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Have a quick think about what you just threw away.<\/p>\n

Did you put it in the right bin?\u00a0Could it have been recycled?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Was that packaging really necessary in the first place?<\/p>\n

Dispose of your waste wisely and help the University meet our target to recycle 60% of our waste.<\/p>\n

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Have a quick think about what you just threw away.Did you put it in the right bin?\u00a0Could it have been recycled?\u00a0Was that packaging really necessary in the first place?Dispose of your waste wisely and help the University meet our target to recycle 60% of our waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":23,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy is this bin talking to me? - Sustainability<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/why-is-this-bin-talking-to-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why is this bin talking to me? 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