A busy office environment will produce all sorts of waste, from small items to large pieces of commercial rubbish.
Understanding the rubbish that you produce and managing this office waste responsibly is an important aspect of any business, and can save you time and money.
The best way to do this: work with a professional Sydney rubbish removal company.
Poor office waste management costs businesses an enormous sum every year and has a huge impact on the environment.
Below are the most common types of waste produced by an office, and some advice on how to dispose of or recycle this waste.
Paper
On average, 60-80% of office waste produced by businesses is paper. The average office worker goes through 10,000 sheets of paper per year!
Some paper waste is inevitable, but much of it can be avoided. See our post on ‘5 Ways to Make Your Office More Sustainable and Eco-Friendly’ for further advice on this.
Recycling paper waste can be done easily by installing recycling bins in your office, and making sure that employees are using these bins.
By removing personal bins at desks for example, office workers are required to take their paper waste directly to the recycling receptacles.
Furniture
In the interest of maintaining a modern, comfortable and functional office space, desks, storage and chairs often quickly become obsolete. They may lie around the office gathering dust, or may be thrown away with landfill.
However, the responsible way to deal with this office rubbish is to contract a professional commercial waste removal company that specializes in removing and disposing of or recycling office waste.
E-Waste
We dispose of computers, phones, printers and other electronic items at a critical rate.
It’s so important that these items are being disposed of and recycled appropriately and responsibly. This is because the chemicals, metals and other materials that they contain are harmful to the environment. As well as that, much of the material can be reused.
A Sydney based office rubbish company will be able to sort this out for you. Sydney City Rubbish are very well versed in responsibly recycling e-waste.
Printing Products
Each year around the world, 350 million printer cartridges are thrown away, having an enormous impact on the environment.
It takes roughly 1,000 years for a printer cartridge to naturally decompose, but thankfully these items can be recycled.
Many print manufacturers offer a recycling scheme and pick up the used cartridges and toners directly from your office.
Alternatively, there are commercial rubbish removal companies who will remove and recycle these items for you.
Scheduling a regular rubbish removal service will be a surefire way to ensure your printing products end up in the right place.
Plastics
Single use bottles, plastic wrapping and cups are all common items found in our office bins.
To easily dispose of these items responsibly, install plastic recycling bins around your office, ideally next to your paper bins!
This will make your office far more ‘green’ and will save your business plenty of money on rubbish removal.
To discuss your rubbish removal project, get in touch with Sydney City Rubbish here.
