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Office Recycling

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  • 16-01-2019 12:03pm
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    callaway92
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    Hi all

    Trying to get decent recycling ideas into the office.

    There's 16 full-time but would have a lot of students in at the weekends then (often over 50 at a time).

    I have a big bin at the moment for recycling but it's not great. Any good ideas to encourage recycling/things we could do?

    Thank you


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    The Enbalmer
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    Do you have a water cooler?

    We switched from plastic cups (which cannot be recycled) to paper which can be recycled or composted.

    Encourage everybody to get a metal water bottle instead of buying plastic bottles..the same goes for coffee cups and disposable knives and forks.

    If you can reduce usage of single use items it helps a lot


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    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,375 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Thanks for the quick reply.

    Ya we have a water cooler and got rid of the plastic cups recently - So people can either A) Use glasses that are in the presses here

    or B) Fill up their own bottles etc

    Knives/Forks etc here are all silverware.

    I think the key is what you said in your last line - Reduce usage of single use items


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    The Enbalmer
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    Another thing we do is reuse envelopes and jiffy bags,just stick a label with the new adress over the old one,saves money too.

    Printer paper can be reused if its single side only,just put it into the feed tray upside down to print the other side.
    All other paper should be cut into pieces to use in place of post its too.
    You can use old coffee and jamjars to keep pens and things in..you can print something you like to wrap around it to jazz it up a bit.


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    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,375 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Some nice suggestions there man - thanks v much


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    ted1
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    The Enbalmer wrote: »
    Do you have a water cooler?

    We switched from plastic cups (which cannot be recycled) to paper which can be recycled or composted.

    Encourage everybody to get a metal water bottle instead of buying plastic bottles..the same goes for coffee cups and disposable knives and forks.

    If you can reduce usage of single use items it helps a lot

    Are you sure the paper cups can be recycled. Contrary to belief most can’t !! They’ve a coating of plastic to make them waterproof which stops them from being recyclable
    Best to issue staff with a reusable bamboo cup or similar


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    The Enbalmer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭The Enbalmer


    ted1 wrote: »
    The Enbalmer wrote: »
    Do you have a water cooler?

    We switched from plastic cups (which cannot be recycled) to paper which can be recycled or composted.

    Encourage everybody to get a metal water bottle instead of buying plastic bottles..the same goes for coffee cups and disposable knives and forks.

    If you can reduce usage of single use items it helps a lot

    Are you sure the paper cups can be recycled. Contrary to belief most can’t !! They’ve a coating of plastic to make them waterproof which stops them from being recyclable
    Best to issue staff with a reusable bamboo cup or similar

    They're very much the lesser of two evils when compared to plastic though.

    But yeah,reusable cups are best


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    Alf Veedersane
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    Big thing is awareness around recycling especially around what can and can't go in. Worth doing an audit of recycling bin every so often and identify items regularly being put in that should be in general waste bin.

    Contamination of the recycling is a big problem so addressing awareness and generally making it easier for people to make the right decisions will help.


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