Recycling within NHS Grampian
Recycling within NHS Grampian sites is actually easier than doing it at home - and it helps us save money on disposal costs. That means every item you recycle helps free up more funds for frontline services and patient care. Win-win!
Paper and magazines
Things like newspapers, letters (make sure there are no confidential or private information), paper wrapping, labels, magazines and books, sweetie wrappers.
Cardboard
Packaging and small boxes, take away food boxes (just make sure there's no food left overs), juice boxes and other Tetra-Pak drinks cartons (making sure there are no liquids left over).
Cans and tins
Juice and drinks cans, food tins and trays (just make sure there's no food left overs), aluminium items and tin foil.
Plastic bottles and packaging
Such as drinks bottles, plastic take-away food boxes (just make sure there's no food left overs), yoghurt pots, take-away coffee cup lids and other hard plastic.
Soft plastics
Plastic bags and wrapping, like shopping bags, wrapping from sweeties and chocolate bars, bubble wrap etc.
Food take away boxes
Like the cardboard boxes with plastic windows from NHS Catering outlets (just make sure there's no food left overs).
Crisp packets
Often a combination of plastic and foil, so very difficult to recycle.
Food waste
Recycling of this is only available in some staff areas.
Paper towels
Can be recycled along with food waste, but not available in most public areas.
Glass items
Cannot be placed into our Mixed Recycling Bins. If they break they could cover other items in shards of glass making them dangerous to be handles for processing.
Aroma coffee cups
Not currently recyclable, but the lids can be recycled.
Polystyrene
Some food take away boxes from outside of NHS Catering are made from polystyrene.
Any questions please contact: NHS Grampian Waste Management Officer gram.scar@nhs.scot
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