NOTE!<\/strong> Hazardous waste, including electronics, batteries, and medicines, must not be disposed of in general waste.
Collection of these items is organized by the Facilities Department: Room \u00dc011, email haldus@tartuh.ee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
University buildings sort waste according to the following principles. A small act with a big impact \u2013 sort waste wisely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n + <\/strong>Plastic food packaging: plastic bags and wrappers, salad containers, plastic egg cartons, etc. X <\/strong>Products containing plastic and rubber that are not packaging (e.g., pens, toys, toothbrushes, sanitary pads) + <\/strong>Glass jars and bottles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n X<\/strong> Glassware and crystalware +<\/strong> Cardboard boxes and cartons (including clean pizza boxes), the tapes are allowed to stay on the packaging X<\/strong> Disposable paper coffee cups and food containers (contain plastic) +<\/strong> Pulp-based egg cartons X <\/strong>Liquid food waste + <\/strong>Chewed chewing gum X<\/strong> Biowaste Reelika Vetem\u00e4e-Viik<\/p> Administration and Workplace Environment Manager<\/p>+372 737 0223<\/a>reelika.vetemae-viik@tartuh.ee<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University\u2019s activities are guided by the principles of\u00a0sustainable development with a focus on environmental, societal, economic, and organisational\u00a0sustainability. Green principles are applied in day-to-day work organisation, including the development of digital teaching and solutions, reducing paper use, sorting waste, and creating solutions that support\u00a0sustainable mobility. As a quest, please pay attention to the signs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":309,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kodukale_prugi-sorteerimine-1024x200.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSuitable<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
+ <\/strong>Tetra Pak cartons (e.g., milk and juice cartons)
+<\/strong> Metal food packaging: tin cans, lids, aluminum cans without a deposit label
+<\/strong> Consumer goods and hygiene product packaging (e.g., cleaning product and shampoo bottles)
+<\/strong> Other packaging materials: plastic bags, cling film, styrofoam, bubble wrap <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nUnsuitable<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
X <\/strong>Cardboard or paper packaging (e.g., paper egg cartons)
X <\/strong>Disposable tableware: plates, cups, spoons, straws, food containers, etc
X <\/strong>Tableware, light bulbs X Packaging with the triangular symbol containing the number 7 should be disposed of in the general waste bin<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.jpeg\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSuitable<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Unsuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
X <\/strong>Ceramics and porcelain
X <\/strong>Light bulbs
X<\/strong> Window glass, sheet glass and mirrors
X <\/strong>Take glass packaging with a deposit label to a reverse vending machine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kodukale_prugi-sorteerimine-2-1024x200.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
+<\/strong> Paper bags
+<\/strong> Wrapping paper, kraft paper, cardboard
+<\/strong> Newspapers, magazines, advertising materials
+<\/strong> Workbooks, notebooks, books without covers
+<\/strong> Office or drawing paper + Envelopes without plastic windows <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nUnsuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
X<\/strong> Book covers, laminated or coated paper
X<\/strong> Candy and ice cream wrappers
X<\/strong> Tetra Pak cartons (e.g., milk and juice cartons)
X<\/strong> Soft paper (e.g., household paper)
X <\/strong>Paper egg cartons
X<\/strong> Packaging with the triangular symbol containing the number 7 should be disposed of in the general waste bin <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kodukale_prugi-sorteerimine-3-1024x200.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
+ <\/strong>Soft paper (e.g., household paper)
+<\/strong> Coffee grounds, tea bags
+<\/strong> Cut flowers, potted plants without pots <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nUnsuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
X<\/strong> Expired medications
X<\/strong> Disposable tableware (including those containing bioplastics)
X<\/strong> Chewing gum <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kodukale_prugi-sorteerimine-4-1024x200.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
+<\/strong> Plasters
+<\/strong> Used hygiene products
+ <\/strong>Very dirty or greasy packaging
+<\/strong> Empty blister packs
+<\/strong> Incandescent light bulbs
+<\/strong> Broken or unusable items (e.g., empty markers, pens, tableware)
+ <\/strong>Book covers, laminated paper
+<\/strong> Disposable tableware (including coffee cups and those containing bioplastics)
+<\/strong> Disposable gloves and masks <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nUnsuitable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
X<\/strong> Relatively clean glass and plastic packaging
X<\/strong> Paper waste
X <\/strong>Hazardous waste (medications, batteries, accumulators, electronics, construction chemicals)
X<\/strong> Large-sized waste <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Reelika](\"https:\/\/www.tartuh.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/reelikavetemaeviik-1.jpg\")
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