The tagging produces a large amount of rubbish, the bulk of it the backing paper from the rolls of RFID tags. We had thought this paper was recyclable and were using the red recycling wheelie bins. However, this paper is not recyclable as it has been waxed and is causing problems for the crew in recycling.

UC rubbish bins are too small for the amount of rubbish our tagging produce in a ten hour day so we will continue to use the red wheelie bins. However, we will indicate to the recycling team that the contents of these bins is destined for the landfill by sticking a ‘curl’ of the backing paper on the top with a note saying ‘Not recyclable – Landfill.’

Should you see these rubbish bins with their ‘curl’ of backing paper, please don’t remove it and please don’t add any recyclable material to these bins.

Thanks,
Fiona T