The Department is fully committed to managing its waste streams in a safe, effective and responsible manner which reduces its impact upon the environment. This requires individuals to minimise the generation of waste and to select and use appropriate, and approved, disposal routes.
The Department is committed to ensuring risks from laboratory wastes are managed effectively by appropriate identification, segregation and disposal of different waste types generated in laboratories. Application of good disposal practices is essential to ensure hazardous materials are disposed of safely and do not cause harm to others and/or the environment. Waste disposal requirements will be clearly communicated to staff and students so that they understand their responsibilities
Dispose of all non-recyclable, non-hazardous general waste in the bins provided. In office areas these bins are lined with white/opaque bin bags.
General waste items are disposed of in black bin bags only and collected by cleaners
For further details about recycling please visit the University Waste and Recycling pages
The Biology Department operates a mixed recycling scheme; all the items below can be placed in any mixed recycling bin around the Department:
There are food waste caddies located in the following areas in the Department:
All food waste can be placed in these caddies including:
Place clean, uncontaminated bottles & jars into the recycling bins identified for glass. Do not place broken glass into mixed recycling containers.
Take to F0 corridor, there is a toner/inkjet cartridge collection box outside the infrastructure office B/F/010 (no packaging, label printer tapes etc.)
The free table on F corridor is a table which staff and students can donate unwanted items for re-use by others. This gives an opportunity to recycle items rather than throw away. Pop by to see what we have on offer.
Gas Refil Cartridges
Please return empty gas refil cartridges to the Stores counter for disposal
Batteries
Take to Biology Stores for disposal
Large items of furniture for disposal
Request the disposal on Planon
Fluorescent tubes & low energy lamps
Place in the labelled container in the Biology Stores compound
Confidential paper
Place the paper into confidential papers sacks – report on Planon
Metal waste
Contact Biology Mechanical Workshops for guidance.
Printer /MFD cartridges
Take to collection box on F0 corridor outside the Infrastructure office B/F/010
Any other waste
Please contact the Infrastructure Team for advice regarding the disposal of any other material e.g. precious metals.