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Recycling
Paper Please remove any large metal elements and all plastics, including plastic bags, coverings, wrappings and plastic file dividers which should be put in the bins. We are aware of the impact such waste has on our environment and we therefore aim to reduce our need to dispose of such waste significantly by replacing where and when possible with more environmentally friendly products. For example Tungsten filament bulbs will be replaced with compact fluorescent bulbs or led’s where appropriate
Where possible it is individuals responsibility to print double sided or reuse paper that has only been printed on one side.
The following can all be placed on the office paper recycling bins which are in all offices and the resource room:
Cardboard
All cardboard needs to be flattened and placed outside your door Please remove any large metal elements and all plastics, including plastic bags, coverings, wrappings and plastic file dividers which should be put in the bins.
Confidential Waste
All confidential waste should be shredded and placed in the office paper recycling bins provided in offices or resource room.
Mixed paper
If you have a large quantity of the following then contact the building team for a clear bin bag and put in the bag. Bags containing all the same type of paper can be recycled if bagged together and not mixed with the office paper recycling:
Glass
Glass bottles and containers can be placed in the special bottle banks for recycling. These are located behind the Students' Union Items should be clean with tops removed.
Old or broken window glass should be placed in ordinary blue waste bins/skips and for safety reasons should be wrapped or boxed and labelled.
Metal Scrap
All scrap metals should be placed in the specially labelled scrap metal skips.
WEEE
WEEE waste includes all redundant electronic or electrical equipment most of which is passed on for recycling. This comprises all IT equipment including pcs, monitors, mice, keyboards, printers, cables, fax machines, photocopiers and all other items of general electrical equipment. Please note that monitors (cathode ray tubes) and televisions are now classed as hazardous waste and must be disposed of via the hazardous waste procedure.
No items of WEEE waste must be placed in ANY waste skip or container. Please contact building team, who will contact the University to have it picked up for special disposal. Please give a general description of the type and number of items to be removed.
Fridges and Freezers
Please contact the building team if you need to dispose of these items, who will contact the council for disposal.
Printer Cartridges
All types of used and unused printer cartridges can be saved for reuse or recycling. You can place these in the boxes available in the resource room.
Drinks cans
You can now recycle your drinks cans in the Yellow bins provided throughout the SU.
Plastic Drinks Bottles
You can now recycle your drinks cans in the Red bins provided throughout the SU.
Batteries
Please contact Katie Davies by email at k.davies1@ljmu.ac.uk to arrange the recycling of any batteries.
CDs
Please contact Katie Davies by email at k.davies1@ljmu.ac.uk to arrange the recycling of any CDs.
Stamps
Please contact Katie Davies by email at k.davies1@ljmu.ac.uk to arrange the collection of any stamps to be donated to charity. Please leave a 1 cm gap around the edge of the stamp.
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is essentially waste that contains hazardous properties that may render it harmful to human health or the Environment. The European Commission has issued a Directive on the controlled management of such waste (91/689/EEC) and hazardous waste is defined on the basis of a list, the European Waste Catalogue, drawn up under that Directive. To help determine if your waste is hazardous or not consult the Environment Agency's guidance document WM2.
Under the Special Waste Regulations 1996, the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 and the waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006, it is illegal to dispose of fluorescent tubes, electrical equipment and all fridges within general refuse. Additionally disposing of catering oil down drains could lead to prosecution under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
DEFINTION
For purposes and relevance to Liverpool Student Union Hazardous waste will include:
- Fluorescent tubes
- PC Monitors
- TV’s
- Fridges
When it is not clear if a product should be classed as a hazardous waste then the Environment Agency's guidance document WM2 will be consulted (available on www.environment-agency.gov.uk/).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Building team
- Collection of Hazardous waste.
- Transportation or reporting of waste to University/Relevant body.
Staff, students and contractors are responsible for staff, students or contractors who generate hazardous waste are responsible for ensuring that it is reported to the building team when it needs to be disposed of.
PROCEDURE
- Waste is accurately identified as being hazardous waste
- Waste is appropriately packaged by type
- Waste is correctly labelled
- The waste is correctly stored prior to either direct disposal or transferred to University Hazardous waste store or returned to the company.
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