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Sustainability <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Food waste recycling<\/h3>\n
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Good news; we are rolling-out more food waste recycling bins across the University during 2025\/26!<\/p>\n

You can put all kinds of food waste in the special food waste recycling bins and caddies that are located inside campus buildings.\u00a0<\/strong> Please look out for and use the dedicated food waste recycling points in and near catering outlets and caf\u00e9s, and in key locations such as foyers, kitchenettes and common areas (there is a list of current locations below, so you can find your closest bin).<\/p>\n

Larger catering outlets have bins with 'Organics' written on them (see left-hand image below). Various other types of food waste recycling bins (see middle images) and food waste recycling caddies (see right-hand images) are located in buildings across the University:<\/p>\n

\"Catering \"Food\u00a0\"\" \"Food \"Food<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"FoodPaper-based packaging that contains food or liquid (or is contaminated with it), can be put in the food waste recycling bins and caddies, including sandwich packs and TetraPak cartons, as well as compostable\/biodegradable packaging containing food.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please don't put any glass or metal items in the food waste recycling bins and caddies. Any waste food that is in glass jars or metal cans should first be emptied out into food waste recycling bins, before the containers are recycled separately.<\/p>\n

Empty metal cans and clean plastics should be put in bins for dry mixed recycling.<\/p>\n

Glass items should be put in the external glass recycling banks.<\/p>\n

Multi-material packaging that cannot be recycled should be put in the bins for non-recyclable general waste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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What can be put in the food waste recycling bins and caddies?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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All kinds of raw and cooked food waste can be put in these bins and caddies, plus tea bags and coffee grounds.<\/p>\n

Paper-based packaging and compostable\/biodegradable packaging that contain food, or that are contaminated with food or liquid, can be put in them. TetraPak cartons that contain food or liquid can also be put in them. Please don't put any glass or metal items in these bins and caddies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Who empties the food waste recycling bins and caddies?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The cleaning staff will regularly empty the food waste bins and caddies at the same time as other waste and recycling bins, and put in new bags, based on usage. Bins and caddies will be emptied at least a few times each week, but may not be every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why are clear plastic bags being used in the bins and caddies rather than compostable or biodegradable bags?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Compostable bags do not degrade quickly enough within the Anaerobic Digestion facility, so have to be removed at the start of the AD process, along with all other types of packaging and bags, which are then sent for incineration to generate electricity.<\/p>\n

Clear plastic bags are less likely to leak when put into recycling bins on campus, compared to using compostable bags. It is also easier to see contamination in clear plastic bags than in opaque compostable bags.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What happens to food waste that is put in the bins and caddies?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It gets taken to an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility<\/a>, which is different to a composting facility. Raw food can't to be sent to many composting facilities, but all types of food can be processed into electricity and fertiliser at an AD facility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Where's my closest\u00a0food waste\u00a0recycling bin?<\/h3>\n
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Click on the arrow next to the name of a building to see if food waste recycling bins are currently located there. During 2025\/26, more food waste recycling bins are being rolled-out on a building-by-building basis, so keep coming back to check...<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Whiteknights campus<\/h3>\n
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Agriculture<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\n
    \n
  • Wilderness Kitchen (GL10)<\/li>\n
  • RGU04 Kitchenette in Support Centre office<\/li>\n
  • GU07 Common room & kitchenette<\/li>\n
  • Seating area outside 1U04<\/li>\n
  • 2L25 kitchen<\/li>\n
  • 326 kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Allen Lab<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
      \n
    • Please use bins in Wager & Archaeology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

      Archaeology<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
        \n
      • 116 kitchen \/117 common room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

        Art - Reading School of Art<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
          \n
        • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

          Blandford Lodge<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
            \n
          • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

            Brian Hoskins<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

            \n
              \n
            • 1L kitchen and seating area<\/li>\n
            • 2L landing<\/li>\n
            • 3L landing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

              Carrington<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
                \n
              • G07 kitchenette<\/li>\n
              • 101 presentation room<\/li>\n
              • 201 presentation room<\/li>\n
              • 204 staff kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                CEL\/Glasshouses<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                \n
                  \n
                • Main corridor outside common room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                  Chancellors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                  \n
                    \n
                  • Ground floor main entrance foyer<\/li>\n
                  • First floor kitchen - room 112<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                    Chemistry<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                    \n
                      \n
                    • LG45 kitchen (next to Bassett Room)<\/li>\n
                    • LG13 Technical Services office<\/li>\n
                    • Ground floor kitchenette and seating by spiral stairs<\/li>\n
                    • G6 postgrad office<\/li>\n
                    • 209 staff common room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                      DTS<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                      \n
                        \n
                      • DTS staff kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                        Edith Morley<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                        \n
                          \n
                        • Ground floor main foyer and seating area<\/li>\n
                        • G02 Support Centre kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • G03\/04 study space<\/li>\n
                        • G27H kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • G35 postgrad\/staff room<\/li>\n
                        • G85 CQSD kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • First floor seating area opposite Van Emden LT<\/li>\n
                        • 117 kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • 213 kitchenette<\/li>\n
                        • 201A kitchenette<\/li>\n
                        • 232 kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • 281 kitchen<\/li>\n
                        • 320 kitchenette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                          Estates<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                          \n
                            \n
                          • Top floor kitchen<\/li>\n
                          • Bottom floor DLO kitchen & seating area<\/li>\n
                          • Bottom floor main office kitchenette<\/li>\n
                          • Grounds kitchen\/seating area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                            Foxhill House<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \n
                              \n
                            • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                              Harry Nursten<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                              \n
                                \n
                              • In Food Labs & Sensory Science booths<\/li>\n
                              • Food ATP - 1.37 kitchenette<\/li>\n
                              • 1.05 kitchenette<\/li>\n
                              • 2.19 kitchenette<\/li>\n
                              • 2.26 kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                Harry Pitt and Psychology<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                \n
                                  \n
                                • GS01 staff common room and kitchen<\/li>\n
                                • 101 NCAS common room<\/li>\n
                                • 174 NCAS kitchen<\/li>\n
                                • 227 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                • 256 food prep room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                  Health & Life Sciences<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                    \n
                                  • Ground floor - Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                  • 1st floor kitchenette<\/li>\n
                                  • 2nd floor kitchenette<\/li>\n
                                  • 3rd floor kitchenette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                    Henley Business School (Whiteknights)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                      \n
                                    • Ground floor foyer next to HBS Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                    • G16 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                    • Kitchenette near 104\/105<\/li>\n
                                    • Seating area near 130<\/li>\n
                                    • 133 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                    • Kitchenette near 222<\/li>\n
                                    • 224 kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                      Hopkins<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                        \n
                                      • Ground floor main foyer<\/li>\n
                                      • 201 breakout area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                        ICMA<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                          \n
                                        • Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                        • Staff kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                          JJ Thomson<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                          \n
                                            \n
                                          • LG floor outside Slingo and Ditchburn lecture theatres<\/li>\n
                                          • Ground floor main entrance foyer<\/li>\n
                                          • JJ Thomson support hub staff kitchen (G31)<\/li>\n
                                          • 257 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                          • 258 kitchenette<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                            Library<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                            \n
                                              \n
                                            • Staff room\/kitchen<\/li>\n
                                            • Library Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                              Maths<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                              \n
                                                \n
                                              • 112 Common Room<\/li>\n
                                              • 116 staff kitchen<\/li>\n
                                              • 216 printroom<\/li>\n
                                              • 316 printroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                Miller<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                \n
                                                  \n
                                                • G13 kitchenette<\/li>\n
                                                • G30 Procurement staff kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                • 132 kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                  Minghella<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                  \n
                                                    \n
                                                  • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                    Old Whiteknights House<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                    \n
                                                      \n
                                                    • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                      Palmer<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                      \n
                                                        \n
                                                      • Ground floor main foyer<\/li>\n
                                                      • Dol.che Vita Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                        Park Eat & Bar<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                        \n
                                                          \n
                                                        • As part of recycling stations with other bins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                          Park House pub<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                          \n
                                                            \n
                                                          • Back-of-house food preparation area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                            Philip Lyle<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                            \n
                                                              \n
                                                            • Ground floor G71 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                            • Second floor IEA kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                            • Third floor MCE kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                            • Fourth floor 406 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                            • Fourth floor main office kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                            • Fifth floor Admissions kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                              Polly Vacher<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                              \n
                                                                \n
                                                              • Foyer outside G54 study space<\/li>\n
                                                              • 138 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                              • 165 mail room (opposite 164A kitchenette)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                Psychology<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 See Harry Pitt<\/em><\/p>\n

                                                                Reading Enterprise Centre (REC)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                \n
                                                                  \n
                                                                • In the main foyer seating area, next to the Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                  Russell<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                  \n
                                                                    \n
                                                                  • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                    RSU building<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                    \n
                                                                      \n
                                                                    • In catering outlets<\/li>\n
                                                                    • Staff room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                      SportsPark<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                      \n
                                                                        \n
                                                                      • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                        The Square Dining<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                        \n
                                                                          \n
                                                                        • As part of recycling station with other bins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                          TOB2<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                          \n
                                                                            \n
                                                                          • None yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                            Wager<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                            \n
                                                                              \n
                                                                            • 116 kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                                            • 115 Sorby Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                              Whiteknights House<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                              \n
                                                                                \n
                                                                              • G27 communal kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                                              • 1.10 HR kitchenette<\/li>\n
                                                                              • 2.01b Research Services kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                                              • 3.06 VCO kitchen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                                                                London Road campus and other locations<\/h3>\n
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                                                                                London Road campus buildings<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                \n
                                                                                  \n
                                                                                • L05 - Kitchenette (G02A)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L11 - ULaw kitchen\/common room (G03)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L14 - Student study space kitchen (G07)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L16 - Staff kitchen\/common room (102)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L19 - Staff kitchen (G19)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L24 - Tea point in main resource room<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L27 - Kitchen\/common room (G02)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L29 - Kitchen (104)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L33 - Kitchen (G09)<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L41 - Porters Lodge kitchen<\/li>\n
                                                                                • L46 - Staff kitchen (G01)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                  London Road campus - The Dairy<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                  \n
                                                                                    \n
                                                                                  • As part of recycling station with other bins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                    Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                    \n
                                                                                      \n
                                                                                    • MERL Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n
                                                                                    • Staff kitchen on first floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                      St Patrick's Hall Dining<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                      \n
                                                                                        \n
                                                                                      • As part of recycling station with other bins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                        Wantage Hall Dining<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                        \n
                                                                                          \n
                                                                                        • As part of recycling station with other bins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                          Greenlands campus - Henley Business School<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                          \n
                                                                                            \n
                                                                                          • As part of food service<\/li>\n
                                                                                          • Staff kitchenettes in office areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

                                                                                            Thames Valley Science Park (TVSP)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

                                                                                            \n
                                                                                              \n
                                                                                            • Gateway building - in the main foyer seating area, next to the Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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