Recycling is becoming increasingly important as the whole world is becoming more aware of environmental issues. More offices, schools and businesses are "going green," finding ways to embrace the environment by recycling. The following steps will help you encourage your co-workers and bosses to recycle at work.
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Difficulty:
Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Make it simple to recycle. This includes contacting your local sanitation company to acquire recycle bins. Get as many different kinds as you can; plain paper, aluminum, cardboard, plastic and newsprint. Set these up in areas of the office that are readily accessible and logical. For instance, the aluminum bin would go in the kitchen area while the plain paper one would go near the copier or printers.
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Set up a shredder in the mail or copier area so employees can shred their unwanted papers. Then have the shipping department use the shredded papers as packing material.
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Check with your local Bureau of Waste Prevention or local sanitation department to invite one of their staff members to talk to your organization. Not only will you get invaluable tips for recycling, but these people will help motivate your employees or co-workers to help the environment. Once people get the mindset of how easy recycling is, they will be more willing to do it.
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Create a contest between departments to see who can recycle the most. For example, have personnel from each department choose something their department needs, then agree that they can receive the item (within reason) for their department if they win your contest. Or have all departments bring in items that are highly recyclable that an office supply organization pays for (such as printer cartridges or cell phones); then have an office party with the money raised by this recycling drive.
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Ask management to purchase environmentally-friendly light bulbs, plumbing fixtures such as low-flow toilets and recycled products such as paper and printer cartridges to encourage people to see and practice recycling both as consumers and producers.
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Make colorful posters showing all the items that are recyclable-paper, toner cartridges, aluminum cans, soda bottles, cardboard and even computer hardware-to help people remember to stop and think before just throwing something away.
Tips & Warnings
The more you encourage recycling at work, the more likely people will be to take the going green practice home with them and get their families involved as well.
If using shredded paper as packing material make sure not to use any paper that is of a sensitive or personal nature, such as finances or personnel records. These items should be destroyed separately.
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