This article explains about waste management in halls and further detailed information on where waste should be placed.
In halls of residence we prioritise how waste should be managed based on its environmental impact:
- Reduce the amount of waste we accumulate. Select items with the least packaging and, wherever possible, buy better quality items that should last longer.
- Re-use items instead of throwing them away. Pass items on, repair them or adapt them for other uses. Many items, such as clothes or unwanted gifts, can be passed on via the Halls Bag it Up for Charity scheme
- Recycle everything that can be recycled, which will significantly reduce the amount of waste needing disposal.
Item specific waste information
Here is a specific list of which bin you should use for which waste:
| Type of waste | Where to put it |
| Aerosol (empty) | Kitchen bin |
| Aluminium foil/tray | Kitchen bin |
| Banana skin | Food caddy |
| Battery | Hall reception (battery bucket) |
| Blu tack | Kitchen bin |
| Broken, sharp objects | Do not put in internal bins, dispose of in external purple bin |
| Cardboard, any type | Kitchen bin |
| Carrier bag | Kitchen bin |
| Cartridge (printer) | Contact your Hall reception |
| Chewing gum | Food caddy OR wrap it and put in kitchen bin |
| Coffee grounds | Food caddy |
| Computer | Contact your Hall reception |
| Crisp packet | Kitchen bin |
| Drink can (emptied of liquid) | Kitchen bin |
| Electrical waste | Contact your Hall reception |
| Fish (inc.bones) | Food caddy |
| Foil | Kitchen bin |
| Glass bottle/jar (all colours) | Kitchen bin |
| Glass, broken | Do not put in internal bins, dispose of in external green metal bins |
| IT equipment | Contact your Hall reception |
| Meat (including bones) | Food caddy |
| Milk bottle tops | Send to Sarah Day at the Students’ Union |
| Paper, any kind | Kitchen bin |
| Plants & leaves (houseplants) | Food caddy |
| Plastic, any type | Kitchen bin |
| Polystyrene | Kitchen bin |
| Sachet (empty) | Kitchen bin |
| Stamps (used) | Send to Fern Lewis at the Union (for Canine Partners Charity) |
| Tea bags | Food caddy |
| Tissues | Ideally put in food caddy, can also go in kitchen bin. |
| Yoghurt pot (empty) | Kitchen bin |
For 3rd party halls providers, please check with your halls reception.