{"id":96512,"date":"2023-06-29T22:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T22:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/06\/29\/cambridge-university-bids-to-boost-waste-recycling-to-80\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T22:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T22:14:41","slug":"cambridge-university-bids-to-boost-waste-recycling-to-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/06\/29\/cambridge-university-bids-to-boost-waste-recycling-to-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge University bids to boost waste recycling to 80%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cambridge University will use new bins, 3D scanners and 22 miles (35 km) of conveyor belts to increase recycling from 50% to 80%.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Staff and students have two bins to choose from – one for food waste and the other for dry mixed waste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The university said the “groundbreaking” project is “the first of its kind in the UK higher education sector”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesman said the university is “committed to exceptional environmental performance.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The university said in a statement: “Waste is neatly sorted into recyclables after collection to avoid confusion and unintentional contamination of materials.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFood waste is converted to energy in an anaerobic digester, and the dry mixed waste is separated into recyclables in a groundbreaking Material Recovery (MRF) facility that can identify and sort recyclables with extreme precision.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“The MRF (operated by Mountain Recycling Company) uses 22 miles (35 km) of conveyor belts and sorting equipment including 2D and 3D scanners and near-infrared separators.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In addition, it said that all of the university’s dry mixed waste collection would be done with electric vehicles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAnother first in the UK is that the University’s stock of new bins is made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic collected from the local area. These containers can be recycled ten more times,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Steve Matthews, Facility Management Operations Manager, said of the project, which will start in July: “The new system will allow us to recycle far more materials than before, which will make a positive contribution to protecting the environment.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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