We have made significant reductions over recent years and have set out our ambitions in our Waste Strategy.
Our waste guide will help you find out how to dispose of waste on campus.
Our key objective is to minimise the production of waste through reduction, reuse and recycling.
Our current targets are to:
• Achieve a 70% landfill diversion of UEA waste (excluding construction waste) over 2009/10 levels (1014 tonnes) by July 2015.
• Reduce CO2e emissions from UEA waste (excluding hazardous and construction waste) by 48% over 2010/11 levels (2,123 tonnes CO2e) by July 2015.
• Achieve an 85% landfill diversion of UEA construction waste over 2009/10 levels (68%) by July 2015.
• Send 100% of food waste for composting by July 2013.
(August-July)
(*denotes complies with DEFRA and/or Global Reporting Initiative guidelines)
Our waste guide will help you find out how to dispose of waste on campus.
Our key objective is to minimise the production of waste through reduction, reuse and recycling.
Our current targets are to:
• Achieve a 70% landfill diversion of UEA waste (excluding construction waste) over 2009/10 levels (1014 tonnes) by July 2015.
• Reduce CO2e emissions from UEA waste (excluding hazardous and construction waste) by 48% over 2010/11 levels (2,123 tonnes CO2e) by July 2015.
• Achieve an 85% landfill diversion of UEA construction waste over 2009/10 levels (68%) by July 2015.
• Send 100% of food waste for composting by July 2013.
Key indicators for waste-
| Key performance indicator | 2008/9 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | Change | Notes |
| Waste diverted from landfill |
30% | 35% | 49% | ↑ | Excluding construction waste |
| Waste reused/recycled* | 438 tonnes | 359 tonnes | 588 tonnes | ↑ | Excluding construction waste |
| Waste to landfill* | 1,013 tonnes | 653 tonnes | 625 tonnes | ↓ | Excluding construction waste |
| Construction waste diverted from landfill |
2.5% | 68% | 85.5% | ↑ | Significant landfill waste from basement excavations of Thomas Paine Study Centre in 2008/9 |
(August-July)
(*denotes complies with DEFRA and/or Global Reporting Initiative guidelines)
