Step 1: Recycle, Recycle, Recycle
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Why?
- Recycling creates 36 jobs per 10,000 tons of material recycled compared to 6 jobs for every 10,000 tons brought to traditional disposal facilities.
- Approximately 1 Billion trees worth of paper are thrown away every year in the US
- An Aluminum can that is thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now!
- Plastic bags and plastic garbage in the ocean kill as many as 1,000,000 sea creatures every year.
- A modern glass bottle would take 4,000 years or more to decompose and even longer if it’s in a landfills.
- Between 5 and 15% of what we throw away contain hazardous substances.
- Packaging represents about 65% of household trash.
Cost of Trash:
- $30.00 per ton to recycle
- $50.00 per ton to send to landfill
- $75.00 per ton to incinerate.
Who pays? Taxpayers
What You Can Do
- Keep Bins in each Room for easy recycling including reception area.
- Make a priority list of what to recycle first. Paper, cans, glass, plastic, toners and inks are a good start.
- Label clearly what can be recycled or even have a bin for each item to be recycled.
- If your office building does not recycle, work out a recycling schedule
The best reference to find where to recycle anything in your area is: www.earth911.org
Most likely Staples will recycle your toner and ink cartridges as well.
As a last thought, Here is a quick breakdown on the Plastic Codes. These are the codes written on the bottom of plastic containers. It may be a good idea to memorize the below written codes for future purchases as well.
#1,2,4,5: Safe and Recyclable.
#3,6, 7: Avoid, these plastic carry toxins, although they may be recyclable through your waste management
The best suggestion on recycling, make it a point to use less!
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