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No waste of space
Method Recycling explores why recycling matters, and how you can implement an effective recycling initiative in your space.
Often we forget about the environmental impact our spaces can have – workplaces, large facilities, and other places in which we inhabit and discard our waste. Effective waste management becomes simple with the successful implementation of a recycling initiative.
Why recycle?
Money saving: Huge savings can be made when switching from individual to centralised recycling bins. Drastically reduce cleaners’ fees by lessening the time spent per bin, as well as the amount of liners you’re using.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Starting a recycling initiative improves your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and your company’s image. Consumers are increasingly shifting their allegiances to more conscious brands that encompass these moral values.
Recycling changes behaviours: By incorporating recycling into your workplace, you are spearheading a campaign to change your colleagues into changemakers. Reinforcing positive behaviours will hopefully then be translated into their home lives, too.
Protecting the environment: Recycling reduces the harmful chemicals released from waste in landfill sites, and the need for extracting, refining and processing raw materials.
Mapping your initiative
How can you ensure that implementing recycling into your space will be successful?
The most important thing to do for your recycling initiative is to pick recycling bins which will inspire and engage your workplace. If your space is open plan, or designed by architects and designers, find recycling bins that will complement rather than counteract your aesthetic.
Employees are more likely to make errors or feel ambiguity towards your initiative, due to a lack of accountability, if recycling bins are concealed in cabinetry.
The shade of your recycling bins should also be consistent with your waste service provider’s requirements, but should also be clear and vibrant. This creates a positive experience for users and fits in with the look and layout of your workplace.
The design and appearance of your recycling bins directly influence recycling behaviour, and should be carefully considered. Method’s 60L Office Recycling Bins, for example, are specifically designed to be visible, colourful and freestanding in an open plan environment.
You’ll also need to understand your waste service provider’s requirements as waste streams vary from city to city.
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Once you’re sure of which recycling bins and waste streams you require you will need to define who will collect them and at what frequency. It is worth ensuring you are working with the correct waste provider – and it’s worth knowing where your waste is going once it leaves your site by researching online or talking to your waste service providers.
Make sure everything that can be recycled is recycled and that you have the right level of collections for your different bins. Could an Organics bin help you divert more from landfill? If you have multiple locations within your facility, you will need to complete the process for each of them too.
Consult with staff, cleaners, facility managers, and contractors to create a collection schedule that works for everyone. Hold monthly Green Team meetings to discuss blockers with your initiative and obtain feedback on your processes.
Measuring success
It’s important to continually assess, measure and monitor the success of your recycling initiative. Waste diverted from landfill is the best way to define your progress. Conduct waste audits and compare them to your initial report to track how far you’ve come towards your sustainability goals.
Ensure regular visual and data checks are made to the systems you have in place, as this will help you see if there’s anything that is not working and might require a different solution. And to keep everyone up to date, hold monthly Green Team meetings to discuss blockers with your initiative and obtain feedback on your processes.
If you are interested in starting a recycling initiative, the experts at Method Recycling can help you.
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