Waste Disposal and Recycling
Please view the video here to show you how the waste that you will be putting all in one bin will be sorted at the waste station.
Please view the video here to show you how badly the University was performing on recycling when we expected people to sort things into the correct bins!
Most waste can be put in the general waste bins but there are a few exceptions. These need to go in the bins as specified below in the table.
| Bin type | Image | What can be put in |
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| General recycling (use wheeled bins in the corridors or directly into bins on the south wall of Link. Also the blue section of your office bin) |
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You must not put in any of the following:
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| Chemical |  |
(see instructions below) |
| Computer skip |  |
There is a special skip for computer equipment. Please get the key from Stores and do not leave computer equipment lying about in the yard. |
| Waste electrical skip |  |
All electrical waste other than computers and batteries should go in one of the two skips marked WEEE. |
| Metal skip |  |
Metal swarf from Workshops and Maintenance N.B. No food or drinks cans |
| Non-recyclable bins Also the small black saddle bin on your office bin |
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| Large skip |  |
Large non recyclable items |
| Stores | Speak to Stores about:
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| Maintenance | Speak to Maintenance about:
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Chemical Waste Disposal
With few exceptions, chemical waste should be disposed of via the Chemical Waste Store. The key may be obtained from Stores, and we ask you to fill out two copies of this form. Place one copy with the waste and the second copy in Jane Blunt's pigeon hole. Don't worry about throwing away unopened chemicals - the waste is sorted and anything that looks potentially useful is rescued.
Please do NOT throw away gloves and tissues with the chemical waste - these should go in the non-recyclable waste stream above.
Waste is bulked up according to compatibility. It is therefore extremely important to fill in the form as accurately as possible. This will reduce the likelihood of the Chemical Technician having an accident due to inadvertent mixing of incompatible chemicals.
Limited quantities of certain wastes may be put down the sink. This includes very small quantities of acids or alkalis, diluted to less than 10%.
| In particular it is a criminal offence to allow any of the following to enter the drains: | |
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Mercury and its compounds Cadmium and its compounds Carbon tetrachloride 1,2 Dichloroethane Trichlorobenzene Gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane DDT Pentachlorophenol and its compounds Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorobutadiene Aldrin Dieldrin |
Endrin Polychlorinated biphenyls Dichlorvos Atrazine Simazine Tributyl tin and compounds Triphenyl tin and compounds Trifluralin Fenitrothion Azinphos-methyl Malathion Endosulfan |
| This is known as the 'Red List'. Click here for a printable copy. | |
In addition, the following must not be put down the drain as they would violate our agreement with the Water Authority:
- Petroleum spirit and other volatile or flammable organic solvents
- Calcium carbide
- Cyanide salts
- Waste liable to form viscous or solid coatings or deposits on or in any part of the sewerage system through which the trade effluent is to pass
- Substances of a nature likely to give rise to fumes or odours injurious to persons working in the sewers through which the trade effluent is to pass
- Halogenated hydrocarbons
- Halogen substituted phenolic compounds
- Thiourea and its derivatives
- Ethidium Bromide
This page was last updated on 4 September 2012