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The MML Faculty is please to support Spotlight on Waste month throughout November. This initiative has been introduced by the University's Environment and Energy Section.Ìý

Spotlight OnÌýWasteÌýwill see 30 days of focus on one key environmental aspect –Ìýthe reduction of waste and the correct disposal of rubbish.ÌýOur Green Officer, NanÌýTaplin, is also visitingÌýtheÌýAmeyÌýCespaÌýwaste and recyclingÌýcentreÌýnear Ely this month to learn how the University’s waste is collected, separated and recycled!

Here are some factsÌýabout waste at the University:

• From 2014 to 2015, 2,482 tonnes of waste wereÌýcollected from bins on University Sites. That’s the weight of the London Eye.

• To give this a º£½ÇÉçÇø perspective: ifÌýour waste was collected by punts on the Cam, we would need 6,128 punts to collect it all and thereÌýwould be enough waste to fill King’s College chapel 37 feet deep!

• Fortunately, 903 tonnes of this was recycled.ÌýThat’s equivalent to the weight of all of the University ofÌýº£½ÇÉçÇø’s 12,000 undergraduate studentsÌýputÌýtogether!Ìý(although this figure doesn’t take into account all the pizza they ate at Fresher’s Fair...)

ÌýTo bring it even closer to home, we swapped someÌýbins around in the RFB last year, so you should now never be more than a fewÌýyards from a recycling point.

As a reminder: ·Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýpaper placed in a green ‘paper-only’ bin will beÌýrecycled ·Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýanything placed in a blue bin will be recycled ·Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýanything placed in a clear bin bag will go toÌýlandfill ·Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýanything placed in a black bin bag will go toÌýlandfill

All the bins should be clearly labelled but if you come across any which are unlabelled or inadequately labelled please let me know. And if you are in any doubt as to what can be recycled, check out the .

And after all that, if you still have questions about waste or recycling please email them to environment@admin.cam.ac.uk and they will feature them in a FAQ in ‘Greenlines’ next month. ‘Greenlines’ is a great way to stay up to date with what is happening in the EE Section. Have a look at their , where you can find information aboutÌýhow to sign up to receive it regularly.Ìý