It’s now easier to recycle glass at halls of residence

From Friday 11 October, you can put your glass bottle waste out without waiting for the green bin to be collected, saving space in the bin and increasing the rate of waste being recycled. This is in addition to the green recycling bins, which are used for all recyclable material. Residents at the following UCL Halls can now recycle their glass waste in dedicated onsite bins: 

The glass recycling bins are located next to the existing bins at the UCL Halls listed above and are a safe way to dispose of glass. If the glass is clean, it can be deposited in the bins whole or broken, and the glass does not need to be placed into plastic bin bags. UCL has committed to reducing waste and sends zero waste to landfill. Sodexo our waste and services contractor, will recycle the glass. Clean glass can be reshaped with no loss of material quality and very little waste. Every metric tonne of glass re-melted saves an estimated 246kg of carbon dioxide emissions compared to production of new glass when gas is the energy source.

Due to space constraints, the following UCL Halls will not have dedicated glass recycling bins, but residents can continue to dispose of glass in the recycling bins:

• Arthur Tattersall
• John Adams Hall
• John Tovell House
• Prankerd House