The cans, plastic and paper that you have collected in the orange bags will be removed only when the bag is full. This reduces the amount of plastic that has to be recycled.
The following items can be recycled:
(NB please flatten heavy cardboard and leave by your recycling bin for collection).
Glass recycling – to recycle glass, please use the outdoor glass bins available on each campus:
nViro, our new cleaning contractor, will continue to remove your waste on a daily basis. For hygiene purposes, the waste that you deposit in the clear/white sacks will be removed every day, as this contains food.
The following items cannot be recycled and should be put in your general waste:
Please also put paperclips, blu-tack, metal bindings in the general waste bin.
Glass recycling – to recycle glass, please use the outdoor glass bins (listed above).
Paper-round, a London-based company, will be making fortnightly collections and turning the collected material back into quality paper! This is an excellent example of closed loop recycling. If your office has a paper-only bin, recycle your white paper in here.
(NB: If you have confidential paper for shredding, please contact the Post Room for collection service).
Queries about what can and cannot be recycled?
Mollie Miller, Assistant Campus Manager
Email: greenthing@uel.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8223 3330.
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