Waste and recycling

What counts as confidential waste?

Papers with

• Personal information – names, addresses, contact numbers
• Financial information
• Contracts

Not confidential? Then put the papers into your nearest Paper or Dry Mixed Recycling Bin.

How to dispose of confidential waste at LSE

• Complete a porter request form for confidential waste bags. Choose the ‘deliver confidential waste bags’ option.
• Close the bags once the bags are two-thirds full
• Complete the porter request form for the bags to be collected by the porters, by choosing the ‘collect confidential waste’ option on the form. Remember sacks must be locked overnight in a cupboard or in a secure bin. 

There is a British Heart Foundation donation box on the first floor of SAW (SU) and all LSE-managed halls of residence have collection points, known as “ReLove” points, for you to donate your items to give them a second life.

“ReLoved” items are currently accepted items are clothes, shoes and bedding (not duvets), books and stationery, kitchen equipment (cutlery accepted but nothing sharp), furniture,toiletries and cleaning products.

Every year around 8-9 tonnes of unwanted items are donated!

Look out for the orange bins on campus to recycle your coffee cups.

Pour out any remaining liquid, separate the lid from the cup and place them in their respective compartments.

If you can’t find an orange bin then put your coffee cup into the non-recyclable bin. Try and remember your reusable coffee cup when visiting campus though! 

Does the electrical equipment have a red barcode? If so, please contact DTS in the first instance.

Personal mobile phones and other electronics can be recycled at the reception of the Saw Swee Hock (SU) and other locations across campus (see map above).

Finally, for (big) electrical items, toner, laserjet and inkjet cartridges, these can all be collected by the porters. Choose the option ‘collect WEEE for disposal’ on the Porter request form or email: estates.porters@lse.ac.uk. 

• Why not prepare your lunches in advance and bring to campus in reusable tupperware? This not only reduces packaging, but also saves money and generally can work out healthier than shop-bought food.
• It is easy to avoid using single use cutlery, by having your own reusable setwhen you come to campus
• Purchase your own reusable bottle/coffee cup, and bring it with you so you avoid buying single use bottles or coffee cups.
• Did you know? 8 million disposable cups are used in the UK every day. Only 4% of these get recycled. Let’s change this statistic.
• Bring tote bags with you to carry your items instead of plastic bags.