Recycling Bins: An Easy Way to Go Green at the Office
April 18, 2008 by Allison Boyer
Filed under Business
Since I’m a home-based small business owner, much of the advice I give on this site is aimed at the work-at-home professional. However, in the business world, there are clear ways that offices can go green as well. If you’re a manager in an office, there’s one really easy way to begin that process:
Give your employees the option to recycle.
Yes, there are still thousands – probably millions – of offices that do not have recycling bins. Make sure that you have one by your copying machine and by your shredder at the very least, but if possible, keep one at every desk. People are more likely to recycle if you make it really easy!
Photo by London Permaculture.
My office does not recycle and it drives me crazy! The problem is that we are one office in an office building and all our trash is collected by a maintenance person. They aren’t set up to do recycling, too (there’s only a trash dumpster outside – no separate one for recyclables). I’ve brought up this issue a number of times, because I just can’t believe we throw all this paper into the garbage. But they’re not willing to change it…
The only other option I can think of it starting my own recycling program where I personally take the paper recycling away. Since we have a small office, this would be possible. Maybe it’s time to put that idea out there…