Waste Week 2024
Posted on 15 April 2024
Take a quiz this week
- What is the circular economy? Check your knowledge to win £25.
- How wasteful are we? Take a guess to win £25.
- Take our masterclass to find out more about why and how to reduce waste.
- Join Student Switch Off UK for an Instagram live with The Restart Project on Thursday 25 April at 5pm, where they’ll discuss e-waste and the repair revolution.
Begin with these top tips to reduce waste
- Donate or sell your unwanted items ahead of moving out at the end of term. You can donate on campus by using the British Heart Foundation charity recycling banks on campus
- Remember your reusable bottles, cups and bags to avoid unnecessary waste – try leaving them by your door so you don’t forget
- Make sure you know what you can and can’t recycle where you live
- Eat, share or donate any suitable food in your fridge, freezer and cupboards to avoid food waste and save money
- Don’t overbuy! Keep track of what you’ve bought and used, and always use a list when food shopping
- Moving out of your accommodation shortly? Check out the waste and recycling web page to find out what items can be recycled.
Keep in touch
Follow SOS-UK on Instagram to stay up to date with the activities planned during this year's Waste Week as part of Student Switch Off.
And don’t forget that our University Student Switch off competition between the Colleges is still running during April. Every time you make a positive action towards saving energy, your College will be a step closer to winning! The final leaderboard will be revealed in May.