Learn how to recycle effectively
Brush up on what can and can't be recycled at the University by learning more about University recycling bins and the City of Edinburgh Council's recycling bins.
Recycling bins
Where to recycle unusual items
If you’re not sure where to dispose of something, search this page for the item to find out. If you are unsure, contact the Waste Office (secured).
Staff in various locations across the University have set up their own TerraCycle recycling points. When the bins are full, the staff either take the contents to a designated collection point in the city or post the contents to TerraCycle.
TerraCycle bin locations by item type
The TerraCycle crisp packet recycling scheme ended on 25 April 2022.
- Centre for Open Learning (stationery)
- Institute of Genetics and Cancer, four points near the entrances to, or in, the largest labs (pens)
- ECA North-East Studio building, next to the FreeUse Hub
Are your pens and stationery still usable? Find out how they can be reused on the A to Z Waste page
- Neuroscience Building, 1 George Square (first floor kitchen, room 1.3)
Find out exactly which programmes exist on the TerraCycle website [external link]
Do you know about another TerraCycle recycling point that we've not named above? Email us at srs.department@ed.ac.uk.
Find out how to set up your own TerraCycle point