GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLE
| Country: | Upper Austria |  |
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| Product group: |
IT, lighting and vehicles |
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| Name of the Institution: | O.Ö. LAVU AG - O.Ö. Landesabfallverwertungsunternehmen |
Overview
The headquarter of the O.Ö. LAVU located in Wels, Upper Austria, is responsible for the waste management of Upper Austria (more than 180 waste collection centres all over the region of Upper Austria).
The company has implemented the environment management system according to EN ISO 14001 and is also a partner of the climate alliance. Procurement is done according to the high environmental awareness of the company.
Specifications of the Institution
| Address: | Maderspergerstraße 16, A-4600 Wels |
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| Number of inhabitants: | not applicable |
| Contact person: | Mr. Ehrengruber |
| Position: | |
| Telephone: | +43-7242-77977-0 |
| Telefax: | +43-7242-77977-5 |
| E-Mail: | |
| Website: | www.lavu.at |
| Number of employees (management): | 46 |
Organisation of the procurement
Procurement is done by a central department according to the general environmental attitude of the company.
Measures
Examples of energy efficient and environmental friendly purchasing are:-
Vehicles:
Only vehicles are bought which have a low fuel consumption and can be operated with biofuels
Recently 8 new lift trucks were bought which are now fuelled by biofuels
A petrol station for biofuels was established on the company site
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Lighting:
Presently halogen spots are exchanged and CFLS are used wherever possible
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IT:
All PC were equipped with energy efficient monitors (TFT)
Additionally special attention is paid to stand-by consumption and training of staff (switching-off printers, etc.)
Success
- All vehicles are using biofuels (biodiesel), the fuel is produced from the collected used cooking oil
- 70% of the energy consumption of the headquarter in Wels is covered by biomass (350 kW wood chips heating plant)
- There are plans to build a 120 kW CHP-plant which would be fuelled by used cooking oil. With the implementation of this CHP-plant, 100% of the energy consumption could be covered by renewable energy.
