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Toolkit/framework/roadmap
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SLI Waste Audit

Resources

Website

OCM Datasheet

Intended Audience

Librarians and library staff

Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)

“The purpose of this task is to discover what types of waste are produced and in what quantity during a set timeframe.”

Avaiable in

English

5Ps

Planet

Actions

Waste management and reduction

SDGs LINKAGES

The resource is most closely linked to SDG 12.5 (reduce waste generation) ad 12.6 (adopt sustainable practices and reporting), as well as 12.2 (sustainable use of natural resources), 12.3 (reduce food waste) and SDG 14.1 (reduce marine pollution).

Click on the SDG Target to discover Our Collections Matter indicators

SDG 12.2: Sustainable Management and Use of Natural Resources
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Reduction of material footprint in terms of reductions in consumption of biomass, fossil fuels, metal ores and non-metal ores.
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SDG 12.3: Halve Global Capita Food Waste
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Quantities, and reduction in quantities, of food waste, both in terms of waste going for treatment, and waste going to landfill or being otherwise discarded into the environment.
Policies and plans in place to reduce and eliminate food waste as soon as possible.
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SDG 12.5: Substantially Reduce Waste Generation
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Quantity and reductions in quantity of waste of all kinds, including avoidance/prevention of waste production, reuse, and recycling. Quantity of material recycled in comparison with quantity sent to landfill. Increases in recycling rate in comparison with landfill.
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SDG 12.6: Encourage Companies to Adopt Sustainable Practices and Sustainability Reporting
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Clear visions, strategies and plans in place for all aspects of sustainability – environmental, social and economic (people, planet, prosperity)- across all areas of activity.
Visions, strategies and plans relating to sustainability to be publicly available and incorporated into planning documents.
Commitments to be in line with local, regional, national and/or international targets and ambitions.
Incorporation of sustainability into reporting for funders and other stakeholders, including the public. Reporting to include commitments and progress towards targets.
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SDG 14.1: Reduce Marine Pollution
Our Collections Matter indicators:
Number of collections-related programmes, for example research and education, that aim to reduce marine pollution.
Quantity, and reduction, of waste of all sorts, with plans in place to eliminate waste of all sorts as soon as possible.
Quantity, and reduction, of plastic waste, with plans in place to eliminate the production and release of plastic waste as soon as possible.
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