With more staff and students returning to campus following the relaxation of Covid-19 related regulations the volume of waste produced by the University community has increased. Image Academic estate waste In terms of the academic estate, the volume of waste going to incineration increased by 57 per cent, with the volume of recycled waste also increasing. Use the arrow to scroll through to see data on reuse, recycling and composting, anaerobic digestion and waste diverted from landfill. Recycling rates for hard plastics were reduced by around 80 per cent, driven by a significant reduction to the number of large-scale office clearouts. HTML Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) The accommodation estate experienced a 40 per cent increase in the volume of waste going to anaerobic digestion compared to the previous year, with more catering taking place in accommodation sites and catering being produced for delivered catering across the University. ACE managed student accommodation at Pollock Halls Use the arrow to scroll through to see data on reuse, recycling and composting, anaerobic digestion and waste diverted from landfill. HTML ACE managed student catering at Pollock Halls Use the arrow to scroll through to see data on recycling and composting, anaerobic digestion and waste diverted from landfill. HTML This article was published on 2024-10-01
