Recycling
- Batteries
- Cardboard
- CDs/Floppy Disks/DVDs
- Furniture
- Glass
- Mobile phone recycling
- Paper
- Plastic bottles
- Postage stamps
- Tins and cans
- Toner cartridges
- Many items are welcomed by 'Children's Scrapstore'
Batteries
Batteries can be disposed of in a bin in Sue Christie's office in the Lifeline Centre and also in the Medical School Unit and the Burden Centre.
1) Place a strip of masking tape over the anode and cathode of the batteries to prevent the battery terminals touching. (Masking tape is attached to the bin)
2) Place loose batteries in the bin.
Do not place damaged or leaking batteries in the bin. Wet batteries (e.g. car batteries) must not be placed in the bin.
The bins will be emptied by the University on a Friday as requested ( Sue will arrange).
Cardboard
Flatten and leave for collection by the NBT domestics.
CDs, floppy disks and DVDs
Contact Bill Moore who will wipe the disks of data and send them for recycling
Furniture
Contact Rich Aitken who will be able to advise whether there is a need for the furniture elsewhere in the Department.
Glass
Deposit glass in the white bin provided by NBT domestics in your kitchen area.
Paper
All paper can be recycled by depositing it in the blue bins with the exception of glossy paper and magazines with glued spines.
Plastic bottles
Rinse them out and remove the topes and deposit in the clear plastic bag which is supplied by NBT domestics in your kitchen area. Plastic bottles must have a recycling triangle on them with either a 1 or a 2 or the letters PET or HDPE inside.
Postage Stamps
Look on the web for a charity that you would like to support – it is just a case of putting them in the post. Just type “postage stamp recycling.” in to google. For advice, contact Glenda.
Tins and cans
Deposit in the recycling bin in your kitchen area. If you do not have one, you can obtain a bin from 'Think Cans'.
Toner Cartridges
- Only manufactured brands can be recycled.
- Brother and Epson have to be recycled via their own recycling schemes as charity will not accept them.
- Compatible and re-filled cartridges have already been recycled once already and this is why they can’t be recycled again.
- There are a number of charity websites which you can use to recycle your cartridges, there may even be one that is relevant to your research group. Be careful though that they do not charge for the service, most of them don’t but I have come across one that does “Green Source”.
- Each cartridge has a “value” and you will need to attain a certain value before the cartridges are picked up – the website will give full details of this though.
- When your cartridges have been taken for recycling, you need to log the amount taken and the date with Glenda.
FOR ANY QUERIES RELATING TO RECYCLING, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE ADMIN TEAM