Reducing your business’ waste is not only beneficial for the environment, it can also help your company’s bottom line too by cutting its annual waste disposal costs. In order to decrease the amount of waste being produced there are several steps which can be taken in the form of reduce, reuse and recycle:
- Reduce
Perform an audit to try and limit the amount of waste your company produces and then communicate to staff what key areas you are trying to reduce waste in. For example you could ask employees to think twice before making unnecessary print outs – this will reduce the amount of toner cartridges needed as well as the amount of paper being used and then thrown away.
- Reuse
If it is not possible to reduce the amount an item is used, then think about reusing a product as many times as possible. Again, it is important to include staff in your plans, for example you could encourage employees to use a water bottle instead of disposable plastic cups at the water cooler and to use thermal cups for coffee rather than paper ones which will get thrown away after one use.
- Recycle
Rather than sending waste to landfill, recycle whatever you can. This may be by taking part in an organised recycling scheme, donating items to a waste management organisation or selling them on to be used for a different purpose. This can reduce costs as well as help your business become more sustainable.
Acumen is one of the leading providers of waste management solutions and industrial site services in the UK. From our base in Yorkshire, our expert team of engineers are able to work on projects throughout the country. For more information or to discuss your site needs in more detail, please get in touch today by calling 0800 118 2165.
