| The need to set up and implement a recycling | | | | made up for the savings in time, and increase |
| program in the office is huge. If you work in an | | | | recycling. In many large offices the copy machine |
| office environment then you are aware of the | | | | and the printer is in a central location in order for |
| amount of paper generated in one small office. | | | | several people share the printer rather than each |
| You can just barely imagine how much paper a | | | | employee have one of each at his or her desk. |
| larger office uses on a daily basis. The numbers | | | | So a large recycle bin will place at the location of |
| are astronomical. When a business office wants to | | | | these machines. This will also give your employees |
| recycle the paper they would normally throw | | | | a central location to empty their own personal |
| away. There are several steps, which must be | | | | desktop recycle bins or wastebaskets. |
| implemented in order to make the transition of | | | | As a business start a recycle program in your |
| throwing in the recycle bin rather than the trash | | | | company you will need to contact the site |
| can. | | | | manager or the contractor of the cleaning crew. |
| The business will want to make the recycle as | | | | You want them to be aware of the recycle bins |
| easy on their employees as possible, so in order | | | | on the desktops and other locations, so |
| to accomplish this they will strategically place | | | | everything doesn't end up in the trash bin. They |
| recycle bins in locations to prevent their | | | | will know to empty them into a separate |
| employees in making any extra steps to find a | | | | container specified for recyclables. Remember |
| bin. They may wish to use desktop recycle boxes | | | | instructions in languages other than English may be |
| for standard sized paper in order to keep it | | | | required. Your office may or may not equip your |
| simple. At a cost of only $1 to $2 each, every | | | | desk with a desktop recycle bin. If it doesn't you |
| employee would be able to have one at their | | | | can create your own. |
| work station or a separate mini waste basket, | | | | If you have an empty paper tray at your desk |
| which can be suspended from the normal | | | | you can convert it into your own recycle bin and |
| wastebasket or sitting beside the wastebasket. | | | | empty it into the larger containers as needed. |
| Usually these boxes will resemble a tray or you | | | | Another way would be to take an empty box |
| can use a folder to place paper in meant for the | | | | before it gets broken down and place beside or |
| recycle bin. | | | | underneath your desk and empty it as you need. |
| If the paper to be recycled at each desk is not | | | | The only problem you might encounter with the |
| just the standard size paper, but includes forms, | | | | box is the cleaning crew. They may remove it |
| computer paper, note pads along with standard | | | | and place it with the other boxes to be recycled. |
| sized letterhead, copier paper, etc. At a cost $4 | | | | Many employees will place a note on the box, |
| to $9 you can have a container at each desk or | | | | asking the cleaning crew to not remove. |
| workstation. The cost of the container will be | | | | |