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Webinar How to get staff recycling successfully Presenter Host Jess Twemlow Andrew Leahy

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Webinar aim This webinar will show you how to engage your staff and how you can encourage successful recycling 12 actions to help you recycle better • Inspiration and tips from other organisations • How to use the free Resource Efficient Scotland • communication tools

Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012 All organisations in Scotland must present dry recyclable materials for separate collection: PAPER CARD GLASS PLASTIC METAL

12 actions to help you recycle better

1. Develop central recycling points • You should aim to place larger recycling bins in areas where high volumes of recyclable waste are generated • The amount and type of waste will determine: - the volume of the bins you should use - the number of bins you need - servicing frequency

2. Use clear bags • Use clear bags so that your cleaners can monitor and report on contamination levels

3. Locate general waste and recycling bins together

4. Remove individual waste bins

5. Clearly define recycling responsibilities • Ensure housekeeping staff understand who will be responsible for emptying the recycling bins and how frequently they will be emptied • If cleaning services are sub-contracted, service contracts should include performance standards

6. Provide colour-coded bin labels and posters www.resourceefficientscotland.com/PosterCreator

Ready-made posters

Customise your signage

Staff engagement posters

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7. Communicate with staff To be successful, a recycling scheme must have three essential ingredients: • Support from the managerial staff • The means for staff to act • Communications telling staff what to do and why

Case study: Better World Books Reduced the amount of waste going to • landfill by almost 25% saving over £5,000 per year Established a water-use baseload and • reduced water use per employee Improved staff awareness and • motivation “Working with our waste contractors is key to preventing waste and cutting our costs.” Emma McNeill – Organisational Support Manager , Better World Books

Case study: EAE Ltd New revenue stream of £20,000/year • through separating and baling waste card and paper Reduced office paper consumption by • 35% Saved £1,000/year by identifying • and repairing underground water leaks Positive publicity leading to new • contracts with new clients “From the outset, we have sought to minimise our impact on the environment and to operate in a responsible and conscientious manner .” Tamsin Job – Sales & Sustainability Manager , EAE Ltd

Staff Engagement Toolkit www.resourceefficientscotland.com /run-campaigns-engage-staff

8. Set up a Green Team www.resourceefficientscotland.com /run-effective-green-team

9. Train your Green Champions Free, certified online training • for your environmental team Bite sized modules teach • latest resource efficiency knowledge and practice Certification for your CV • Ideal lunchtime learning • 'Great course for businesses that want to learn about resource efficiency at their own pace. I highly recommend this course” Seamus Corry Assistant Manager | Cloybank

10. Monitor recycling bins • Visually check contamination in your recycling bins and assess the type and nature of any contaminants that are visible on the surface • Check your general waste bins, your colleagues may still be disposing of materials that could be recycled

11. Talk to your waste contractor • Check that you need all of the bins supplied • Flatten or compact cardboard and other bulky wastes • Consider compacting or bailing materials • Glass, cans, plastic bottles and paper can provide revenue • Consider seeking quotes from alternative contractors

Case study: Morgan Stanley Early compliance with legislation • Recycling rate increased to 83% • Reduced waste costs • All consumables in on-site restaurant now • compostable Disposable cups replaced by re-usable mugs and • bottles “By following our example, other companies could realise similar benefits at little or no cost.” Les Peter – Global Co Head of Corporate Real Estate Management, Morgan Stanley

12. Work with your neighbours • If a group of neighbouring organisations has similar waste streams, there is potential to negotiate a group discount if all organisations use the same waste contractor • Also opportunities to share capital costs for making improvements, such as purchasing a compactor or collecting recyclables in central storage containers

Case study: Big BID Recycle Collaborative approach to waste collection service • procurement 80 + businesses • 57 tonnes of waste being diverted from landfill • (July 2012 to March 2013) Materials recycled included: • 38.8 tonnes of cardboard • 13.8 tonnes of paper • 2.8 tonnes of plastic • 2 tonnes of cans •

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