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Contents 1. Introducton 1 2. Recyclng 2 3. General rubbsh 2 4. Colour codes for the Recyclng Centre bns 2 5. Paper 5 5.1 Confdental paper 6 6. Cardboard 7 7. Glass 9 8. Alumnum, steel cans and aerosols 9 9. Plastc 10 10. Ink and toner cartrdges 11 11. Electrcal equpment 12 12. Lghtng fluorescent tubes and energy savng lght bulbs 13 13. Metal and wood 13 13.1 Metal 13 13.2 Wood 14 14. Ol ktchen and engne ol 14 14.1 Ktchen ol 14 14.2 Engne ol and lubrcants 15 15. Tyres 15 16. Clothng and lnen 16 17. Farm plastcs 16 18. Batteres 17 19. Further nformaton 17 20. Contact detals 17 21. Glossary 18 Campus map 20 1. Introducton The preventon, reducton, re-use and recyclng of waste s essental n order for the Unversty College to meet ts target of reducng the volume of waste that t sends to landfll. Landfll stes are used to bury waste n a controlled envronment, but landfll space s runnng out. It has been estmated that we have less than ten years of landfll left so we need to take acton now. The purpose of ths handbook s to advse students, staff and vstors to the Unversty College, of the procedures for the dsposal of all waste, what can be recycled and what becomes of t when t leaves the premses. We are commtted to mplementng best practce on the prncples of preventon, reducton, re-use and recyclng. As you can see recyclng s fourth on the lst of sx n the Waste Herarchy (llustrated n Fg. 1 below) as a least favoured opton wth preventon and reducton beng the favoured opton. Fg. 1: The Waste Herarchy Preventon/Mnmsaton - If an tem must be used, use as lttle as possble. Reuse - Ths s where a product s bought and resold on wth the same purpose (e.g. car boot sales) or reused for somethng else (e.g. jam jars for storage). Recyclng - A waste s processed nto a new product (e.g. glass, plastcs, cans and compostng). Energy Recovery - Takng waste/part of a waste stream, and usng t as a fuel (e.g. makng paper logs, waste-to-energy plants). Dsposal The UK s largest dumper of waste nto landfll n the EU. The UK dumps 27 mllon tonnes each year, seven mllon more than any other country. HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE - RECYCLING HANDBOOK 1
2. Recyclng At present the Unversty College recycles the followng materals: Paper ncludng confdental paper Cardboard Glass Alumnum, steel and aerosol cans Plastc bottles Ink and toner cartrdges Clothng and lnen Electrcal and electronc equpment (WEEE) Lghtng fluorescent tubng and energy savng lght bulbs Metal and wood Ol cookng and engne ol Tyres Farm plastcs Batteres automotve and general Waste separaton at source s an mportant factor n managng the recyclng programme at the Unversty College. To separate waste mmedately we have provded colour-coded slots n the Recyclng Centre bns for the dfferent waste tems, as can be seen n the photograph below. The materals n these bns are collected and taken to storage up by the Estates department pror to beng collected by the waste contractor and sent for recyclng. Black for cans Green for glass Blue for paper Red for plastc 3. General rubbsh All materals not on the lst above should be dsposed of n the general rubbsh bns across campus. Fg. 2: One of the 12 Recyclng Centres on the campus The Recyclng Centres are located: 2 Materals at the Unversty College, not mentoned n the lst above, ether cannot be recycled or there s no avalable avenue to send ths materal to be recycled at present. 4. Colour codes for the Recyclng Centre bns There are 12 Recyclng Centres spread throughout the Harper Adams grounds to collect alumnum and steel cans, glass bottles, paper (ncludng newspapers and magaznes) and plastc bottles (lst below of locatons and a campus map on page 20 for the locaton of the Recyclng Centres, and Fg. 2 shows a photograph of a Recyclng Centre). Near the Porters Lodge Between the QMH and the SU Buldng Outsde Jublee Adams Buldng Outsde Foulkes Crowther Buldng Outsde the Kald café Halls of Resdence: Boughey Bradford Ward Harrs Gloucester Self-caterng (2) 3
In addton to the Recyclng Centres there are smaller recyclng bns placed n the three dnng areas; QMH dnng room Cafetera Kald Café In all three of these locatons there are three colour-coded bns for recyclng; one for paper, one for plastc bottles and one for cans. Red for cans Orange for plastc bottles Green for paper 5. Paper Paper s collected n a number of ways at Harper Adams: Paper for recyclng can be placed n any of the twelve Recyclng Centres. In every offce and every room n the halls of resdence where there s a clear plastc bag or a small bn that s specfcally for the collecton of paper for recyclng. Clear plastc bags can be requested and obtaned from Domestc Servces on Ext. 5309. The Recyclng Centres are checked twce a week, and when full are empted by the Porters and taken to storage by the Estates department. The clear plastc bags are collected by Domestc Servces once a week or when full. The plastc bags are then collected by the Porters and taken to storage. The small recyclng bns are empted by Domestc Servces and collected by the Porters twce a week and taken to storage. Paper s stored n a 12 cubc yard enclosed skp untl collecton by the waste contractor. * If you have a large quantty of any of these tems, please contact the Envronment and Waste Management Offcer on Ext. 5330 to arrange collecton and to gve the waste contractor pror notce of expected quantty. Fg. 3: Pcture of recyclng bns n caterng In order for the Unversty College to deal wth ts recyclable materals, there are some basc gudelnes that need to be followed, whch are detaled n the followng sectons. The Unversty College has provded contaners and collecton ponts for these selected tems. Paper that can be recycled: Plan whte and coloured paper (no plastc A4 wallets, folders, plastc bndng or lamnated paper) Photocoped and fax paper Letter headed and computer paper Shredded paper (only n very small quanttes) Magaznes, brochures, leaflets, booklets and pamphlets Envelopes (plan and wndow - n small quanttes) NEW for 2008/9 Books, drectores, catalogues and Yellow Pages (small quanttes)* 4 5
Students lvng off-campus can ether brng ther paper to the Unversty College and dspose of t n the Recyclng Centres, or place t n the kerbsde collecton box (see Fg. 4) provded by Telford and Wrekn Councl, whch s collected fortnghtly. The day wll depend on the locaton n Newport. If there s no kerbsde box at the rented accommodaton, one can be requested by contactng Telford and Wrekn Councl on 01952 384384. The box s provded free of charge and you are allowed up to two boxes. The Confdental waste paper collecton bns are: Locked for securty. Empted by the Porters once they are notfed that a bn s full. The contents of the bn are then transferred to another locked bn for storage n a locked compound, untl the bulk shreddng contractor comes on-ste to collect and destroy the paper by means of shreddng. The shredded paper s then taken to a paper mll where t s turned nto pulp and reprocessed nto tssue paper and green waste paper towels. Fg. 4: Kerbsde recyclng box We pay for the destructon of confdental paper; therefore t s mportant that only confdental paper s placed n the desgnated bns. The paper s taken to a paper mll and turned nto pulp where t s then recycled nto new paper. We receve a rebate for paper. 6. Cardboard Cardboard can be taken to the compound, by the Bamford Lbrary and the back of the QMH ktchen. 5.1 Confdental paper There are two balers on campus n two locatons for the balng of cardboard, whch s collected and recycled by an outsde waste contractor. (See Fg. 5 for a pcture of a baler). Students take your confdental paper to the Lbrary. Staff A confdental waste paper bn s located n the Post Room. Some offces have ther own desgnated bn. PLEASE NOTE: Only traned and authorsed personnel are allowed to operate the baler. DO NOT attempt to use t unless you have receved the approprate tranng. The cardboard balers are located: 6 Please note that confdental paper (see Glossary for defnton) should not be placed n the waste paper bns, Recyclng Centres or clear plastc bags, but placed n the desgnated confdental waste paper collecton bns located across campus. There s a bn located n the Post Room to be used by staff whose department does not have ts own bn. Students and vstors should take ther confdental paper to the lbrary for dsposal. At the rear of the QMH ktchen, prmarly for use by the ktchen staff, but staff and students can depost ther cardboard here. Staff and students should place ther cardboard n the metal cage provded. In the compound next to the Bamford Lbrary for dsposal of cardboard from surroundng buldngs such as; the Lbrary, Kald Café, Foulkes Crowther buldng, Engneerng, Scence Labs, IT and the SU Bar. Cardboard s to be placed neatly n a ple n the compound next to the baler. 7
Please remember the followng nstructons when placng the cardboard for recyclng; You can recycle cardboard boxes and other cardboard packagng. 7. Glass Place your glass n any of the Recyclng Centres across campus. Fg. 5 Baler by the Bamford Lbrary Always flatten the boxes; ths makes t easer for transportng and balng. The cardboard boxes should be as clean as possble, but you do not need to remove small amounts of parcel tape. Remove any plastc, polystyrene packagng or anythng else that s not cardboard and place n a general waste bn. Note You can request large volumes of cardboard to be collected by the Porters for recyclng. Ths wll be collected wthn 48 hours. Self-caterng accommodaton - A bn s provded n each ktchen of the self-caterng accommodaton for the collecton of cardboard. Please ensure the nstructons above are followed for breakng down the boxes. If the bn s full please take your cardboard to the compound by the Bamford Lbrary and place t next to the baler. PLEASE NOTE: It s a fre and health and safety rsk to leave large amounts of cardboard lyng about the ktchen. Glass bottles, jars and contaners can be deposted n the Recyclng Centres around the campus or f you have a lot of glass, place t n a box and leave t outsde the Porters Lodge. The Porters wll then take the box drectly to the storage skp. The Recyclng Centres are empted by the Porters twce weekly and the glass s placed n an enclosed storage skp untl t s full and empted by the glass recyclng contractor. Students lvng off-campus can ether brng ther glass to Harper Adams and dspose of t n the Recyclng Centres or place t n ther kerbsde collecton box provded by Telford and Wrekn Councl, whch s collected fortnghtly. The day wll depend on your locaton n Newport. The glass s separated nto the colours; clear, brown, green and amber and melted down and reprocessed nto new glass contaners and bottles. It can also be used for aggregate n the constructon ndustry, and the new road layng materal glassphalt. We receve a rebate for glass. Students lvng off-campus can ether brng ther cardboard to Harper Adams and place t n the compound by the Bamford Lbrary or n the cage at the back of the QMH ktchen or place t n the kerbsde collecton box provded by Telford and Wrekn Councl, whch s collected fortnghtly. The day wll depend on your locaton n Newport. 8. Alumnum, steel cans and aerosols Place your cans n any of the Recyclng Centres across campus 8 The cardboard s turned nto pulp and remade nto new cardboard. We receve a rebate for cardboard. Alumnum, steel cans (food and drnk) and aerosols can be deposted n the Recyclng Centres across campus, n the small recyclng bns n the cafés and the dedcated bns n the ktchen of the self-caterng halls of resdence. Food cans MUST be cleaned out and be free from food pror to gong n the bn. The lds must be 9
placed nsde the can to prevent an accdent n the transport of them to storage. The bns are empted by the Porters twce weekly and the cans are then placed n an twelve cubc yard enclosed skp untl collecton by the Unversty Colleges can recyclng contractor. Students lvng off-campus can ether brng ther cans to Harper Adams and dspose of them n the Recyclng Centres or place them n ther kerbsde collecton box provded by Telford and Wrekn Councl, whch s collected fortnghtly. The day wll depend on your locaton n Newport. 9. Plastc The alumnum cans are reprocessed nto new cans and can be back on the shelves n the shops wthn 6-8 weeks. Steel cans are smelted and reprocessed nto new steel and used n ndustry or as new cans. We receve a rebate for the cans. Place your plastc bottles n the desgnated Recyclng Centres lsted below or n the recyclng bns n the QMH dnng room, Cafetera or Kald Café. Plastc can be deposted n four of the twelve Recyclng Centres. These are located by: Jublee Adams buldng Outsde the Kald Café Outsde the Fowlkes Crowther buldng Outsde Jebb self-caterng halls of resdence. Plastc that can be recycled at Harper: All plastc wth the followng symbols can be recycled. If they don t have a symbol on the bottom, here s a gude to help you recognse a plastc by the type of bottle; e.g. mneral water bottles, soft drnk bottles and detergent bottles e.g. mlk bottles and fabrc condtoner bottles. e.g. shampoo, squash and mneral water bottles. These can be clear or coloured but must be clean. The plastc s collected by the Porters twce weekly and taken to the QMH ktchen for balng. The bottles are sorted nto the dfferent types of plastc and the fbres are extracted for the manufacture of synthetc materals used n such thngs as clothng, packagng and plastc bags. We receve a rebate for the above plastcs. 10. Ink and toner cartrdges All empty nk and toner cartrdges should be taken to the IT help desk. The empty cartrdges are sent back to the manufacturer for recyclng. Some toner cartrdges come wth a recyclng return label n the box they came n and can be sent back ths way by smply followng the nstructons. 10 11
11. Electrcal equpment. Any redundant non-it electrcal tems should be reported to the Estates department to arrange collecton. Any redundant IT equpment should be reported to the IT Help Desk on Ext. 5392. 12. Lghtng fluorescent tubes and energy savng lght bulbs Expended tubes and bulbs should be reported to the Porters for removal and replacement. Do not attempt to remove them yourself. All electrcal tems are classed as hazardous waste and should NOT be put n the general waste bn. All redundant IT equpment and non-it electrcal goods are stored together untl the waste contractor collects them. Redundant IT equpment wth data storage must be reported to the IT help desk to ensure that data s removed from the equpment before ts dsposal. All electrcal equpment s frst tested and where approprate repared and/or refurbshed and then sold throughout the world to emergng markets n Afrca, Pakstan and Inda. Items that are beyond economc repar or have no value even n component form are recycled and all materals (e.g. metals, plastcs, etc) are harvested for reuse. Students lvng off-campus should take any of ther own, out of use electrcal tems to the Newport Communty Recyclng Centre on the Sprngfeld Industral Estate. DO NOT throw them n the general waste bn. For large electrcal tems (such as a frdge/freezer) Telford and Wrekn Councl offer a collecton servce for 15 for up to sx tems. To book a bulk collecton contact Envronmental Mantenance Customer Servces on 01952 384384 and have your credt or debt card detals to hand. For more nfo on ths servce vst: www.telford.gov.uk/envronment+and+plannng/recyclng+and+rubbsh/bulkcollectons.htm Fluorescent tubes and energy savng lght bulbs are placed n a pallet box n the Porters compound and ths s empted when t s full. The fluorescent tubes and energy savng lght bulbs are collected and dsposed of by the hazardous waste contractor. Fluorescent tubes and energy savng lght bulbs are classed as hazardous waste because they contan a small amount of mercury. Energy savng lght bulbs should not be dsposed of n the general waste. The glass s crushed nto aggregates and sent to be used n road surfacng and the mercury s recovered and reused n makng new tubes and n other ndustres. Students lvng off-campus should take any expended energy savng lght bulbs or fluorescent tubes to the Newport Communty Recyclng Centre on the Sprngfeld Industral Estate. Please ensure that when transportng any tubes that they are wrapped n somethng that wll prevent them from breakng. 13. Metal and wood 13.1 Metal The skp for metal s located by the bomass generator near the Engneerng Department. Ths s collected on an ad-hoc bass when the skp s full by a waste contractor. 12 13
13.2 Wood Waste wood n the form of tmber such as shrubs and branches are stored n compostng bays near the Engneerng Department. Leaves are also stored n one of the bays and when they have turned to compost are used on the Unversty College grounds. Processed tmber, such as; lamnated furnture (tables) and pallets, s kept at the Grounds department untl the waste contractor comes to collect t. Other processed wood such as creosoted telegraph poles, doors and ralway sleepers unfortunately cannot be recycled because of the contamnaton content of the ols, varnshes and pant. Metal s smelted down and reused n the metal ndustry as new metal. We receve a rebate for ths. Tmber s put through a chpper and reused on the flower beds around the campus. The processed wood such as old desks, have the lamnaton taken off and the wood s chpped and sold to the hortculture ndustry where t can be used for energy and n the manufacture of chp board. Students lvng off-campus f you have any old wooden or metal furnture you can ether donate these to charty at the varous shops n the town or to Chars and Spares based n Donnngton, f they are re-usable. If they are not re-usable, take them to the Newport Communty Recyclng Centre on the Sprngfeld Industral Estate. Chars and Spares s located n Unt 2, St. Georges Road Industral Estate, Donnngton Telford, TF2 7QZ. For further nformaton about Chars and Spares contact: Robert Walker on 01952 619197. 14.2 Engne ol and lubrcants Waste ol and lubrcants are stored n two locatons on campus. The man one s located n the Engneerng Department and the other s on the Farm. The waste ol and lubrcants are placed n a large contaner that sts on top of a secondary contanment unt called a bund. When the contaner s full the waste contractor s called to dspose of the ol. Ktchen ol s taken to a reprocessor where the old ol s turned nto bodesel and used to power vehcles. Waste engne and lubrcant ols are processed for re-use or used as a fuel for ndustry. The Grounds department use some of ther waste ol to keep ther tools from gong rusty durng the wnter months. 15. Tyres Tyres are stored on the Farm pror to collecton by the waste tyre contractor. Old tyres are taken to a reprocessor and shredded nto small crumbs whch are reprocessed nto new materal that can be used n constructon, landscapng and many other applcatons. 14. Ol ktchen and engne ol 14.1 Ktchen ol The ol purchased by the ktchen for cookng s suppled and taken away for recyclng by the same company. Students lvng off-campus when you take your car to the garage to have a tyre replaced you can leave your old tyre there. If you are changng a tyre at your accommodaton, you should take your old tyre to the Newport Communty Recyclng Centre on the Sprngfeld Industral Estate. 14 15
16. Clothng and lnen Clothng and lnen are collected va the Bag It Up, Brng It In campagn whch s held three tmes a year at the end of each term. Local chartes are contacted and bags are provded. These can be collected from Domestc Servces and the Students Unon offce one month pror to the collecton. These bags are then collected by the chartes and sold n the charty shop to rase money for that cause. 18. Batteres Car and tractor batteres are stored n a stllage located at the Grounds department and collected by the waste contractor for recyclng. Small batteres that are used n electrcal tems are collected n a box n the Post Room for staff and n the Student Servces offce for students and then taken to the Grounds department for storage pror to collecton by the waste contractor. The batteres are broken down for the recyclable materals such as the lead and nckel whch are ether re-used or reprocessed. In 2008 we helped the Newport Cottage Hosptal, Cancer Research and the Brtsh Heart Foundaton. Students lvng off-campus charty bags can be collected from Domestc Servces or the Students Unon offce when avalable and brought back when full to the desgnated collecton pont. 17. Farm plastcs Farm plastcs consst of slage sheet, bale wrap, poly feed bags, fertlzer and seed bags (nners separated) and pestcde contaners. All plastc must be segregated n to the dfferent types of plastc. Fertlzer contaners must be trple rnsed, tops and fols removed and punctured n the bottom of the contaner where possble and put n bags provded by the waste contractor. The plastcs are collected by the waste contractor, sorted nto the varous grades and baled to be reprocessed nto new plastc products. Students lvng off-campus f you have your car battery changed at a garage you can leave your unusable battery there. If you change your battery at your accommodaton you should take your unusable battery to the Newport Communty Recyclng Centre on the Sprngfeld Industral Estate. You can also take your unusable small batteres there too. 19. Further nformaton Further nformaton can be provded upon request from Karen Hughes, Envronment and Waste Management Offcer, at khughes@harper-adams.ac.uk or telephone 01952 815330. 20. Contact detals Porters Estates Domestc Servces Estates Admnstrator - Jll Chaney Telford and Wrekn Councl 01952 815321 or Ext 5321 (nternal) 01952 815406 or Ext 5406 (nternal) 01952 815309 or Ext 5309 (nternal) 01952 815339 or Ext 5339 (nternal) 01952 380000 (man swtchboard) Openng hours are Monday - Frday 8.30am to 5.15pm 16 17
21. Glossary Baler Bodesel Bomass generator Bund Confdental Cullet Fluorescent and energy savng Glassphalt a machne that compacts materal nto a tghtly compressed and bound bale, whch s secured wth tes to keep t ntact. s made by processng vegetable ols and other fats and s also used ether n pure form or as an addtve to petroleumbased desel fuel. plants burned for heat and power n the combuston chamber of the generator. the bund s made of ol resstant materals and s desgned to prevent any splls or leaks seepng nto the ground should the ol contaner splt or break and the ol escapes. can be a document or pece of nformaton that contans detals whch makes a person dentfable or contans senstve nformaton about a person or company. These are classed as prvate and should be kept as such. scraps of broken or waste glass gathered for remeltng. fluorescent lghts are also known as strp lghts n offces and class rooms. Energy savng lghts have a longer lfe expectancy and use less energy. Both type of lghts contan some mercury and are therefore classed as hazardous waste. asphalt contanng glass cullet as an aggregate s called glassphalt, and has been wdely tred as a means to dspose of surplus waste glass. Glassphalt s smlar to conventonal hot-mx asphalt, except that 5% - 40% of the rock and/or sand aggregate s replaced wth crushed glass. Off campus Plastc Preventon Rebate Recyclng Waste Waste separaton refers to students lvng n prvate rented accommodaton not on the Harper Adams campus. the three types of plastc we can recycle at Harper Adams are: - PETE 1 Polyethylene Terephathalate - HDPE 2 - Hgh-densty polyethylene - PVC 3 - Polyvnyl chlorde to keep from occurrng or stop from dong somethng s an amount pad by way of refund. s the reprocessng of old materals nto new products, wth the ams of preventng the waste of potentally useful materals, reducng the consumpton of fresh raw materals. s an unwanted or undesred materal, substance or tem that you throw away. s when you separate the cans, glass, cardboard, plastc and paper, etc, from each other so that they are no longer mxed together. Hazardous Kerbsde collecton Landfll s when there s the potental to cause a hazard, t s potentally dangerous or lfe threatenng. a servce provded by the local Councl to collect certan recyclable tems such as; glass, cans, cardboard, paper, confdental paper, clothng, shoes, lnen, alumnum fol, empty aerosols and shredded paper. Not plastc at present n the Telford and Wrekn area. a ste for the dsposal of waste materals by means of bural and s the oldest form of waste treatment. 18 19
For further nformaton please contact: Karen Hughes Envronment and Waste Management Offcer Harper Adams Unversty College Newport Shropshre,TF10 8NB khughes@harper-adams.ac.uk 01952 815330 www.harper-adams.ac.uk/sustanablty 100% Recycled Paper photography from www.stockphoto.com