4.5 million tonnes of food is thrown away by UK households

Good news - you can recycle your food waste in your flat's kitchen.

Why recycle food waste, you ask? Well, recycling your unwanted food means it will be broken down and converted into biogas which is used to generate electricity or can be used as a fertiliser.

It's pretty simple but you need to know what you can and cannot recycle in your food waste caddy. Get into the habit of recycling well from the beginning of the year.

Plus, our Sustainable Halls team will carry out recycling audits throughout the year to see how well you recycle. Get on top of your recycling knowledge early and get a head start in your first audit to win chocolate - keep an eye out for more info!

✅ What can go in the bin?

• cooked and uncooked meat
• tea bags and coffee grounds
• fruit and veg peelings
• bread, pasta and rice
• leftover scraps
• small bones (e.g. chicken)

❌What can't go in the bin?

• glass
• plastics
• polystyrene
• tin foil
• laminated paper
• string
• metal 

🔋Also in Halls... Battery recycling

Batteries are responsible for around 700 fires every year in bin wagons and at waste-processing centres. Putting batteries in the general waste or recycling bins not only contaminates the waste, but also causes a significant fire risk. Batteries are likely to be crushed, smashed or get wet when being placed within your normal waste, which can cause them to short-circuit, and ignite.

We now have battery recycling bins in place at the reception areas of the following accommodation buildings, so please make sure you dispose of your portable batteries in them…

• Crown Place 
• Dover Court 
• Philharmonic Court 
• Vine Court 
• Greenbank Student Village (Derby building)