At work
See what you can recycle at work
Interesting facts
- Every year, vending machines in the UK dispense 3 billion polystyrene cups.
- Waste typically costs companies 4.5% of their turnover (source: Envirowise). An average office could save thousands of pounds a year just by using both sides of A4 paper.
- One plastic vending cup can be recycled into a pencil and seven vending cups are enough to make a ruler!
- Every year two million working computers end up in landfill in the UK.
What can I do?
- Select the double sided option when photocopying
- Re-use envelopes for internal circulation and, if possible, with a sticker for external mail.
- You can recycle your unwanted IT equipment. Visit www.realisenetwork.co.uk to find more info.
- You can buy recycled products for your workplace, such as recycled paper and envelopes, and recycled glass tumblers. See a wide variety of recycled products available on www.recycledproducts.org.uk
