Recycling on Campus

Aerosols

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins
Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)

Aluminium Cans and Foil

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins
Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)

Bath Mat

Bath mats can be donated at various recycling bin locations during the Donation Drive.

Batteries

Recycling Points: Battery recycling points

Notes: For large batteries or button batteries submit a request via the Estates Service Desk.

Bedding

Bath mats can be donated at various recycling bin locations during the Donation Drive.

Bicycles

Bikes can be donated at various locations on campus during the Donation Drive.

Books

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling Bins

Notes: Books can be donated at the British Heart Foundation points all year around.

Box Files

Recycling Points: n/a

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling Bins

Notes: For bulk recycling submit a request via the Estates Service Desk.

Brochures

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling Bins

Notes: For bulk recycling submit a request via the Estates Service Desk.

Cables and wires

For collection submit a request via the Estates Service Desk.

Cans

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)

Cardboards

Waste Corrals: Cardboard bins

Notes: Please ensure cardboard is flattened and clean before disposing. For bulk recycling submit a request via the Estates Service Desk.

Card (thin)

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)

Cartons / Tetra Pack

Recycling Points: Green lidded recycling bins

Waste Corrals: Red Dry Mixed Recycling (DMR)

Clothes

Clothes can be donated at the British Heart Foundation points all year around.

Computers

For collection submit a request via the IT Services.

Confidential Waste

To order confidential waste bags and organise collection submit a request via the Estates Service Desk. Please note that departments retain responsibility for the storage of confidential waste items prior collection.

Crockery

Crockery can be donated at various at the Donation Stations locations during the Donation Drive.

Cutlery

Crockery can be donated at various at the Donation Stations locations during the Donation Drive.

Cups

Recycling Points: Grey lidded non-recyclables bins

Waste Corrals: Red General Waste

Duvet

Duvets can be donated at various recycling bin locations during the Donation Drive.

DVDs

Electrical equipment

For collection submit a request via the IT Services.

Envelopes

Floppy Discs

Recycling Points: Disc Collection Points

Waste Corrals: n/a

Fluorescent Tubes Food Fridges and freezers Furniture

Glass (Broken)

Recycling Points: Glass bags

Waste Corrals: Glass bins

Glass (Intact) Glass (Toughened - pyrex oven dishes, microwave glass plates, etc.)

H I J

Jars

Please refer to Glass tabs.

Journals

K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Circular Economy

Find out more about our current circular economy projects on campus promoting refuse, reuse and recycling.

Recycling at Residences

Be a Recycling Hero and learn how to minimise your waste and properly dispose items. There are separate dry mixed recycling (plastics, cans, etc.), glass, cardboard and paper, and food recycling streams available.

WEEE

Learn about how you can dispose of your WEEE items on campus. Did you know that every year an estimated 2 million tonnes o WEEE items are discarded by householders and companies in the UK?

Confidential Waste

Learn about how you can securely store and dispose of confidential waste on campus.

Donation Drive

The Donation Drive is a project to reduce the environmental impact of move out, by making it easier for students to donate unwanted items before they leave campus. It's really easy to donate, with Donation Stations popping up across campus.

Warwick Swap

Warwick Swap facilitates swapping of furniture, white goods and stationery between departments. For staff use only.

Workwear Wardrobe

The Workwear Wardrobe helps students to build a workwear wardrobe in an affordable way ahead of interviews, assessment centres and gaining work experience.

UniGreenScheme

UniGreenScheme is an asset resale service for universities. This is worth considering if you have items of value in your department that you no longer need. Also a good place to look if you are in need of equipment, furniture or stationery.

Good to Know

If you need help with the removal of bulky items or confidential waste, submit a request via the Estates ServiceDesk.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact wasteandrecycling@warwick.ac.uk or sustainability@warwick.ac.uk

Statement of Principles

We're committed to making the most of our resources and ensuring that, through the Waste Hierarchy and Circular Economy, we reduce the impacts of our waste on the environment. View ourWaste and Resources Statement of Principles.

You can download the A-Z Recycling Guide here.