Centralized bin systems group trash and recycling bins in strategic locations, serving 10-20 employees and eliminating the need for individual desk bins. This approach enhances waste separation, increases recycling rates, and reduces custodial costs, making it an effective waste management solution. Additionally, it promotes employee health by encouraging movement away from desks and contributes to sustainability goals.

1. WASTE MANAGEMENT

2. What are centralised bin systems?
Quite simply, centralised bin systems are groups of bins to
cover generally rubbish and recycling. They are placed at
strategic points in premises. One centralised bin system of
one rubbish and one recycling bin will typically serve 10-20
employees and remove the need for 10-20 individual desk
bins and associated bin line.

3. HOW A CENTRALIZED WASTE BIN
SYSTEM CAN REDUCE OPERATING
COSTS AND ENHANCE YOUR
ORGANIZATION’S SUSTAINABILITY
CREDENTIALS
Companies can reduce what goes into their waste stream
by implementing strategic waste management initiatives
that improve separation of waste materials. This can be as
simple as implementing a centralized waste bin system,
which includes the removal of all deskside bins and the
installation of a dedicated system of communal trash and
recycling bins located in strategic areas throughout the
office layout

4. WHY REMOVE DESK SIDE
BINS?
The benefits of moving to centralized collection points include
increased waste diversion and lower custodial and labor costs. While
tossing waste in the desk-side bin may be the more convenient
disposal option, it definitely comes with consequences. It makes it
easy for employees to toss trash and recyclables underneath their
desk without thinking, leading to high custodial and disposal
costs and low recycling rates. Although employees may initially feel
annoyed or inconvenienced to go to a centralized area to dispose of
waste, the benefits of this collection program far out-weigh the cons.

5. THE BENEFITS OF
CENTRALIZED COLLECTION POINTS
INCREASES THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS AMONGST EMPLOYEES
Exchanging desk-side bins with centralized collections points
completely changes employee recycling behavior. Instead
of simply tossing garbage below the desk without a second
thought, this method requires staff to approach the containers
where signage and sorting information is very
clear. The visibly marked containers make sorting materials easy,
which retains the quality of the valuable recyclables, helping
businesses to recycle more!

6. THE BENEFITS OF
CENTRALIZED COLLECTION POINTS
INCREASE RECYCLING RATES
The central collection system achieves high recycling levels because
it fundamentally changes the way materials are
collected. The clearly labeled bins keep materials separated and
clean, and the signage helps staff realize many of the materials
previously treated as waste are recyclable. Most business owners
or managers we speak with are surprised to learn they end up
collecting more recyclables with the centralized collection
points than with desk-side bins. Within the first month of moving to
centralized collection points, businesses will start reducing
recycling stream contamination and improving recycling rates!

7. THE BENEFITS OF
CENTRALIZED COLLECTION POINTS
REDUCE DISPOSAL AND CUSTODIAL COSTS
Reducing your business' disposal and custodial costs is an added
bonus of ditching desk-side bins. In most cases, businesses achieve
savings because custodial staff no longer need to go desk-to-desk to
collect waste. Instead, they can shift their focus to other duties and
spend less time servicing individual waste bins. According
to Ontario's Maximum Green program, a building in Toronto saved
custodial workers one-third of their time on a floor of 100 tenants by
not going desk-to-desk and saved an estimated $50 per employee per
year in custodial costs. This means a business of 200 people can save
$10,000 per year just by making employees responsible for discarding
their waste into centralized bins. Between recycling more materials
and reducing custodial costs, switching to centralized collection is one
of the easiest ways to decrease waste costs!

8. Waste management
Centralised bin systems are a great addition to any workplace, and
demonstrate commitment to reducing plastic wastage as caused by
individual desk bins.
They also help employee wellbeing, as it encourages employees to
walk a short distance to the bin, thus reducing discomfort from being
in a fixed seating position all day.
What are centralised bin systems?
Quite simply, centralised bin systems are groups of bins to cover
generally rubbish and recycling. They are placed at strategic points in
premises. One centralised bin system of one rubbish and one recycling
bin will typically serve 10-20 employees and remove the need for 10-20
individual desk bins and associated bin line

9. Advantage of a centralized bin system
The substantial advantages of a centralized waste bin system extend beyond
waste management to the three pillars of sustainability— environmental,
economic, and social. Corresponding positive impacts include increased
waste diversion rates, reduced carbon emissions, improved employee health,
wellbeing and retention, operating cost savings, and enhanced overall
employee productivity. The centralized waste bin system is the future of waste
management within commercial offices.
The centralized waste bin system is the future of waste management within
commercial offices.

10. Advantage of a centralized bin system
The centralized waste bin system is the future of waste management
within commercial offices.
Social Benefits A healthier, more productive workforce: Centralizing the
waste bin setup will encourage employees to get up from their desk each
time they discard waste—this more frequent movement has been shown to
result in improvements in both employee health and productivity.