Please see more information at :
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/sustainability/

WEEE
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/sustainability/waste-recycling/weee/

 
WARPit
WARPit is an online portal and reuse network which makes it easy for Schools and Departments to share surplus resources on our two campuses. Often items are thrown away in one part of the organisation when another part is in need, so if you have an item you no longer require and it is still fit for use please advertise it on WARPit. Similarly if you need an item please check WARPit before you buy new!
This supports the University’s procurement procedures as well as the Environmental Policy and specifically the Waste Management Strategy.
Why is WARPit beneficial?
WARPit will help the University:

• Spend less on Procurement

• Spend less on often unnecessary waste disposal

• Reduce our Carbon Footprint

• Reduce our waste

• Make better use of our resources

• Support other organisations if items are claimed externally

How does WARPit work?

• Each School or Department will initially have one or more nominated WARPit Co-ordinators who will upload items available from and claim items for their School or Department. This is to ensure school resources and procurement budgets are co-orindated.

• Email waste@lboro.ac.uk if you need to know who your WARPit Co-ordinator is.

• Anyone can see what’s available though by using the search facility at the top of the WARPit website.

• Items can be uploaded for internal claims only and are always offered internally first.

• If appropriate, items can also then be offered externally to our partner organisations (local) or the wider WARPit community

• We are also able to claim items from the wider WARPit community

• There is no internal cost to claim an item

• The only external cost is the cost of collection for the items we claim

• If an item isn’t claimed the School / Department and FADS Department can make a decision whether to re-advertise, try and store the item or dispose of it.

• WARPit monitors the financial and carbon saving using average values for each type of item established by the portal developers.

• Quick and easy guides for using WARPit are available on their blog.

What items can be reused through WARPit?
Mostly reusable furniture, fixtures and fittings, supplies and equipment and office consumables (although this can also be done through the Creative & Print online shop) Anything electrical may only be promoted internally and must be in good and safe working order. Participants have to abide by the terms and conditions stated when uploading or claiming a resource.

Re-homing unwanted equipment

Loughborough University's Equipment Database (lboro.ac.uk)