Recycling At Work
Benefit your business
Highlight the benefits of recycling at work to your colleagues and bosses:
- It’s easy to set-up and run
- It saves space and can reduce clutter
- It’s cost effective and can save your company money
- It reduces waste going to landfill, saves energy and helps tackle climate change
- People like to be able to recycle at work as they can at home
Find a local recycling service provider
Find a recycling service provider in your local area and get a list of companies with services to suit your needs.
Setting up a recycling scheme
To ensure everyone is aware of the recycling scheme, you may want to consider:
- Hosting a recycling day or event to launch the new recycling scheme to employees. For example, hold a desk recycling amnesty to encourage staff to recycle as much as they can from their desks.
- Train staff to recognise and understand the different materials that can and cannot be included in your recycling collection.
- Put a list or poster above your recycling containers identifying what can be recycled to make sure the correct items are recycled.
- Position recycling containers in a convenient place, so it’s as easy to recycle as it is to throw things away.
For resources to promote your recycling scheme, visit GentleEarthRecycling.com
What else can you do
- Save paper by only printing what you really need to and print double sided so less paper is wasted. Re-use scrap paper for notes.
- Help charities by recycling at work. Search the internet – old mobile phones, computer equipment, stamps and printer cartridges can all be recycled to raise funds for charity.
- If your company wants to take further environmental measures, visit the GentleEarthRecycling.com.

