Business Waste - Recycle
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Recycling Your Business Waste Helps To Keep a Good Thing Going!
Recycle everything you can. 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.
Recycling your waste is good in many other 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.
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.
- 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 for staff ideas, they may come up with solutions you would never think of!
Find A Recycling Contractor
Recycling is big business, and it could make big business sense for your company. There are a growing number of companies who can offer recycling services to commercial premises for a range of materials. Visit the Business Waste Directory to find recycling services for business waste in the area.
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