Recycling in student accommodation
In shared accommodation your recycling bin and general rubbish bin will be emptied daily by housekeeping, provided they are left outside your bedroom door. For self-contained flats and houses it is the student’s responsibility to sort their waste into the appropriate bins.
Mixed Recycling (Green Bin)
Please rinse glass bottles, jars, cartons, plastic bottles and cans, as this helps to keep your bin clean. Squashing recycling also saves space in your bin and the collection vehicle.
The following cannot be recycled in the blue recycling bin:
- Black bin liners
- Crisp packets
- Coffee machine pods
- Hard plastic (e.g. storage boxes)
- Plastic toys/gadgets
- Polystyrene foam
- Sweet/chocolate wrappers
Please do not contaminate your recycling with food waste.
Glass recycling
Food waste (Brown Bin)
Food waste bins are located in all student accommodation in the shared kitchens.
The following cannot be recycled in your food waste:
- Compostable cups and packaging (these have to go into the waste bins)
- Glass
- Non-food products
- Packaging
- Vegware packaging (these have to go into the waste bins)
You can line your caddy with any of the following:
- Plastic carrier bags
- Supermarket carrier bags (including bags for life)
- Pedal bin liners (not black bags)
- Other plastic bags (e.g. bread bags and salad bags)
- Compostable bags
- Newspaper
