Green Practices Guideline for Livestock Sector

2.2. CONCEPTS Not applicable. 2.3. UNIT OF MEASURE 1. Percentage (%) of recycling of water from the wastewater processing unit within the organisation. 2. Percentage (%) of sludge recovery from the wastewater processing unit within the organisation. 3. METHODOLOGY 3.1. DATA SOURCES Validation/certification/recognition: Refers to documents issued by third parties that confirms performance and achievement in meeting certain standards or criteria. Monitoring records: Refers to documents/records used as evidence and primary data for the purpose of calculating the intended goals and targets. Examples of records that can be referred to are record of wastes generated, recycled, reused, repurposed, disposed. Relevant contract agreements: Documents referred to as evidence for indicating mutual obligations between the parties. Examples are agreement made by the organisation with the intention to manage hazardous waste in a sustainable manner. Purchasing records and documents: Documents that serve as evidence of the organisation acquiring services or/and products/ systems. Installation records: Documents that serve as evidence for installation of technologies in the organisation. Maintenance records: Documents that serve as evidence of maintenance activity of the wastewater processing unit. 3.2. DATA COLLECTION METHOD Observations: Observations are made during the site visit to understand the actual case scenario of the green initiative implementation within the boundaries of the organisation. Interviews: Interviews with respondent carried out to acquire insight of the processes/activities involved within the boundaries of the organisation. Questionnaires/surveys: A set of questions designed for respondent to acquire insight of the processes/activities involved within the boundaries of the organisation. Documents reviews: Documents reviewed during the site visit to support the observation. Evidence: 1. Initiative proposal: Business or project planning with budget allocation. 2. Evidence of initiatives: Purchasing record, or installation record; presence of initiative/unit/facility/equipment/system being validated. 3. Monitoring record – look for the current record and check for frequency monitoring. 4. Data availability at selected baseline year: a. Data on: i. Amount of discharge from the stream leaving the treatment unit to water bodies; ii. Amount of discharge from the stream leaving the treatment facility that is utilised elsewhere in the organisation; iii. Amount of wastewater generated from the process unit. At least any two data listed above must be available to allow calculation on treated recycled effluent. 85 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR LIVESTOCK SECTOR