The Aguda (Student Union) is the official student body for all of Ben Gurion University's students.
Based in Be'er Sheva, the Aguda organizes exciting and interesting events on an almost daily basis. The Aguda also addresses issues related to the welfare of the student body as a whole and of individual students. Members of the Aguda are even entitled to unlimited access to the University's Sports Center in Be'er Sheva. All students are able to join the Aguda by paying the "welfare/student activity" fee at the beginning of the academic year.
To learn more about the Aguda, visit their website (English or Hebrew). The Aguda also sends out a weekly update in English specifically for international students (sign up). Or just check the Aguda out on Facebook!
Garbage
Toilet paper rolls and glass jars
The gerbils of campus always need new furniture for their homes and theses toilet paper rolls are perfect for that. They also need glass jars (square ones) for making a comfy love nest.
If you have any, bring them to the building number 4 (there are collection buckets in front of the lab)
Normal garbage
Everything that is not listed below can go into the normal garbage cans (green) - like Styrofoam packaging
Compost
Student Garden: Use the bin with no stones on it. Cover with dry leaves (the blue container next to the containers has plenty of it. Do not use this blue container as a compost bin!). Do not put meat or milk products
Paper and thin cardboard
Paper and thin cardboard (e.g., cereal boxes or egg boxes) can be recycled in the round blue bins across from the laundry room. These are located between the new dorms and the Neve Boker neighborhood, and by the supermarket. There are also small paper bins in some university buildings.
Plastic / Metal / Carton
There are some orange bins next to the normal bins. You can put in there only the following:
Plastic food containers - dairy product containers (like cheese), spreads (like hummus), ketchup bottles, etc.
Any plastic bags (also bags of snacks like chips)
Hygiene product packaging - like toothpaste, soap bottles...
If you buy milk in a bag - you can throw it here!
Any other plastic packaging - like cleaning products, etc....
Metal containers - such as deodorant bottles, cans of food (like tuna), baby milk powder boxes etc...
Carton drinking products - such as juice and milk
Small bottles and cans
If "חייב בפקדון 30 אגורות" (“Requires 30 Agorot Deposit”) appears on the container, then you can get this deposit back at any store (no matter where you bought it from).
Thick cardboard
There are receptacles for cardboard across from the laundry room, between the new dorms and the Neve Boker neighborhood, and by the supermarket.
Large beer bottles
If “Returnable” is written on the glass bottom, these reusable. You can a 1.20 NIS refund at any grocery store, including our “Super-Zin” (ask the cashier).
Other glass bottles
A receptacle for glass bottles is located at the recycling center near the supermarket (with separate bins according to color). Another receptacle is located between the new dorms and the Neve Boker neighborhood. Remember to wash the the bottle before recycling it.
Appliances and large items
Please dispose of them next to the solar building (building 28). DO NOT place them next to the garbage bins!
Batteries
There are designated bins at some of the university buildings. Exact locations tend to change, so ask around in your department if you need help. In the biology building, the container is currently on top of the mailboxes. Batteries, CDs, and DVDs can also be deposited in the small box attached to the front of the plastic bottle cages.