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Sort it out right! Learn where to dispose of your waste correctly on campus to shrink your waste footprint. Don鈥檛 forget, the best way to protect the environment is to reduce and reuse first. Recycling comes next, and landfill should always be your last resort.
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Recycle: Empty cans can go in the yellow recycling bins.
Recycle: Clean foil, scrunched into a ball the size of an orange or larger, can go in the yellow recycling bins.
Landfill: Bamboo and wooden cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
See also: Batteries (single-use) and Batteries (Lithium-ion)
Recycle: A new battery recycling provider, Ecobatt, is being trialled across Darlington and Camperdown campuses.听
Ecobatt recycling locations
Public concierge desks:
MyLab Hubs:
These locations additionally recycle larger rechargeable batteries up to 5kg.
This service can recycle the following battery types:
听 听 Battery type 听 听 | 听 听 Ecobatt - Public concierge desks 听 听 | 听 听 Ecobatt - MyLab Hubs 听 听 | 听 听 MyLab or E-waste disposal 听 听 |
听 听 AA 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 AAA 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 C 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 D 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 9V 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 6V 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 Button cell 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 | 听 听 N/A 听 听 |
听 听 Easily removable batteries听 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 N/A听 听 听 |
听 听 Rechargable batteries <5kg (e.g. power tool batteries) 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 N/A听 听 听 |
听 听 Mobile phones 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted 听 听 | 听 听 N/A听 听 听 |
听 听 Rechargeable batteries >5kg 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 |
听 听 Vapes & power banks 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 |
听 听 Laptop & e-bike batteries 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 |
听 听 Lead acid batteries 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 |
听 听 Damaged or swollen batteries 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Not accepted 听 听 | 听 听 Accepted听 听 听 |
For more information on the new service, see the and websites.
See also: Batteries (multiple types) and Batteries (Lithium-ion)
Recycle: Single-use batteries can be placed in the collection boxes in the following locations:
Camden Campus
See also: Batteries (single-use) and Batteries (multiple types)
When recycling lithium-ion batteries, it's important to handle them with care. Damaged batteries can release explosive, toxic gases and may even catch fire. It's recommended to tape the terminals using a non-conductive tape like clear sticky tape. If you can not remove the lithium battery from the device easily, do not attempt to. Instead, recycle the whole device at a . For more information, please visit the .
Landfill: Currently the has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins.
Recycle: Empty glass and plastic bottles can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle: Empty cans can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle: Clean cardboard free of sticky tape can go in the blue paper bins.
Landfill: Wooden and bamboo chopsticks and cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
Landfill: Currently the has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins.
Landfill: Currently the has ruled that these items can not be composted. They must all go into the red landfill bins. This includes all biodegradable and compostable cups.
Recycle: Small e-waste can be recycled at the Recycling Wall, , Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle: Food waste can go in the green organics bins. To keep it clean, please only put in food items, not any packaging, plastics or wrapping.
Recycle: Empty glass bottles and jars can go in the yellow recycling bins or the purple container deposit bins.
Recycle: Tooth brushes (not electric), floss, toothpaste and tooth brush packaging can be recycled at the Recycling Wall, , Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle: Clean used paper can be recycled in the blue recycling bins.
Landfill: Used paper towels must be thrown into the red landfill bins.
Recycle: Used writing instruments can be recycled at the Recycling Wall, , Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle: Empty pill blister packs can be recycled at the Recycling Wall, , Level 2 (opposite food court).
Recycle: Clean pizza boxes can be recycled in the blue recycling bins.
Landfill: Plastic wrappers, wrapping and packets must be placed in the red landfill bins.
Landfill: Used serviettes can not be recycled and must be thrown into red landfill bins.
Landfill: Soft plastics that can be scrunched can not be recycled and must be placed into red landfill bins.
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Recycle: Can be recycled at the Recycling Wall, , Level 2 (opposite food court).
Landfill: Wooden and bamboo cutlery must be thrown into the red landfill bins.