Recycling is essential for reducing waste, conserving natural resources, and minimising the environmental impact of landfills.

By recycling, we give materials a second life, reducing the need for raw materials and decreasing energy consumption.

The University of Worcester has set a target in their Smart Action Plan to reduce waste by installing various recycling points across campus. Additionally, there is a dedicated recycling centre located at the Hines Building on St John’s campus. View the map.

Find out what happens to your Green Bin recycling.

At Worcester Students' Union, we offer a variety of specialist recycling options to make sustainability easy for students. Each year, incoming sabbatical officers select a specialist item to add to our recycling options. We provide dedicated bins for these items at St John’s campus. Students can also drop off items at our City Campus Hub.

We believe it's important for students to understand the journey their items take after recycling. This year, you can learn more about what happens to your recycled items and the positive impact they make.

 

BIC Pen recycling 

 

Bra recycling 

Crisp packets recycling

At Worcester Students' Union, we recognise the importance of composting as a key part of reducing waste and promoting sustainability. We offer composting bins to staff at the Union and make use of the composting point at St John’s campus, which is also available for students to use.

Composting points are located behind the Hines Building at St John’s campus.

 

Recycle week is designed to put across simple but important messages about why recycling matters. Recycle week is UKs biggest annual recycling campaign.

Improve your knowledge by learning about common recycling myths

For Recycle Week, we host a pop-up stall where we test students' knowledge on how to recycle various items. We also partner with Severn Waste to deliver an informative recycling session, helping students become more informed and empowered in their recycling efforts.

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Got an idea?

Have you got an idea for a sustainability intiative? We’d love to hear from you! Submit your ideas through our Ideas Forum and help shape the future of sustainability at Worcester

 

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