Quick Reference Guide
| Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Battery - car | Storage Store on tray to catch leaks, and protected from the weather Safety Provide protection from skin exposure to acid; complete manual handling assessment Disposal Must be recycled. Contact your Site Officer (Estates) |
| Battery - lithium (often used in mobile phones) | Safety Protect from short circuiting in storage - generates heat that could start fire. Disposal Hazardous waste - Must be recycled |
| Battery - NiCd (Nickel Cadmium, used before NiMH became available, rare nowadays) | Safety Protect from short circuiting in storage - generates heat that could start fire. Disposal Hazardous waste - Must be recycled |
| Battery - NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride - the most common rechargeable AA and AAA batteries) | Safety Protect from short circuiting in storage - generates heat that could start fire. Disposal Must be recycled. Contact your Site Manager (Estates) |
| Carboard | Disposal Recycling. Utilise recycling bins; for large volumes, contact your Site Manager (Estates) Do not put in recycling bins for paper |
| Chemical waste (any liquid that is not tap water) | Safety CoSHH assessment may be needed Storage Secure labelled containers (preferrably the original container) on a suitable catchment tray or in a bunded area. Disposal Contact your Site Manager (Estates) |
| Confidential Waste | Disposal Contact your Site Manager (Estates) |
| First aid waste | Safety Wear gloves and observe good hygiene Storage Dedicated first aid materials container Disposal Contact Site Manager (Estates) |
| Fluorescent tubes | Storage Protected from breakage (it is NOT accepable to break tubes deliberately) Disposal As hazardous waste; contact Site Manager (Estates) |
| Food waste | Safety Vermin risk Storage Vermin-proof Disposal General waste (although check for composting trials at Lackham |
| Glass bottles | Minimise use - plastic is generally more environmentally friendly and safer. Disposal In recycling bins if available; staff and students may take their bottles home for recycling |
| Mobile phone - College | See WEEE below |
| Mobile phone - personal | Disposal Recycling (charities often take them). Contact Site Manager (Estates) |
| Paper | Re-use Teams should have storage for single sided waste that can be re-used by colleagues. Disposal Recycling. Utilise recycling bins; for large volumes, contact your Site Officer (Estates). Comply with labels on bins concerning what may be put in. |
| Plastic bottles | Disposal Recycling bins if available on your site. Otherwise use general waste bins. |
| Printer cartridges | Disposal Colleted by Reprographics for recycling using nominated charity. |
| Scrap Metal | Storage Secure storage, seperate to other materials and protected from rain Disposal Contact Site Manager (Estates); nobody else is permitted to authorise disposal. |
| Sharps (including sewing needles, broken glass, Stanley knife blades etc) | Safety Risk assessment required for persons whose work or training may involve sharps. Gloves may be needed for handling. Storage Dedicated, clearly labelled container. Disposal Contact Site Manager (Estates) |
| Waste electrical and electronic equipment | Safety Do not dismantle, as hazardous materials such as cadmium, mercury, asbestos and PCBs may be present. Storage Seperately to other waste; protected from theft, contamination and the elements. Disposal The equipment, or its components, must be recycled. Contact your Site Officer (Estates). |
| Wood off-cuts from carpentry | Disposal General waste. If staff wish to take waste wood for use in home wood burning stobe, Carpentry Department must: a) Confirm wood is untreated b) Keep written record who has taken it |
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