Commercial Recycling Tips

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Cut and flatten cardboard boxes placed in recycling dumpster to maximize storage capacity:
As most haulers charge by service container size and frequency of pickups, not materials’ weight, contract fees can be reduced when more material is removed via fewer visits.

Request that suppliers use less packaging or switch to reusable or recyclable packaging:
Eliminating excess packaging wherever possible or encouraging a supplier to switch to packaging material that is either reusable or recyclable will lower solid waste disposal cost.

Order in bulk and consider reusing your own packaging:
If storage space permits, bulk orders cut down on packaging, lower shipping costs and reduce prices on the supplies themselves. Reuse of packaging materials (boxes, bags, peanuts, etc.) saves on disposal fees as well as the cost of new packaging materials.

Make two-sided copies:
Even though duplex copiers may cost more than single-side copiers, paper use and filing space will be immediately reduced.

Use white paper rather than colored stock:
By eliminating the collection or separation of various paper types, higher quality is maintained for marketing purposes.

Encourage the reuse of paper for scrap paper:
Scrap paper can be reused for memos, messages, writing drafts for making calculations.
Reusing scrap paper saves on the cost of new paper and on disposal cost as well.

Cut down on paper used for memos and file them centrally:
Memos can be emailed or posted in a central location or circulated to several people with a routing slip rather than producing multiple copies. Filing centrally rather than in multiple files saves not only on paper use, but also reduces filing time and space.

Consider stocking the office kitchen or lunchroom with reusable utensils, mugs, cups and dinnerware:
Switching from disposables may add to dishwashing time and cost, but it will save on the expense of replenishing supplies as well as the cost of disposal.

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