Recycle
Recycle everything you can.
Recycling your waste is good in many ways - it reduces the demand
for raw materials and saves on natural resources, it reduces the
amount of energy used, and cuts down on transport costs, the need
for landfill is reduced and it helps to reduce the risk of climate
change.
Some smaller companies feel they do not generate enough
recyclable material, but by joining in with neighbouring companies,
will make economies of scale more attractive to recycling
contractors and more cost effective to businesses.
Here are some ideas on how you can recycle your businesses
waste:
- Get a good recycling service provider who will help you to
recycle everything from paper and plastic to glass, batteries and
light bulbs.
- Regularly check what is going into the skip/waste container to
ensure materials which could be reused are not being thrown away
unnecessarily.
- Promote a green bin policy so that glass cans and paper can
easily be recycled. There is now a wide variety of recycling bins
and containers available for collecting various types of material
in a range of prices so it is worthwhile investigating different
options to find something that suits the needs of your
company.
- Donate unwanted furniture and computers to a local scheme, such
as Newham Community Recycling (The Wombles).
- Look out for firms which will take used cooking oil for free to
turn into bio-fuel.
- Many charities now collect and recycle old mobile phones, think
about organising a collection point at your business.
- Where possible choose glass over plastic as it's easier to
recycle.
- Waste metal can be recycled. Aluminium, copper and brass can be
collected and sold to scrap metal yards - a cost effective
solution.
- Recycle your toner cartridges and buy refillable
ones.
And finally…
Ask staff for ideas, they may
come up with solutions you would never think of!