Reduce, reuse and recycle
Think about what you bring to campus.
Only bring what you need and recycle any unwanted items at the recycling banks on campus
Recycling
Your halls of residence have recycling bins in each of the kitchen areas, which are emptied weekly. You can use these to recycle paper, mixed glass, plastics and cans.
If you have anything else you wish to recycle, including batteries and electrical items please take them to your nearest Accommodation Centre.
Take a look at the campus map to find the one nearest to your halls.
What you can recycle in accommodation
Paper
| YES |
NO |
| Newspapers | Card |
| Magazines | Brown paper |
| Flyers | Tetrapaks |
| Journals | Coffee cups |
| Photocopier paper | |
| Envelopes | |
| Letters | |
| Post-it notes |
Plastics (goes in the same bin with the cans)
| YES |
NO |
| Soft drinks bottles | Plastic pipes |
| Water bottles | Hard plastic |
| Cooking oil bottles | Shrink-wrap |
| Oven-ready meal trays | Carrier bags |
| Detergent bottles | Bin liners |
| Milk bottles | |
| Washing-up liquid bottles | |
| Bottle caps | |
| Drinking straws | |
| Yoghurt pots | |
| Margarine tubs | |
| Plastic tableware | |
| Vending cups | |
| Meat trays | |
| Protective packaging |
Cans (goes in the same bin with the plastics)
| YES |
NO |
| Aluminium and steel cans | Hard-metal items |
| Drinks cans | Cutlery |
| Food tins | |
| Foil |
Glass
| YES |
NO |
| All glass bottles | Ceramics |
| All glass jars | Pyrex |
| Plate glass | |
| Panes of glass |
Cardboard
| YES |
NO |
| Cereal boxes | Tetrapaks |
| Egg boxes | Anything contaminated with food waste |
| Ready meal sleeves | Polystyrene |
| Corrugated cardboard | |
| Cardboard packaging |
