Recycling in the Registry
work the work
Paper Bins
YES: Office paper,
white envelopes with or
without windows,
printed paper including
junk mail, paper
packaging, magazines,
newspapers, brochures
and catalogues.
NO: cardboard,
brown paper, brown
envelopes, plastic
bindings, drinks cups
or food wrappings.
A quick reference guide
This poster has been designed to give all staff a quick
and easy guide to what, where and how you can recycle
within the department. As part of our goal of improving
on 2011’s Green Impact Silver Award, we want to seek
out more ways in which we can reduce the
environmental impact of the Registry by both cutting
waste where possible and recycling wherever we can. If
you have any ideas to further improve our green
Team via our departmental wiki page:
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the numbers 1, 2 or 4 in
the recycling triangle
can go in these bins.
NO: Any black
plastics, plastic bags,
polystyrene, clingfilm
or hard plastics
Metal/Can bins
The Green Impact project suggests that we may want to start a
recycling scheme for organic waste in the department. We would
like to gauge the likely demand for this before putting into action.
Please let the Registry Green Impact team know if you think this
would be worthwhile.
Stamps
Glass
There are a number of
The Registry runs a
Glass can be left for
recycling bins around
stamp collecting
collection in Wessex
campus with sidepods
scheme whereby used
House 2.12a on Level 2
where batteries can be
stamps can be donated
and in the Kitchen 6.41
placed for recycling. There
to charity. Cut any
on Level 6. In addition
are bins with this facility
used stamps from
there are bins for clear
Purchasing Services run an inter-department swap
shop on the Wiki. Hunt here for items you require
currently available in
envelopes, leaving a
glass only at various
Wessex House, the Library,
5mm border around
points on the Parade.
or offer unwanted furniture and office equipment
up to a good home:
1S, 8W and the East
the edge and send them
NB: the Level 6 bin can
building. Estates will
to Jane McGrath in
also be used for plastic
https://wiki.bath.ac.uk/display/swapshop/Home
collect any larger batteries
Wessex House 6.34
and metal.
Plastics bins
yoghurt pots, plastic
tubs. Any plastic with
Organic Waste Recycling?
YES: aluminum cans, steel
cans, drinks cans, food tins
and foil
NO: Hard metal items or cutlery
credentials please get in touch with the Green Impact
https://wiki.bath.ac.uk/display/registrystaffinfo/Green
+Impact
YES: Plastics bottles,
oven-ready meal trays,
What, Where and How
Other ideas for recycling:
Batteries
if you email
Many charities collect a surprising array of
unwanted items both to recycle and to raise
money. Visit http://www.charityfreebies.co.uk/ to
see if your unwanted items may be useful for
others.
waste@lists.bath.ac.uk
Cardboard
CDs
Cardboard can be left for
Estates will dispose of
collection in Wessex
any unwanted CDS in
House 2.12a on Level 2 or
reasonable quantities.
by the bins in the Kitchen
Email
6.41 on Level 6. The
waste@lists.bath.ac.uk
Norwood House porters
to arrange collection.
will pick up any
cardboard for recycling
from Careers.