands to support the
appropriate disposal of waste and facilitate pick up
by AMIAT

Furthermore, in order to spread awareness amongst

users and increase the level of separate recycling (or
in any case the efficacy of the new islands), PoliTO
has also increased signage and directions
encouraging recycling, creating new symbols and
colour schemes.

Measurement

Description of the initiative and amount of waste per type ( weekly average)

Data collection frequency: annual

Measurement unit: Litres and estimated volumes (weekly average)

Data source

AQUI and EDILOG office

2013 2014 2015 2016

Organic: 2.560 L
Plastic: 32.767 L same as 2015 values or
Installation of new bins
- Glass: 2.193 L slightly lower where
and labelling
Unsorted: 34.900 L possible
Paper: 21.080 L

Notes:

The example weekly average is shown in litres ( based on five working days)

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Principle 1 - ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_5

Number of computers donated to third parties by PoliTO

Main goal

To reuse and donate computers and IT equipment that is no longer used by PoliTO in order to reduce the amount of
IT equipment disposed of and optimize the life cycle of such devices.

Description

Politecnico di Torino, which has long been engaged in concrete actions to improve the sustainability of its structures
and activities, aims to promote the culture of recycling / reuse of IT assets that are no longer used in its offices,
laboratories and departments.

To this end, over the years PoliTOs IT Office has disposed of

personal computers in such a way as to recover as much
material as possible and donate the machines to third parties
such as parishes and schools, for example. Despite the high
cost of internal management (such as labour hours) and
especially the convenience of using landfills, PoliTO has
decided to focus on a much more sustainable activity
achieving very remarkable results in absolute terms.

Measurement

Calculating the number of PCs donated from PoliTOs IT Area to third parties

Cadence: Annual

Measurement units: Number of PCs donated out of the total available

Data source

IT Office - Information Technology Area

2013 2014 2015 2016

- 330/1900 200/1900 200/1900

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Principle 1 - ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_6

Introduction to door to door collecting system

Main goal

To promote a culture of separate waste collection within the campus and improve the collection system in general

Description

Turin and AMIAT, the company which provides the citys waste
collection service, have together done a lot to promote
separate waste collection in recent years

During 2014, the door to door waste collection service has

also been extended to the Crocetta district, where the
Universitys main headquarters are found. The PoliTO benefits
greatly from this system and has therefore decided to introduce
a specific bin system within the campus to aid separation as
you can see in the photo.

Measurement

Description of the initiative and future progression, considering the other campuses in town

Data collection frequency: annual

Measurement unit: Description

Data source

AQUI and EDILOG office

2013 2014 2015 2016

Expansion also in
Headquarters Headquarters Expansion also in Mirafiori
Valentino castle

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Principle 3 - ISCN Purchasing and Waste (PW)

Indicator PW_7

Awareness campaigns and employee training regarding waste and GPP Protocols

Main goal

To promote a culture of separate waste collection among users and train staff on the green purchase concept and
on the application of the GPP

Description

Over the years, and in collaboration with the former Turin

Province, a GPP promoter, a series of training meetings have
been organised for the PoliTO office workers, to train
employees regarding new good conduct measures of the
protocol concerning green purchases.

Throughout Europe, green purchases or green public

procurement have already been affirmed as key tools in
reducing energy consumption and aiming supply and demand
towards goods and services that have low environmental
impact.

The provincial network (or rather, the Citt Metropolitana di

Torino ) is made up of 47 subjects who, over 2014, allocated
78.5 million euros in green purchases.

Measurement

Description of the initiatives on this theme

Data collection frequency: annual

Measurement unit: number and description

Data source

AQUI and EDILOG office

2013 2014 2015 2016

YES - 2 initiatives in
n.d. YES - 1 initiative YES - 1/2 initiatives
March/April

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