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Sort it out right! Learn where to dispose of your waste correctly on campus to shrink your waste footprint. Don鈥檛 forget, the best way to protect the environment is to reduce and reuse first. Recycling comes next, and landfill should always be your last resort.
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Recycle: Empty cans can go in the yellow recycling bins.
Recycle: Clean foil, scrunched into a ball the size of an orange or larger, can go in the yellow recycling bins.
Landfill: Bamboo and wooden cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
Recycle: Single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries, button cell batteries (AA, AAA, C, D and 9V) and button-sized batteries can be placed in the collection boxes in the following locations:
Camperdown Campus
Darlington Campus
Mallet Street
Camden Campus听
When recycling lithium-ion batteries, it's important to handle them with care. Damaged batteries can release explosive, toxic gases and may even catch fire.听It's recommended to tape the terminals using a non-conductive tape like clear sticky tape. If you can not remove the lithium battery from the device easily, do not attempt to. Instead, recycle the whole device at a听. For more information please visit the听.听
Landfill:听Currently the听听has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins.
Recycle: Empty glass and plastic bottles can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle: Empty cans can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle:听Clean cardboard free of sticky tape can go in the blue paper bins.
Landfill:听Wooden and bamboo chopsticks and cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
Landfill:听Currently the听听has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins.
Landfill: Currently the has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins. This includes all biodegradable and compostable cups.
Recycle: Small e-waste can be recycled at the Recycling Wall,听, Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle: Food waste can go in the green organics bins.听To keep it clean, please only put in food items, not any packaging, plastics or wrapping.
Recycle: Empty glass bottles and jars can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle: Tooth brushes (not electric), floss, toothpaste and tooth brush packaging can be recycled at the听Recycling Wall,听, Level 2 (opposite food court)
Recycle: Clean used paper can be recycled in the blue recycling bins.
Landfill: Used paper towels must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
Recycle: Used writing instruments can be recycled at the听Recycling Wall,听, Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle:听Empty pill blister packs can be recycled at the听Recycling Wall,听, Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle:听Clean pizza boxes can be recycled in the blue recycling bins.
Landfill: Plastic wrappers, wrapping and packets must be placed in the red landfill bins.
Landfill: Used serviettes can not be recycled and must be thrown into red landfill bins.
Landfill: Soft plastics that can be scrunched can not be recycled and must be placed into red landfill bins.
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Recycle: Can be recycled at the听Recycling Wall,听, Level 2 (opposite food court).
Landfill: Wooden and bamboo cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
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