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Most of us are now in the habit of recycling household waste & understand the requirement for the environment. We would like to introduce this practice to XXXXXby improving the recycling stations and removing the one thing everyone takes for granted. “The Waste Paper Bin” Look inside your waste paper bin and the waste paper bin of your colleague and have a look at what you see… These are all items that can be recycled. bottles, stirrers, paper, aluminium cans, cardboard, envelopes. Office waste: green & general Main areas where we generate office waste: - printer stations - photocopiers - fax machine - vending machine - workstations & bins - packaging from deliveries to site (e.g stationery) - what we bring into the workplace - post How will we do this? All staff will be asked to remove from the office all of their desk bins and will be left with the option of the recycle bins and a general rubbish bin in the vend area. This will have two effects: • It will remove the convenience of having a bin next to every desk, so staff will have to think about the way they deal with unwanted items, rather than simply dropping them into their own personal bins without a second thought. • If staff stick to their normal routine, a general waste bin will quickly become full and overflow, creating a very visual illustration of the level of waste being generated on a daily basis, this will encourage separation into the recycle bins. Why should we do this? The potential benefits of cutting down on waste are huge especially when you consider that many businesses spend up to 4% of their turnover generating waste, but where are these savings made? • • • • • • Purchasing - as less items are used Energy saving - as more is recycled Waste - as everything is recycled correctly Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees Recycling conserves natural resources, such as timber, water, and minerals Recycling creates less pollution as there is no need to extract and process raw materials Paper • The amount of waste paper buried each year in the UK would fill 103,448 Double Decker buses, which if parked nose to tail would go all the way from London to Milan • Paper usage is rising UK-wide by around 20% every year • The average XXXXXworker uses approximately 26 sheets of paper every day Cans • Every year 50,000,000,000 aluminium cans are used in the UK • Recycling just 1 aluminium can saves enough energy to run a computer for 3 hours • The average XXXXXworker uses approximately 1 can every day Drinking Bottles • 13bn plastic bottles sold in the UK last year, just 3bn were recycled • Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60W bulb for up to 6 hours. • The average XXXXXworker uses approximately 1 drinking bottle every day. How we currently dispose of office waste Currently taken to amenity site 1. Paper recycle bins Recycled by Severnside £47 pcm 2. 5. Cans / bottles Cardboard cartons Currently taken to amenity site Waste bins emptied into Skip. Contents include recyclable items. OFFICE WASTE 4. 3. General Waste Toner / ink Collected by supplier for recycling We currently separate & recycle some waste but we need to go further. XXXXXOffice recycling station - Mixed Paper - Cans -Plastic Bottles -Glass bottles -General Waste / Non Recyclables Bin Place recycling waste in the right bin by following the correct lid colour guide: GENERAL WASTE Crisp packets Sweet wrappers Apple cores Cling film Foil Mixrd Recyclables MIXED PAPER Plastics Aluminum Cans Steel Plastic Cups Glass Plastic Bottles Card Coloured Paper Envelopes Catalogues Glossy Paper Newspaper Magazines Cardboard White paper Fax paper Coloured paper Photo paper Letter head paper Computer paper Collecting the waste • Cleaners will empty all recycling bins into a large recycle container which will be situated outside • Grundons will collect recycling on a weekly basis • Each month, Grundons will provide us with the amount we recycled which we will share with all employees Recycling Proposal •Currently Severnside is costing XXXXX£47 per month to collect Paper only recycling. •Xxxxx takes the rest of the items for recycling to a local amenity site, the intention here is good however it could lead to fines under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. •If we went with Grundons we would pay £36.65 per month to recycle the following items:•Paper •Cardboard •Plastics •Aluminium Cans •Steel •Plastic Cups •Glass •Plastic Bottles we would:•Save £124.20 per year on the current process •Reduce our carbon footprint of Mike driving to the Amenity site •Dramatically reduce our chance of receiving a fine Recycling Station Proposal I have researched the most cost effective bins that are suitable for the xxx office. We will need at least 3 bins with different colour tops in each work area and kitchen which equals to 8 Recycle points The Options are :- 1 Slim Jim 2 Addis Bin 60L 54L Bin & lid £35.99 + VAT each Bin & lid £16.98 + VAT each Top tip Employees could keep a paper tray on their desk to collect recycling throughout the day if they feel that this is necessary, however the HSE recommends that short frequent breaks be taken from your monitor every hour.