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Used coffee grounds from the Refectory and Curiositea are added to compost and used by the Estates team on campus.

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The University generates little food waste due to careful planning by the Refectory and Conferencing teams.  Batch cooking means less waste, and vegetables are supplied pre-peeled. The little that is generated is taken off campus to be anaerobically-digested and turned into bio-gas and bio-fertiliser.

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We serve Clipper and Teapigs teas and Stokes and Café Bonté coffees in our catering outlets, and Lavazza drinks in the Cornerstone Building vending machine. All take a responsible approach to sustainability. Click on the links to find out more.

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During Welcome Week 2023 the Library gave away free plants and ran a Hedgehog Treasure Hunt to help new students explore the building (and in recognition of the University's official status as a Hedgehog Friendly Campus!).

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We collect used greetings cards and take them to the Ermine Library and Community Hub to be used in craft activities.

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The Library runs a scheme encouraging graduating students to donate their old textbooks. 55 books were donated in summer 2023 and given away to students at the Freshers' Fayre the following September.

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In the first quarter of 2023 we ran knitting workshops to teach students how to knit things like hand warmers and scarves to keep themselves warm during the energy crisis.

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In March 2023, several members of BG Green, including its Students' Union representative, took a trip to Lincoln's Energy from Waste (EfW) plant, to learn how the county's domestic general waste is processed and dealt with.

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In May 2023 we published a set of FAQs on waste and recycling, to educate the university community about what and where to dispose of campus waste, and to encourage everyone to put the right thing in the right bin!

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Carbon emissions from transport & travel are reduced to zero for staff members who work from home one or more day a week as part of our Agile Working Policy.

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Student PCs on campus are programmed to go to sleep (but keep you logged in) after 20 mins of inactivity, saving about 95% of the energy of an active PC.

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Used cooking oil from the Refectory is collected by a specialist company who recycle it into sustainable biofuel.

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The majority of food and ingredients purchased for the Refectory and Curiositea are produced in the UK.

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Sandwiches that remain unsold by the Refectory and Curiositea at the end of the week are donated to the Students' Union Community Larder.

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The speciality cakes on sale in Curiositea, the University's coffee shop, are made locally, in Lincoln, by the Original Cake Company.

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Use your own re-usable drinks mugs and takeaway containers

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Use your own re-usable drinks mugs and takeaway containers

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To save single use cups and takeaway packaging, you can bring in your own (clean!) reusable hot food containers and drinks mugs to use when buying hot drinks or takeaway food from the Refectory, Curiositea and the SU Bar.

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In January 2023, in response to the cost-of-living crisis, and as part of our efforts to encourage recycling, BG Green launched a 'Swap Shop' initiative to allow students and staff to donate and/or pick up useful, practical, preloved items for free!

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We have eradicated single use plastic from the Refectory, Curiositea and the SU Bar in terms of cutlery, stirrers, straws etc.

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Many buildings have automatic lights and low energy LED lighting is in use in many buildings.

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Every teaching space has a bin for general waste and a bin for recyclable waste.

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Empty toner cartridges are taken away at the same time as new ones are delivered. The empty cartridges are then re-filled, ready to be used again.

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Paper placed into the University’s secure shredding bins is collected by a company called Shred-it, who thoroughly shred the material and then recycle it.

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The Housekeeping team have streamlined the number of different cleaning products they use down to a bare minimum.

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The disposable coffee cups from University food outlets can't be recycled, so at our 2022 Learning & Teaching Conference delegates were encouraged to bring their own mug. This proved so successful we'll be doing it again!

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The takeaway cartons used in the Refectory are compostable, as are the disposable coffee cups from the Refectory food counter and Curiositea.

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Up to 50 bicycles can be accommodated in our bike stores and we take part in the government's Cycle2Work scheme.

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Books that are no longer needed in the Library are sent to a local second-hand bookseller for re-sale.

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The Students' Union operates a Community Larder.

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Charity recycling bins are located in CELT - at the moment we collect empty crisp packets, plastic bottle tops & lids, empty domestic printer ink cartridges, and used postage stamps. You can also drop off used batteries, old birthday cards, and medicine blister packs here.

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A range of items can be put into campus recycling bins including paper & card, cans, tubs, cartons, glass, tins, staples & paper clips, and brochures (but not takeaway coffee cups, unfortunately). Please make sure items you put in these bins are as clean and dry as possible!

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There's a bin in CELT for empty (domestic) ink cartridges. We send these off to be re-used and the money we get for them is donated to St Barnabas Hospice.

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There are two battery bins on campus - one in CELT and one in the foyer of the Hardy Building (putting batteries in normal bins is not environmentally-friendly!).

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Envelopes, ring binders, box files and office equipment like binding combs, footrests and letter trays are routinely reused across the University.

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The team in LORIC (our Lincolnshire Open Research & Innovation Centre) are working on a number of projects aimed at making Lincolnshire businesses more sustainable.

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Our campus is home to 151 trees, including 60 different species. One beech tree is on the Woodland Trust list of ancient trees!

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The campus supports a variety of wildlife, including newts & frogs, squirrels, hedgehogs, and native garden birds.

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There are eight wild areas/meadows around campus to encourage wildlife and biodiversity.

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We harvest rainwater to water plants on campus.

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We are officially a hedgehog-friendly campus! Find out more at HFC | Hedgehog Friendly Campus

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Staff are being moved across to laptops. This means some no longer need a PC and a separate mobile device, thus saving e-waste and increasing efficiency.

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The University's phone system is now almost entirely virtual and operates through the computer network. This has dramatically reduced the number of desk phones, thus saving money and electricity.

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Many buildings on campus have features that save energy and/or natural resources. For example, in the Cornerstone Building the toilets are flushed by rainwater, there is underfloor heating, and there are six large windcatchers on the roof for natural ventilation. In BG Futures water is heated by solar power from photovoltaic cells on the roof and the building incorporates 'sun pipes' and natural ventilation.