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Corporate Waste Recycling and Economy Sustainability

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Article by Envirosafe Solutions

In businesses all over the world, waste recycling has taken a back seat in comparison to recycling and returning former end-of-life products to the workplace. Corporations which can maintain this high level of organization are able to measure how much product usage and waste can cost them financially and environmentally. Instead, they are returning recycled products to their own offices by creating a closed system in which they can dramatically reduce costs of new products and replacement products. This creativity and innovation is best mimicked when a minimum of 70% of end-of-life products are returned to these businesses. Financially, environmentally, and creatively, this is an excellent way to be eco friendly, portray your company as effectively “green” to your customers, and to help reduce product turnover costs, which can be high when added up.

Roland Geyer and Tim Jackson investigated supply loops and their various constraints, showing how recycling and reuse can be one of the best ways companies can make their systems cost effective and eco friendly. This is called creating forward supply chains. You are pushing your innovative creativity into future supply chains by breaking down used materials and creating recovery of value and usefulness to be turned around and put back into the business. This idea is not only a safe business decision, but it’s also good for our earth. One of the concerns which might be presented in implementing these steps is: how are we going to do that?

Many companies exist today which take your recyclables and turn them into value-added Environmental Cleaning Products which you can use again in your business. A lot of these organizations are local businesses which can service your business specifically, rather than your city or state regulated recycling efforts. This can save you a great deal on buying new products and, while there is a cost in doing this, it can still be a great deal cheaper than taking care of old waste and buying new office supplies. It is certainly worth a little bit of research to find organizations which would provide this service for your company.

Why Recycle Waste?

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The United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants you to recycle!

Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Collecting used bottles, cans, and newspapers and taking them to the curb or to a collection facility is just the first in a series of steps that generates a host of financial, environmental, and social returns. Some of these benefits accrue locally as well as globally.

What are the benefits of recycling?

  1. Recycling protects and expands US manufacturing jobs and increases US competitiveness.
  2. Recycling reduces the need for landfills and incineration.
  3. Recycling prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials.
  4. Recycling saves energy.
  5. Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.
  6. Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.
  7. Recycling helps sustain the environment for future generations.

Everyone can find ways to to take care of their waste and recycle more of their garbage.

What is the most environmental way to dispose of food waste?

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Question by Cathy N: What is the most environmental way to dispose of food waste?
I know that composting food scraps is really the best option, environmentally, but it’s not really an option for me. We are in a drought where I live, and are trying to conserve water. But I’m also trying to reduce the amount of garbage I send to landfills. So, am I better off putting food waste in the garbage or through the disposal?

Best answer:

Answer by Stl_6string
Why do you need water to compost?

What do you think? Answer below!