Resource use by an average staff member
Consumed
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| Melissa Brignall-Theyer cooking dinner, Centre Creek campsite, Avoca catchment. |
- 2.1kg ground coffee,
- 193g instant coffee,
- 26 tea bags,
- 1.11 kg of milo and hot chocolate,
- 908g of sugar
Based on Lincoln figures
Purchased
-
184 litres of fuel for fleet vehicles and drove 2257km
Andrea Byrom with quad bikes, one of which has just been pulled out of a bog. Image - Ivor Yockney
Used
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| Survey team en-route to a study area. Image - Larry Burrows |
- 9251kiloWatt-hours of energy for heating, lighting and operating equipment
Alison Fordyce Larry Burrows
Raewyn Edmonds, Palmerston North reception.
Used
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| Kathryn O’Halloran, Bruce Burns and Stephen Moore collecting fire water run-off for toxicity testing after a controlled burn. Image - Stephen Moore |
- 4900 sheets of copy paper,
- 104 envelopes,
- 62 sheets of letterhead
| pencils | markers/ highlighers | post-it pads | paper clips | pens | staples |
| 12.32 | 9.13 | 3.26 | 76.26 | 7.44 | 1549.09 |
Disposed of
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| Tamsin Rees sending mail. Image - Judy Grindell |
- 73kg of waste to landfill
Based on skip weights for the year from our Lincoln site
Travelled
- 4879 km by air in New Zealand
- and 11576 km internationally
Based on Lincoln figures
Produced
- 4.4t CO2 from energy use and travel
Last year, we reported only on the average scientist. This year, we are reporting on the average staff member. Air travel and resource use has been averaged across all support staff, scientists, technical staff and senior managers. Travel and energy use are averaged across all sites. Stationery use, waste disposal and consumables are based on data from our Lincoln site.
 Raewyn Edmonds, Palmerston North reception. Image - Alison Fordyce |
 Moving equipment to another site. Image - Andrea Byrom |