Recycling in the workplace has entered the 21st Century. You know that you can no longer rely on a relaxed approach, hoping that everyone 'does their part'; from environmental factors to your business' bottom line, it's time to make recycling a priority… Recycling: Are You Falling Behind? tells it to you straight, giving you the advice you need to keep your office, staff – and the environment – safe. From the commercial benefits of recycling to the frightening results of ignoring the issue, use this Slideshare presentation to guarantee that you don't fall behind.

1. Are You Falling
Behind?
Recycling

2. Recycling in the workplace has entered
the 21st Century

3. Businesses can no longer rely on a relaxed
approach, hoping that everyone ‘does their part’;
from environmental factors to your business’
bottom line, it’s time to make recycling a priority.
Recycling in the workplace has entered
the 21st Century

4. From paper to packaging, dated IT equipment to
bottle and cans, the potential to recycle in an office
environment is vast – and so are the benefits -

5. but are you falling
behind?
From paper to packaging, dated IT equipment to
bottle and cans, the potential to recycle in an office
environment is vast – and so are the benefits -

6. Recycling

7. Recycling
What It Means to Your
Business – and Your Staff

8. Landfilling and incineration cost
more than well-run recycling
programs. And, where is this cost
most notable?

9. Your bottom line.
Landfilling and incineration cost
more than well-run recycling
programs. And, where is this cost
most notable?

10. 83% of staff believe that companies
should try to accomplish their business
goals while still trying to improve
society and the environment.

11. RecyclingRecycling

12. What It Means to Your
Environment
Recycling

13. In the UK alone, we use 12.5 million tonnes of paper
per year and it takes around 24 trees to make one
tonne, this is an alarming amount!
12.5m

14. 75% of each tree that is cut down to produce paper
is wasted
75%

15. The average person in the UK gets through 38kg of
newspapers per year
38kg

16. Recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees, 2 barrels of oil
(enough to run the average car for 1,260 miles), 4,100
kilowatts of energy (enough power for the average home
for 6 months), 3.2 cubic yards of landfill space, and 60
pounds of air pollution.

17. But it’s not all doom
and gloom…

18. Recycling

19. Recycling
Cost / Commercial
Benefits

20. Most businesses that implement
recycling schemes have cleaner
working environments, happier
staff…
and their bottom line is improved due
to the reduction in waste
management costs.

21. Offices can improve their green
credentials and massively support
their chances of reaching ISO:14001
standards through the setup of a
company-wide recycling programme.

22. A Net Impact Study shows that a
business wanting to improve its
green credentials also contributes to
work satisfaction.

24. The more your employees both
recycle and reduce the amount of
waste they create in the first place,
the more your waste disposal cost
will decrease.

25. Integrating recycling and waste
reduction techniques into your daily
operating procedures and the culture
of your business will ensure that your
employees are saving the company
money while they do the right thing for
the planet.

26. Over a third of businesses that
recycle say it has improved their
reputation within the local
community.

28. Over a quarter of companies who
recycle at work say they have saved
space by having designated areas
and clearly labelled containers/bins
for specific materials.

29. Recycling
Environmental
Benefits

30. For every 100 reams of recycled office paper that is
printed doubled sided, the savings are estimated at
two trees, more than one tonne of greenhouse gases
and almost a cubic metre of landfill space.

31. Waste prevention and recycling reduces greenhouse
gases by reducing emissions, saving energy, and
increasing forest carbon sequestration.

32. Recycling one tonne of aluminium saves seven ton of
CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere. One ton of
CO2 is equivalent to emissions produced from driving
2800 miles.

33. So, What Can
Your Office Do?

34. What You Can Do…
With Your Team

35. Recycling at work needn’t
be a chore
more often than not, it is simply a matter
of providing convenient ways in which your staff can
contribute

36. Most businesses that implement
recycling schemes have cleaner
working environments, happier staff
and their bottom line is improved due
to the reduction in waste
management costs.

37. Keep your staff educated on the
importance of recycling. If you have
a company newsletter, why not add
recycling tips
and tricks?
(Just be sure to send a digital
newsletter and save the paper!)

38. Introduce a competitive edge to
recycling and see which department
can produce the least amount of
waste – be sure to keep staff
informed about who’s winning!

39. What You Can Do…
Around The Office

40. Cut down on unnecessary paper
usage and only print documents if it’s
absolutely essential.Use both sides of
a piece of paper, where possible

42. If you do have to print – recycle the
used paper. However make sure you
get your recycled paper picked up
and shredded by an accredited
company to ensure all confidential
data is destroyed

43. Provide your staff with
re-usable bottles and ensure water
coolers are freely available

44. Last year, we got rid of (threw away
or recycled) 142,000 computers and
over 416,000 mobile devices every
day!
Recycle your end-of-life IT
equipment but ensure to use a
reputable company who can securely
wipe the equipment before it is
disposed of.

45. And Finally…

46. You Are
Not Alone

47. Companies such as PHS exist to
help make your life easier and can
offer a great deal of advice on how to
ensure you and your company are
reaping the benefits of becoming
more environmentally friendly.