Ebiyon Idundun (x50548) is the University's Waste & Recycling Officer and is more than happy to answer any of your queries in relation to waste management and recycling provision across the University.

• From 1st April 2010, the recycling of all office paper produced across the campus, will be undertaken by Leicester-based specialists, Casepak. A separate confidential waste scheme has also been introduced.
• The 2010-11 Annual Waste & Recycling Report, compiled as part of the University's carbon management programme, reveals a significant decrease in general waste generated across the main campus and a further increase in the recycling rate. The recycling rate across the campus is now in excess of 32%.
• Large-scale mixed recycling is currently being rolled out across the entire University. Mixed recycling was successfully introduced into halls of residence (in-kitchen recycling) and is now being extended into academic and administrative areas.
• A new Household Battery Recycling Scheme was initiated in Spring 2009. This provided battery collection boxes in all buildings across the University. [More...]
• The University is making considerable progress in the areas of waste reduction and recycling. The amount of waste sent to Coventry Waste to Energy Incinerator has fallen in both of the first two years of the Carbon Management Programme. Waste reduction figures are published annually. The recycling rate for operational waste produced by the University in 2010-11 has jumped to 35%.
• Do you have waste electrical or electronic equipment (WEEE) to recycle? Have a look at the Warwick Guide to WEEE.
• Need to know where to recycle or dispose of a redundant item? Follow this link to the Waste at Warwick update note (Sept 2010) and the A-Z of Recycling for further information.
• The university has recently instigated several exciting recycling initiatives. There are recycling facilities for glass, paper, mixed plastics and textiles across campus. These are situated to be convenient for campus residents to use.
• There is also an office waste recycling scheme in operation. As of June 2007, recycling trolleys are now available for short term use in order to transport bulk recyclates to the recycling points.
• These initiatives are currently reducing the amount of general waste the University produces. Other general waste is transported to the Coventry City Council Waste To Energy Incinerator, where electricity is produced and some recycling of bottom ash and filtered materials undertaken. There is therefore some environmental benefit compared to the waste going to landfill.
• WarwickSwap is an exclusive internal reuse network for redistribution of surplus items from departments across the University.

The University policy on waste disposal is set out in Safety in the University Part 23. Copies can be obtained from the Safety Office or downloaded from the Safety Office website as .pdf (acrobat) documents.