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Rubbish and Recycling
We're trying to keep our environmental footprint to a minimum. Here's what we can recycle in the lab/at Summerhall:
| Material | Location in the lab | Final destination |
|---|---|---|
| Glass | G1 kitchen area | Glass bins in the Summerhall courtyard |
| Cans, plastics, paper, card and cardboard (see below) | G1 kitchen area | Orange-lidded “Dry mixed recyclables” bins in the courtyard |
| WEEE (electricals/electronics) | No | Do not WEEE in the lab. You should dispose of this elsewhere. |
Other waste unfortunately has to be landfilled, unless we can find other recycling solutions. There are grey-lidded landfill bins in the Summerhall courtyard.
If you see the in-lab recycling is full, please empty it to the bins in the courtyard. The same goes for the landfill bins in the lab!
✔ What can be recycled in the orange bins? ✔
- Paper - e.g. dry paper waste, newspapers, office paper and magazines
- Cardboard – e.g. corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes and card
- Metal cans – e.g. clean, empty drinks cans and food tins
- Plastic – e.g. packaging films, rinsed out milk bottles, empty drinks bottles & clean salad trays, rinsed out margarine tubs & microwaveable meal trays
✘ What **can't** be recycled in the orange bins? ✘
- Black bags (because our drivers cannot see if it is recyclable material in the bag)
- Waxed paper cups (takeaway cups from most high street coffee chains)
- Crisp packets and sweet wrappers
- Food and canteen waste
- Liquids
- Polystyrene
- Glass and ceramics
- Wood
- Textiles or lengths of strapping
- Hard and rigid plastics (e.g. window frames, pipes, drums or other bulky non-compactable plastic items)
- Containers with any residue of food or hazardous material (e.g. paint tins or bleach bottles)
rubbishrecycling.txt · Last modified: 2020-06-08 01:21 by river