Respecting our community and environment
We are committed to helping our environment and encourage students to recycle through local recycling initiatives and the student residence champions.
Recycling
The residences have an active recycling program through Biffa. Recycling is easy to do with one container used for all your recyclable materials, so no need to sort it into separate bins.
|Energy saving
The residences use only energy saving lighting and, where practically possible, timers are in place to discourage unnecessary power usage.
We actively encourage all our residents to switch off all lighting and heating equipment when not required. The student residences also participate in the student switch off campaign (www.studentswitchoff.co.uk|) which aims to encourage students to save energy whilst living in the Residences.
S.C.R.A.T.C.H
As part of our commitment to the local community and to help reduce our waste, we have developed strong links with a local charity, SCRATCH (Southampton City and Region Action to Combat Hardship)|. This enables students to donate any unwanted items when they move out of accommodation and the University also donates unwanted bedding, duvets and pillows.
|Fairtrade
We are committed to Fairtrade and have been awarded Fairtrade University status by the Fairtrade Foundation, helping to guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world get a fairer deal.