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The way the University collects, sorts and recycles its waste is about to change. This is because the Scottish Government’s Waste (Scotland) Regulations require all businesses to separate recyclable materials and general waste by January 2014. Our University catering outlets must also segregate food waste for separate collection. You will soon see new waste recycling bins being placed across the campuses.

Waste from food that is prepared by individuals in their offices for their own consumption such as tea bags, coffee grounds and fruit peelings, will go to GENERAL WASTE bins. 

We want to keep the process and the information to go with it as simple as possible. The University is a big place with a large student and staff population.  It will take us time to standardise all the bins on campus to the basic DRY MIXED RECYCLING and GENERAL WASTE.

The collection and disposal of DRY MIXED RECYCLING and GENERAL WASTE is the responsibility of Estates and Buildings and is managed through an external contractor.

The existing arrangements to dispose of specialist waste, for instance from laboratories, will continue to operate as will the arrangement for the separate collection and disposal of glass, waste electrical and electronics including fridges, computing and lab equipment.

Scotland is aiming to be a zero waste society. Disposing of the contents of GENERAL WASTE bins is not only becoming increasingly expensive, but also increasingly unacceptable from an environment perspective. Efficient recycling will save the University £29 per tonne and significantly reduce the carbon emissions associated with our waste disposal.

Please help us to make this new system work.

If you want to find out more about waste and recycling on campus, we'll be providing new links and resources shortly.

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First published: 9 December 2013