How to Implement Solid Waste Reduction Successfully in the Workplace
The US generates several million tons of municipal solid waste every year. It is estimated that about one-third of this waste is generated by businesses, such as offices, restaurants and retail stores. As awareness about the environmental impact of operations grows, businesses are becoming more conscious of the office waste generated by them. Here are…
Encourage Your Employees to Recycle (It’ll Save Your Company Money!)
Recycling not only helps the environment but can help a business decrease is costs. By encouraging employees to recycle, a business will decrease the cost for trash disposal companies Connecticut. Garbage collectors typically charge less for picking up recycled trash than normal trash pickup. To recycle effectively, a business will need to follow a series…
How Can My Company Lower its Dependence on Plastics?
Do you know it takes plastic at least 1,000 years to start decomposing in a landfill? Consider that 2.5 million plastic water bottles get tossed in the trash every single hour, and it quickly becomes clear that we have a plastic waste removal problem. If you are trying to reduce plastic waste in your office,…
10 Tips for Helping Your Office Stay Waste Free
When you’re not home, it can be difficult to practice green initiatives, especially in the workplace. In a work environment, getting everyone to recycle and reduce his or her waste can sometimes seem impossible. Actually, by not implementing simple environmentally friendly practices, your office could actually be losing money. Not sure where you can start,…
Commercial Waste in CT, The Importance of Efficient Waste Disposal
There are many factors that go into operating a business. It doesn’t matter whether it is keeping up with payroll or training employees, all of them are equally important and necessary to achieve the business’ overall goal of being successful.
5 Steps to Help Pitch an Apartment Recycling Program in Connecticut
If you’re thinking about trying to start a recycling program in your apartment building or community there are a few things you should do to get your property manager to take you seriously. Getting support and having the facts will go a long way toward getting your apartment community on the green wagon.
6 Amazing Waste Facts
There are many names for the things we throw away: garbage, trash, waste, refuse, litter, and rubbish, just to name a few. Perhaps there are so many names because of the sheer quantity we generate! Read on to learn staggering facts about the stuff we don’t care about (but maybe should)!
How to Improve Your Business Recycling Strategies
So you’ve heard that ‘green’ is the way to go to improve your business’s consumer appeal, but you’re not sure how to get there. Or, maybe your company already recycles some items but you’re sure there’s more to do. Starting or improving an existing recycling program will make your organization ‘greener,’ and let you (and…
Which Dumpster is Right for Your Job?
Choosing the correct dumpster for your project shouldn’t be done without consideration. You want to get a dumpster that is large enough to hold all of your waste, but one that isn’t too large for your job, resulting in you paying for unused space within the container. Companies will often be able to give you…