European Week for Waste Reduction 2010
In honour of European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR), some of our offices have been doing a little waste audit of their own. As you would imagine, we’re a pretty disciplined bunch, but still found a few little areas for improvement;
The odd bit of paper, card or plastic in the general waste bin
Unforgiveable food waste including an unopened yoghurt, a roll, half a Panini and the remains of shop-bought salad.
Crisp packets and sweet wrappers – all unfortunately non-recyclable.
Lots of tissue (I suppose it’s that time of year when we’re all getting the sniffles)
The team have set themselves a challenge for EWWR to reduce overall waste by 25%. And they’ve distributed some very simple ideas to achieve this goal;
Only print documents when really needed and make sure they are printed double-sided.
Reuse paper that has only been printed on one side for scrap.
Try doing without waste bins at desks for the week.
Make more home-made lunches and fewer trips to the supermarket. If you buy lunch out, could you buy from somewhere that uses less packaging, or take your own reusable packaging?
Double-check before you bin any item – can it be recycled?
And double-doses of Echinacea all round, to help stop getting the sniffles! Or use washable hankies…
Why not do an audit in your office (or home). Happy zero-wasting.