Moving out information 2012
What can you do with the items that you don’t want to take home with you when you move out this summer?
Students living off-campus please see the below information (you can also download and print off our useful checklist) :
One of the easiest things to do is to get organised now!
- Plan ahead and protect your deposit. You don’t want to get fined for the things you leave behind
- Try to take as much home with you as possible
- Use your weekly recycling collections - there is no limit to how much recycling you put out
- Find out what charities operate in your local area, can any of the things you don’t need go to someone else?
Save your money!
Do you want to save £200?
- Cleaning bill : £150?
- Rubbish removal : £25?
- Large item removal: £50? (per item)
These are examples of what students could be charged for not leaving their property how they found it. Refer to your individual contract or speak to your Landlord/Letting Agent.
Where is the Recycling Centre?
Midland Road,
Bath, BA1 3AT
(Opposite play area in Royal Victoria Park/near Argos)
Open 8am – 4.15pm weekdays
8am – 3.45pm weekends and
bank holidays
Take bulky items such as electrical equipment, furniture, bric-a-brac!
List of materials that can be taken to the Recycling Centre
What is collected from your kerbside?
List of materials that can be collected
Anything else?
Please use this useful table for anything else……..what can you recycle and where?
|
Item |
Service |
Location |
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Carrier bags |
Take them to your local supermarket to be reused or recycled |
Supermarket |
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Clothes, bedding & linen |
Small amounts of clothes and shoes can go out with your weekly kerbside collection. Sheets and linen can be taken to the Recycling Centre |
Local area, at home or Midland Road Recycling Centre, Bath (next to Argos on the Upper Bristol Road) |
|
Electrical & electronic (anything with a plug or battery) |
Can be taken to the Recycling Centre |
Midland Road Recycling Centre, Bath (next to Argos on the Upper Bristol Road) |
|
Furniture |
Why not donate if still in reasonable condition: Genesis Furniture Project, Freecycle or the Sofa Project. If not the Council offer a bulk waste collection service for a small cost |
Local charity or Council collection from home, call Council Connect on 01225 394041 for a quote |
|
Garden waste |
Fortnightly kerbside collection. You need to purchase a Council brown paper sack from local stores (please contact Council Connect for your nearest stockist). Or can be brought to the Recycling Centre free of charge |
Collection from home or Midland Road Recycling Centre, Bath (next to Argos on the Upper Bristol Road) |
|
Food waste (perishable) |
At home |
|
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Food (unopened tins, dried foods) |
Local charity or from home |
|
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Pots & pans |
Why not donate them to a local charity shop or leave them behind for next years students (please check with your landlord if this is ok) |
Local charity shop or at home |
|
Household waste (refuse) |
Weekly kerbside collection or can be brought to the Recycling Centre |
At home or at Midland Road Recycling Centre, Bath (next to Argos on the Upper Bristol Road) |
Useful tips:
- Start clearing and put out your waste and recycling on your collection day now so it doesn’t pile up just before you leave
- Leave recycling/waste outside of your property by 7am on your day of collection. Please be aware that you could get fined by the Council if you have rubbish left out at the wrong time
- Recycle as much as possible! We only ask that you wash, squash and sort your items in a green box or untied carrier bag
- Waste that cannot be recycled should be put in black bags/your dustbin
- Need to find out your collection day? Check www.bathnes.gov.uk and enter your post code or street name, or call Council Connect on: 01225 39 40 41
- Call Council Connect for a bulky waste pick ups for any large items you can’t take to the Recycling Centre yourself, only £26.90 (I will check to see if we can offer some discount for this as gone up a lot since last year!) for up to 3 items. They pick the items up within 7 days…. so get organised!
And finally.....
Please note: If you believe that you are unfairly charged any costs after moving out of your property you can contact the Advice & Representation Centre Tel: 01225 386906 (University of Bath SU) or Student Housing Services Tel: 01225 875843 (Bath Spa University) for advice.
For those of you who will be moving out of University accommodation please see the below links:
