Over 400 bags of abandoned items saved from landfill
Posted on behalf of: Βι¶ΉΣ³» Estates and Facilities (SEF)
Last updated: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
This year, the Βι¶ΉΣ³» has saved 437 bags of abandoned items from being sent to landfill, salvaged from items left behind in student residences last year.
Thanks to a joint coordinated effort between the University Sustainability team, Βι¶ΉΣ³» Estates and Facilities (SEF), the Students’ Union and the British Heart Foundation, a figurative mountain of abandoned items (primarily clothes and bric-a-brac) from the Park Houses residences has been sorted through and saved from being thrown away.
In total, these items add up to:
- An estimated £6,118 in donations to the British Heart Foundation
- 3.4 tonnes of waste saved from landfill
- 35,579kg of CO2 emission saved
This is a significant improvement on items saved in 2021 and adds up to a huge saving in terms of carbon emissions and waste sent to landfill.
Every year, a large quantity of abandoned and unwanted items are left behind in student residences at the start of each summer. As part of our ongoing plan at Βι¶ΉΣ³» to reduce our carbon footprint and minimise unnecessary waste, items are sifted through and separated for potential re-use and donation, either to the British Heart Foundation or made available to Βι¶ΉΣ³» students via the Students’ Union’s Free Shop.
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