Main categories and potential sources of waste found in FHE institutions

Category of waste	Main examples of waste	Main potential sources
Household	Cardboard	O, S, L, CS C, R
	Paper	O, Lib, R
	Confidential	O, Lib, R
	Food waste	C, R
	Furniture	O, C/L
	Glass bottles	B, C, L, SA, R
	Computers	O, Lib
	Cans alum / steel	C, R
	Plastic	C, CS, L
	Litter	C/L, E, SA, R
	Cooking oil	C/L
	Wooden pallets	P, CS
	Demolition	E
	Books	Lib
	Toner/print cartridges	O, P
	Prospectuses/brochures	Lib, O, Careers, Marketing
	Grass cuttings/plant material	E, Sports Grounds
Clinical	Sharps	L
	Body fluids	L, Clinics, Sports Studies
	Animal waste	L
	Personal hygiene	First Aid rooms, Toilets
	Dressings	Sports studies, First Aid rooms, hospitals, L
Hazardous/Special	Organic waste e.g. solvents, organochlorines	L
	Paint	L, E
	Fluorescent tubes *	O, E
	Photographic materials	L, Art Studios, P
	Laboratory waste	L
	Engine oils	E, L, Garages
	Pesticides	E, L
	Chemicals	L, E, Art Studios
Radioactive	Isotopes, smoke detectors, lightning conductors etc.	L, R Hospital, E
Agricultural	Animal bedding, slurry, plastics, packaging, oil, machinery etc.	E, L, university farming units

The definition of the status of fluorescent tubes is currently unclear. See Chapter 5 for more information on disposal.

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