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====== Rubbish and Recycling ====== | ====== 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 ^ Temporary | + | ^ Material ^ Location |
- | | WEEE (electrical/ | + | | Glass | G1 kitchen area | Glass bins in the Summerhall courtyard | |
- | | Glass | Yellow Mate crate in the G1 kitchen area. | Glass bins in the Summerhall courtyard. | | + | | Cans, plastics, paper, card and cardboard (see below) |
- | | Cans | The green bin in the G1 kitchen area. | (proper recycling to be investigated) | + | | WEEE (electricals/ |
- | | Other | The green bin in the G1 kitchen area. | General refuse | + | |
+ | Other waste unfortunately has to be landfilled, unless we can find other recycling solutions. There are grey-lidded landfill | ||
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+ | **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!** | ||
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+ | ===== ✔ What can be recycled in the orange bins? ✔ ===== | ||
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+ | * 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 | ||
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+ | ===== ✘ What **can' | ||
+ | * 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) |
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