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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce how much you need to throw away
As a university, over 95% of our total waste mass is diverted from landfill through recycling programmes and energy from waste generation. However, this all costs the University approximately £500,000 per year.
Producing less waste is a better option than recycling, and much better than disposing to landfill.
Why re-use and recycle?
Disposing of waste to landfill by incineration or through chemical disposal routes is more expensive and has a higher environmental cost than the alternatives.
Legislation covers storage and segregation of waste, as well as disposal/removal and recycling. It is therefore vital that we all take responsibility for the waste we produce.
As a university we have a detailed procedure showing how all waste generated on campus must be segregate and disposed or recycled.
Read more about how to dispose of materials correctly.
Bin busy?
Brown/ green caddy for food and compostable materials – Vegetables, fruit, dairy products, eggshells, meat, fish, bones, all cooked and uncooked food items, any compostable material and packaging.
Blue for general waste – general waste that is not hazardous, recyclable or compostable.
Green for recycling – Recycle steel/aluminium cans, paper, cardboard, glass, plastic bottles, aerosol cans.
Black bins for glass - bottles and jars
Campus community
Personal item sharing:
Our campus community network allows staff and students to exchange, buy or sell items.
PLEASE NOTE: This network is for personal items and materials only. Do not use the Campus Community pages to get rid of University assets.