WASTE REDUCTION/RECYCLING

Waste reduction and recycling not only saves your business money in disposal costs, but they are good for the environment. Recycling lessens garbage, conserves resources, reduces pollution and saves water. Waste reduction is even better than recycling, since we can reduce waste in the first place. Ideas such making two-sided printing and copying standard practice in your business, use “fax” sticky notes instead of full sheets, and design marketing materials that require no envelope can save you money and reduce waste.

Recycling saves money! For example, if your business currently has an 8-yard garbage container picked up once a week and no recycling, the cost for garbage is about $260 per month. Since recycling is no additional fee, recycling materials cuts costs. A typical business should be able to easily recycle half of their materials. To cut your garbage container to a 4-yard and add a 4- yard recycling- the total cost per month is approximately $160.00. This saves $100 per month, a savings of $1,200 per year.

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle