Glass - Bottle banks and wheelie bins for collecting glass bottles, jars and glassware (except heat-proof glass such as Pyrex) are located outside buildings across campus. See the Whiteknights campus glass recycling location map and London Road campus glass recycling location map for more details.

Confidential paper - All confidential waste paper should be placed in shredding sacks (or a Datasafe console if you have one). You can request empty sacks by sending an email to waste@reading.ac.uk. To arrange for the collection of full sacks, or the emptying of a Datasafe console, please fill in an online Waste Disposal Request Form. Confidential waste paper is shredded on site by our approved contractor. Have a look at the confidential waste procedure.

Batteries - Regular-sized dry-cell batteries can be sent to the Post Room (Whiteknights House) via internal post for recycling. Contact waste@reading.ac.uk to discuss disposal of large batteries containing lead, mercury, nickel-cadmium, lithium.

Electrical items - Please fill in an online Waste Disposal Request Form.

IT equipment - Please fill in an online Waste Disposal Request Form.

Printer cartridges - Boxes to collect cartridges in can be requested by sending an email to waste@reading.ac.uk - they can also be found in the admin areas of Schools and Functions.  If a cartridge collection box is full, you can ask for it to be emptied by sending an email to waste@reading.ac.uk

Fridges and freezers - Contact waste@reading.ac.uk to discuss collections.

Wood and metal - Please fill in an online Waste Disposal Request Form.

Mobile phones - Return to DTS for secure disposal.

Fluorescent tubes and light bulbs - Contact waste@reading.ac.uk to discuss collections.

Waste cooking oil - Contact waste@reading.ac.uk to discuss collections.

There's lots more....but we would be here all day!  Have a look at the Recycling A-Z, or contact us for more information.