Our Environmental Policy
Edinburgh Conference Centre Environmental Policy (65.05KB)
Recycling Schemes
We currently paticipcate in the following schemes
Plastic Cups
The Save a Cup scheme was established by the vending, food service and plastics industries to collect the millions of hard-wall polystyrene cups used in the UK every week.
For further details please visit save-a-cups website
Paper Recycling
Severnside Recycling is the largest recycler in Europe, harvesting circa 1.9 million tonnes of paper and packaging annually, from UK waste streams. Severnside view all waste as a scarce resource and therefore share a common goal with the centre – the need to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.
For further information please visit Servernisde's website
Waste Disposal
Viridor is one of the UK's leading resource and waste management companies. They provide an extensive range of recycling and resource recovery services.
This begins with recycling collection services and subsequent separation of domestic and commercial materials in our local Materials Recycling Facilitiy (MRFS). It ends up with the sale of quality recovered materials to reprocessors and end-users.
For further information please visit Viridors website
w: www.viridor-waste.co.uk/mrfs
IT Equipment Recycling
LAMH Recycle Ltd is a social enterprise which has been set up to provide training and employment opportunities within a supportive work environment for people experiencing mental ill health and other disadvantaged groups. Heriot Watt University were their first major customer for IT waste management.
As a further part of their “social agenda”, they supply an average of 500 refurbished PC systems annually to low income households, community groups etc.
For further information please visit LAMH Recycle ltd website
w: www.lamhrecycle.co.ukTransport
Edinburgh Conference Centre and Heriot-Watt University are committed to cut the number of single-occupancy cars used for commuting to the Campus, current travel alternatives include;
Local Bus
Lothian Buses offers the following services to the campus;
25, X25, 34, 45 and N25 (Nigh Bus)
The journey takes about 30 to 45 minutes depending on the time that you are travelling.
For further information please visit our travel information page
For timetable and route maps please visit the Lothian Buses website
w: www.lothianbuses.co.uk (Note: search for "Riccarton Campus") or
c: 0131 555 6363
Cycle Routes
Information on cycle routes and where to lock bikes
w: www.hw.ac.uk/safety/cycle-routes.html
Our Campus
Heriot-Watt University is a warm and welcoming place, which offers a superb environment for conferences and events. Set in 380 acres of beautiful green parkalnd, the campus is renowed for its open, accessible and spacious environment.
Rich in nature, widlife and art, the campus is yours to explore. With history, landscape, tree and bird and art trails just waiting to be discovered, you are invited to take a scroll and find out what makes the campus so special and enjoy your self.
For more information including including walking and running jogging routes, please see our guide to the campus
Your Guide to the Heriot-Watt University Campus
