Recycling

Aerosols

• Please dispose of in residual waste bins.  The waste contractor removes aerosols and disposes of them separately off site.

Batteries

• Please DO NOT put batteries into residual waste bins.
• Batteries are classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of via a specialist contractor.
• There is a battery collection container in the Students’ Union for portable household-style batteries
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk Systemk to dispose of larger batteries.

Books

• Reusable library books are donated to BetterWorld Books who will sell a proportion of these on.  The University receives a share of the profits and the rest of the money goes to a literacy charity.
• Leftover books and journals that cannot be reused are recycled through a local charity.
• If your department has any books or journals for disposal please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System with details.

Bulbs

• Please DO NOT put bulbs into residual waste bins.
• Bulbs are classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of via a specialist contractor.
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System for disposal advice.

Cans

• Please dispose of in the co mingled dry recycling bins on campus.

Cardboard

• Please flat pack and place in, or next to, the mixed paper and card recycling bins.
• For larger amounts please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System for removal.

Cartons

• Please dispose of in the residual waste bins as our waste contractor is unable to recycle cartons at this time.

Cartridges

• Empty printer and toner cartridges from the multifunctional devices (MFDs) will be collected by the Reprographics Team for recycling.
• Empty printer and toner cartridges from all other printers should be re-boxed (where possible) and sent to the Post Room for recycling.

Clinical Waste

• Please see Hazardous Waste.

Confidential Paper

• Disposal procedure for confidential waste paper [PDF]

Electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)

• Under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations the University must segregate any electrical waste in order to treat it separately to enable it to be recovered and recycled.
• Please DO NOT put electrical items into residual waste bins as they are classed as hazardous and must be disposed of via a specialist contractor.
• For electrical waste that isn’t IT related, please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange for collection. 

This includes:

• Fridges and freezers
• Small appliances
• Large appliances

Envelopes

• Please reuse envelopes in the first instance.
• Brown and white envelopes (even those with windows) can be recycled by placing in the mixed paper and card bins.

Fluorescent Lamps

• They are classified as hazardous waste once they are discarded due to the fact they contain substances that could harm the environment.
• Used fluorescent tubes are replaced by Facilities Management staff and are stored in coffins before being collected and treated by a specialist contractor.

Foil

• Please dispose of tin foil in the residual waste bins.

Food Tins

• Please dispose of food tins in the co mingled dry recycling bins.

Food Waste

• Please dispose of food and drink in the residual / organic waste bins.
• Food waste is sent to Viridor’s Mechanical and Biological Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion Facility where it is recovered for energy.

Furniture

• Where possible furniture is reused on campus
• Alternatively, furniture is collected by a local social enterprise who refurbish the furniture for reuse or break it down for recycling.
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System if you have University furniture for removal.

Glass

• Please dispose of mixed glass bottles and jars in the co mingled dry recycling bins.

Hazardous Waste

• Please DO NOT put hazardous waste in residual waste bins.  It must be disposed of separately in accordance with hazardous waste legislation.
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange for disposal.

This includes:

• Chemicals
• Laboratory waste
• Clinical waste
• Paints
• Bulbs and fluorescent tubes
• Batteries
• Fridges and freezers
• WEEE

IT Equipment

• Please DO NOT put IT equipment in residual waste bins.  It is classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of separately in accordance with legislation.
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange collection

Laboratory Waste

• Please see Hazardous Waste.

Metal

• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange collection for recycling.

Newspapers and Magazines

• Please dispose of in the mixed paper and card bins.
• For large amounts of these items please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange removal.

Paper

• Please reuse paper in the first instance by making sure both sides have been used.
• Please dispose of in the mixed paper and card recycling bins.
• Click here for a list of items that can be recycled.
• For large amounts of these items please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System for removal.

Plastic

• Please dispose of plastic bottles and plastic food trays in the co mingled dry recycling bins.
• Click here for a list of items that can be recycled.

Printer Cartridges

• Please see Cartridges.

Residual / Organic Waste

• This is all food waste and anything else that cannot by recycled in the mixed paper and card or co mingled dry recycling bins.
• Hazardous waste should not be put in the residual / organic waste bins.  Please see Hazardous waste for further guidance.

Sanitary Waste

• Sanitary waste is classified as hazardous and must be disposed of by a specialist contractor in accordance with relevant legislation.
• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System if bins are full to arrange for collection.

Toner Cartridges

• Please see Cartridges.

Wood

• Please enter a job on the FM Helpdesk System to arrange collection for recycling.