Collection Days

Fferm Penglais :

Waste Stream	Collection Day
Food	Friday
Glass	Tuesday
Paper / Cardboard	Tuesday / Friday
Plastic / Metal / Cartons	Tuesday / Friday
General Waste	Tuesday / Friday

All other Residences:

Waste Stream	Collection Day
Food	Thursday
Glass	Thursday (fortnightly)
Paper / Cardboard	Wednesday
Plastic / Metal / Cartons	Friday
General Waste	Monday

Waste & Recycling

Wales is the world’s second best recycling nation. By working together, we can get to No 1!

In April 2024 the Welsh Government introduced the Recycling Legislation. The law requires all workplaces, including businesses, public bodies and the third sector, to separate recyclable materials from their general waste.

Your efforts in correctly sorting your waste will contribute to the University’s sustainability goals and help enhance the quality of recyclable materials.

There is a recycling area in each kitchen with the following guide……….

Follow the guide and make sure you use the correct bin.
All recyclable items must be clean and dry.
Work together, share the housework, and empty your bins regularly.
Make sure you use the equivalent bin in your external bin store.
Recycling bags and food waste bags can be collected from the Accommodation Office at Y Sgubor, Fferm Penglais. You will need to buy your own general waste black bags.
Please do not use the recycling bags for general waste.

What other recycling bins are available across the University?

A bin for used vapes is available on the main piazza, just outside the Student Union building
Battery Bins are around the campus buildings
Used Clothes banks are available in:
- - PJM (Just beside the Amenity block)
  - Cwrt Mawr (opposite block L)
  - beside Cledwyn Building

End of Term Donations

Across our Residences, Donation Stations will be set up to collect reusable items. These stations are a great way to reduce waste and support the community.

Some items are picked up by students, while others are donated to fantastic local organisations, including:

Aberystwyth Foodbank – Supporting local families.
The Students’ Union – Items are resold to raise funds and support future students.

Did you know?

Recycling one aluminium can will save enough energy to power a television for up to 3 hours!
The average household in Wales throws away £49 worth of food on average every month!
One tube of recycled toilet paper saves enough energy to charge your smartphone twice!
It takes 24 trees to make a tonne of paper!
1 tonne of recycled paper saves 7,000 gallons of water!
There are 4 billion trees that are cut down for paper every year!