Office waste accumulation is not uncommon. Your office uses paper, packaging, and other materials that help you manage your busy days. When you understand the waste generated, along with effective ways to manage it, you can save time, space, and resources effectively. When you manage your office waste effectively, it offers numerous benefits.
The most common office waste includes:
Small and large offices tend to produce a lot of paper waste. These materials are needed to handling paperwork, from business inventories, to memos. Disposing of paper each week is normal for offices, but imagine being able to save space and resources by reducing the amount of paper you use. Less waste means less space needed in your recycling bins.
Simple solutions for managing paper includes:
Over time, your office desk and computers will need upgrading. This makes office equipment common waste. Focus on making your office equipment last longer, reducing the amount of waste you send to the overflowing landfills. Some simple solutions to managing office equipment waste includes:
Paper and office equipment waste is the most common waste disposed by offices in the London area. In addition to this, there is other waste to consider. Does your office provides a communal kitchen and break room? If so, employees are guaranteed to bring meals into the area that increases your waste. Ensure you provide reusable utensils, along with drinking water stations, that reduces using water bottles, and plastic utensils, helping to reduce your waste.
In order to ensure effective waste management in your office, you will want to encourage recycling. Recycling helps to reduce your impact on the environment, reducing how much waste your office sends to landfills each year.
Managing office waste can be a simple process when implemented effectively, not only reducing the waste your office generates, but ensuring it is disposed of correctly. If you need assistance with your office waste disposal and management, get in touch with the expert team at Sloane Cleaning Services today.