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What is the impact of recycling in the workplace? Take a look at a UK company whose waste audit with desk bins surprised their staff – recycling hadn’t been a priority, and it showed in the culture of the workplace, and the results. Even if that doesn’t bother you, whats ending up in their bins could save them money if they were recycled. A solution to save resources and money In two days of collections, over 20% of the waste in their General Waste bins was food, and 6-14% in every General Waste bin was paper. Consider the weights found
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in the central bins multiplied by the 115 under-desk bins across the organisation’s buildings – that’s a large amount of recycling being lost, approximately 16.15kg per day. Over a week that would equal over 113 kg of
lost resources in recycling, and 5,877.4kg over a year, or roughly 6 tonnes. By recycling efficiently and effectively, this organisation could not only save great amounts of resources being lost to landfill, but
Building & Facilities Management – March 2020
