Recycling Reduces Disposal Costs
Recycling can reduce the amount of waste your company sends to the landfill, thereby reducing the amount you pay to have the waste picked up by your trash hauler.
Office Recycling
Recycling is an important part of an integrated solid waste management plan. If your business or agency generates waste paper, then you can set up a successful office recycling program.
How To Develop An Office Recycling Program
A Step-By-Step Guide
Recycling is an important part of an integrated solid waste management plan. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 90 percent of all office waste by weight is paper. If your business or agency generates waste paper, then you can set up a successful office recycling program. Up to 77 percent of the solid waste generated in a commercial building can be recycled. This portion is made up of reams of discarded computer printouts, white and colored stationery, scratch paper, copier paper, outdated information, memos, flyers and reports. Markets exist to absorb recyclable paper.
Office Recycling Step-by-Step Guide (PDF)
An office paper program can reduce disposal costs and add to a company's bottom line. Companies with fifty or more employees can expect to generate enough volume of paper to make a collection program run efficiently. Office paper adds up quickly given that the average office worker throws away at least a half-pound of high-grade recyclable paper each day.
Small companies can still recycle office wastes. In many cases, businesses can combine efforts with other businesses located in the same building. Companies can also deliver paper and other recyclable materials to the recycling center.
This online guide explains the process for establishing a cost efficient and environmentally responsible recycling program. Included are sample questionnaires, worksheets, waste audit forms and promotional materials. It is designed to provide the basis for a successful collection program. Collection programs should be tailored to meet the individual needs of a business or agency, but all programs require similar approaches for start-up.