1. Carbon Management Steering Board 7 th October 2011 ETHOS (waste to heat) & ComPod – Update CARBON MANAGEMENT BOARD – October 2011

2. Progress (ETHOS) Contract agreement with supplier, with Purchasing - nearing final amendments. Several meetings with supplier’s engineering company DPS, design improvements agreed, site visits. Following discussions with the Environment Agency, appointed Environmental Consultant who has worked regularly with Prof Grimes: –Planning permit produced, ready for submission –Site visits to DPS / ETHOS facility at Bristol –Environmental impact assessment underway –Environmental permit being prepared. CARBON MANAGEMENT BOARD – October 2011

3. ComPod (update) Imperial College / IMS continue to win awards for the ComPod system. Food waste currently being produced at College has outstripped the 1.1 tonne per week capacity of the current machine. ComPod model being installed 28 th September 2011, providing a 2.0 tonne per week capacity. Compost being produced will exceed our grounds demand, we are considering a permit to allow distribution to staff & neighbours. Composting saves 489kg of CO 2 / tonne of waste compared with landfill

4. New ComPod installation