‘One Bin Day’ 2moro
‘One Bin Day’ calls on employees to replace individual bins around the workplace with one central bin, to focus attention on just how much waste - and money - is thrown away daily.
Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.
Programme director Dr Martin Gibson explains: “One Bin Day” (21 Feb 2008) is designed to highlight the amount of waste that a typical office can generate in just one day.
“Much of what we throw away can be recycled or reduced but the convenience of a bin right by your desk makes for a big temptation to throw away valuable resources.”
The Regional Manager covering the Isle of Wight is Holly Firmin.
Small changes
The UK is in danger of reaching waste crisis point. We produce more than 30 million tonnes of waste each year, and disposing of it is a huge problem. In theory, 90% minimum of industrial waste could be recycled or composted - but almost 80 per cent is sent to landfill.
Make some changes - it is simple to start making a difference. Envirowise have pulled together some information to get you on the road to resource efficiency.
One lovely story: a hotel advertised its replaced carpets FOC to a good home: a group of allotment holders were delighted with the gift.
Action
Do what it says on the can.
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