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Recycling and waste

Autumnal gardens in Hope

The University has a legal requirement to pre-treat the waste it produces i.e. separating out all possible recyclable materials.

During the 2024-2025 academic year, the University produced over 371 tonnes of waste from its halls of residence, academic buildings, catering outlets and grounds, and recycled an estimated 25% through segregation of food waste, paper, card, plastic bottles, cans and glass. This waste could have been minimised by following the waste hierarchy, which would have reduced both the cost to the University and the impact on the environment.

The waste hierarchy ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment:

    • Prevent producing waste in the first place
    • Re-use (cleaning, repairing, refurbishing)
    • Recycle what’s possible
    • Recovery to produce energy and/or materials
    • Disposal as a last resort

The Government introduced the Simpler Recycling legislation in March 2025 aiming to standardise and simplify recycling across the UK and to improve recycling rates, reduce landfill waste and cut confusion.  As part of this legislation food waste collections have been introduced across campus and the number of materials which can be recycled has been increased.  Check out these Simpler Recycling FAQs and read on for more information and what can and can't be recycled.

Initiatives

Food waste collection caddies have been introduced to all kitchens

Bring your own mug when purchasing a drink

Pack for Good at the end of term:

What to donate:

  • Clothes, shoes and accessories
  • Books, CDs, DVDs and games
  • NO dirty or broken items, pillows or duvets, knives, hangars, bikes and helmets

How:

  • Simply bag up your unwanted things

Where:

  • Drop the bags off in the red collection banks in the Car Parks at Aigburth Park, Creative Campus (by Hopkins Hall), and at Hope Park (in the FML car park by Green Lane Building and in the HCA car park by Hope Park Sports)

When:

  • Whenever you fill your bags. The red collection banks are available now.
  • Red British Heart Foundation red collection banks have been placed around campus