Waste Disposal Request, Skips and More…

Waste Disposal Request At the start of August 2025, the Estates' Wren system was replaced by a new system called Concerto, so there are changes to the process for requesting waste disposal collections, which will now be undertaken via the new FixMy platform within Concerto - you can read about the changes. During August 2025, only the Estates Helpdesk will have access to raise job requests in Concerto, so please follow the link to the Estates Helpdesk webpage for details of how to call, or send an email, to request waste disposal.  From the start of September 2025, all colleagues…
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Resource Use, Recycling and Waste

To view this video with captions, please view on our YouTube channel by following this link. LET'S GET IT SORTED... Did you know that only 1% by weight of the University's day-to-day operational waste goes to landfill? Certain types of materials, such as asbestos, have to be sent to specialist landfill facilities, but 99% doesn't go to landfill. Over 62% of our waste is sent for recycling (including repair, re-use, anaerobic digestion & composting). Most of our non-recyclable waste is sent to an Energy from Waste plant where it is burnt to generate heat and electricity, which is then passed into…
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