The majority of waste produced in FHE tends to be paper and card. Surveys of waste arisings from several universities have been collated and presented here to provide indicative breakdowns.
Waste Category | EAUC1 | Leeds Met2 | Edinburgh3 | UNN4 (Lipman) |
Worcester College5 |
Paper / card | 50 – 78% | 20% | 61% paper 12% paper towels 5% cardboard |
56% paper | 35 – 45% paper |
Glass | 3 – 8.5% | 10% | |||
Ferrous metal | 1% | 1% | |||
Non-ferrous metal | 1% | 1% | 2% Al | ||
Plastic film | 1% | ||||
Dense plastic | 3 – 7% | 7% all plastic | 24% | ||
Putrescibles (inc food) | 5 – 9% | 7% organic | |||
Textiles | 1% | ||||
Other (inc wood) | 4 – 10% | 6% | 18% | ||
Classroom/household/refectory materials | 45% | ||||
Old furniture, workshop material, wood, rubble etc. | 25% |
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