Walton Hall campus only, for other locations please check with your local support services teams.
Waste |
Use: |
Food waste including bones – excluding food packaging |
Dedicated food waste bin in pantry kitchens |
Blue roll/hand towels/tissues/paper napkins |
General waste bin (black sack) |
Drinks cans/ food cans – rinsed and clean |
Recycling bin (clear sack) |
Tetra Pak food/drinks/milk carton |
General waste (black sack) |
Sandwich/sweet/crisp wrappers |
General waste bin (black sack) |
Plastic bottles (including lids) such as milk and drinks – rinsed & empty |
Recycling bin (clear sack) |
Glass – drinks bottles/food jars |
Glass bin in dept. kitchens or one of the external glass bins |
Electronic waste – desk fans/lights/microwaves/calculators etc. Remove batteries as appropriate |
Place in waste collection room/area, do not place in a plastic sack |
Cardboard – dry |
Smaller items = recycling bin, larger boxes breakdown flat & place in waste collection room |
Paper coffee cups & lids |
Dedicated recycling bin in open catering outlets. Otherwise use general waste (black sacks) |
Lever arched paper files |
Recycling bin (clear sacks) |
Plastic Lever arched files |
General waste bin (black sacks) |
Paper (non-confidential material) – including spiral notebooks, envelopes, file dividers |
Recycling bins, larger volume use clear sacks & place in waste collection room/point |
Polystyrene |
General waste bins, for larger pieces of waste place in waste hold area, smaller pieces should be bagged using a black sack |
CDs – non sensitive material |
Box up and contact Estates Liaison, requesting collection, please indicate volume of CDs |
CDs – sensitive material |
Box up and clearly identify CDs are for secure disposal, contact Estates Liaison Line for the porters to collect |
Confidential waste |
Use a dept. based shredder, or dedicated bin. For large quantities request dedicated waste sacks via Estates Liaison Line, remember to keep waste secure, ask the porters for secure collection |
Light bulbs & fluorescent tubes |
Contact Estates Liaison Line |
Batteries – alkaline only |
Recycling bins in the catering outlets |
Hard Plastics |
General waste (for large items, ask the porters to collect) |
Metals |
Contact Estates Liaison and ask the porters to collect |
Tempered glass |
Ask the porters to collect |
Email : Estates-Liaison
Estates Liaison Line:
+44(0)1908 653286
Main Switchboard
+44(0)1908 274066
The Open University
Estates
Geoffrey Crowther Building
Walton Hall
MILTON KEYNES
MK7 6AA
Opening Hours:
08:00-17:30 Monday-Thursday
08:00-17:00 Friday