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Pick up some free UoE compost.</description><link>http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/waste-recycling/news/bush-recycling</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:36 +0100</pubDate><category>Easter Bush</category><category>recycling event</category><category>zero waste scotland</category><category>free compost</category><category>electrical equipment</category><category>WEEE</category></item><item><title>New Waste App</title><description>Love Food Hate Waste App launched</description><link>http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/waste-recycling/news/waste-app</link><pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 15:30:05 +0100</pubDate><category>food waste</category><category>waste app</category></item><item><title>Launch of Recycle&#45;on&#45;the&#45;Go facilities </title><description>The University has been awarded funding by Zero Waste Scotland to roll shared recycling points out in public areas.  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The biodegradable waste is being sent to an Anerobic Digestion plant to make fertiliser and combustable gas.</description><link>http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/waste-recycling/news/festival-food-waste</link><pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2012 12:21:35 +0100</pubDate><category>anaerobic digestion</category><category>food waste</category><category>EUSA</category><category>Festival</category></item><item><title>Changes in confidential waste service</title><description>Improvements to the confidential waste service offered to staff.</description><link>http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/estates-buildings/waste-recycling/news/confidential-waste-chang</link><pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 13:40:19 +0100</pubDate><category>confidential waste</category><category>shred&#45;it</category><category>secure destruction</category></item><item><title>Join us for Recycle Week 2012</title><description> Join us at Informatics Forum on Tuesday 19th from 0930 to 1230.  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