When it comes to implementing anything into your workplace, not just a successful workplace recycling program, it is very important that you focus on educating your employees on their recycling responsibility & how to complete the new task correctly.
Let's be honest...some employees don't like change most of us don't like change, and not just in the workplace...so when looking to educate your employees, you have to ensure that it is firstly fun & secondly, clear enough that they take it all in.
We all make mistakes in life, so when recycling, you are going to make some mistakes along the way. This is a part of life, so don't sweat it!
Just like any mistake, you have to learn from it & today we will be going through the most common recycling mistakes that homeowners can look out for!
The Importance of Reusing Everyday Items for a Sustainable Lifestyle
Only 44.4% of household waste was recycled in England in 2024, meaning more than half of all waste is still sent to landfills
This shocking stat alone just shows the importance of reusing everyday household items instead of throwing them away.
Could you fit a year’s worth of waste into a single jar?
This is what a zero waste lifestyle claims to be able to do.
But, how realistic is a full, unfiltered, zero waste lifestyle?
Did you know that the average person generates over 2 tonnes of waste every year? That’s the size of a small car!
With that amount of rubbish being chucked away each year, surely there is something we can do to reduce it?
Well, as if by magic, there is...and this blog will teach you the ways like a young Yoda teaching his Jedi's.
Before we start, we need to acknowledge that the life of a Busy Bins worker isn't like the old soft core shows of The Life of a Window Cleaner, or Milkman....our days are a LOT less boring & raunchy, unless you think waste is sexy of course!
You will have been pottering around Manchester & definitely spotted our big green machines plodding along, picking up rubbish, emptying bins and keeping Manchester waste free...however, have you ever wondered what happens in the day in a life of a Busy Bins worker?
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