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General Waste

All waste is recycled or re-used.

Estates Services is responsible for the collection and makes arrangements for general waste disposal.

The current arrangements achieve a 100% diversion from landfill, with all Ulster General Waste being recycled or re-used.

More on waste reduction

Re-use furniture or supplies

You can re-use furniture and supplies across the University.

Use Warp It to dispose of or claim furniture or supplies.

Available for any member of staff once you register.

More info on Warp It

Waste requests

Waste removal

  1. Go to Estates Helpdesk
  2. Select 'Disposal of items / Recycled waste request'
  3. Select 'Collect items for disposal' or relevant option
  4. Enter details
  5. Submit

Confidential waste bags

  1. Go to Estates Helpdesk
  2. Select 'Disposal of items / Recycled waste request''
  3. Select 'Deliver confidential (RED) waste bags'
  4. Enter details
  5. Submit

Controlled waste

Certain items of waste are classed as controlled waste and special arrangements must be made for its disposal.

Who to contact about controlled waste
CampusNameExte-mail
Coleraine and Derry~Londonderry Geraldine Doherty 24565 g.doherty@ulster.ac.uk
Belfast and Ulster University Sports Village Dave Bagshaw 65017d.bagshaw@ulster.ac.uk

Before disposing of items of equipment you should ensure that Finance Department procedures for disposal of assets have been followed.


Communal Office Bins

The communal bin strategy replaces individual office bins. Communal bins are placed in:

  • shared office spaces
  • circulation spaces

Questions or queries should be directed to estatesservices@ulster.ac.uk