Would you encourage recycling at work?

Question

How far do you think it is acceptable to point out waste in work? This hospital does not recycle the aluminium cans in the canteen for instance and has no intentions to do so.

Answer 1

yes, bring in new staff

Answer 2

Although in NYC most offices have individual blue recycle buckets, the cleaning staff dumps all trash in the same large plastic bag to be put out for the dump.

I specifically asked if anyone sorts it later (re: removing said banana peels).  

You don't want to hear the answer I got.

Bring your own lunch, and use the printing paper more than once.

Answer 3

Yes, they should be recyclers, if they refuse to do so, write a letter in the local newspaper, put some pressure on them.  The Walmart store i worked at never recycled until they got blamed for not being green.

Answer 4

If there is a recycle bin people will use it , the gain on the alu cans would pay for the bin in no time

Answer 5

Oh, I would def recommend having an office recycling program. Here's an article to show you how to start one (if your hospital doesn't want too)!!

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Good Luck & Thank you!!

Answer 6

Yes. Everyone should make a reasonable effort to be as 'green' as they can. Every bit helps. If work places did more it may even encourage it's workforce to do more at home. I think it's fine to point out areas where your workplace could improve as long as the ideas are reasonable and practical lets face it in this day and age everyone should be recycling everything possible.

Answer 7

yes!!!!!! dont you want our grandchildren to actually see a polar bear???

Answer 8

writing a letter is a great way to start...I'm actually glad i stumbled on to this question because i have been trying to figure out how to do the same thing in my work place, i work fast food and it truly disgusts me about all the stuff we waste and throw away, we get deliveries at least three times  a week and 95% of what we get is delivered in cardboard boxes which are broke down and thrown in the dumpster...we throw away over 30lbs of food each night and dont do anything with our plastic or paper products at all once they are used up...i have talked to my boss and managers about this and they really have no answer as to why we dont recycle...im not sure if writing a letter will be enough but im gonna try!

Answer 9

Yes - keep on nagging at the manager to get the recycling in place - large organisations should set an example - especially publically owned ones like hospitals - get someone to write a letter to the hospital mangement to say how disgusted you are that they don't recycle.

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

i strongly recommend that recycling be taking place at your work at my work the cafe has recycling centre, we all need to do our bit for the environment

Answer 12

Well.I try to implement this in my office.Not sure about this hospital.

Answer 13

Anything that can be reused, or recycled, should be, instead of adding to an all ready polluted environment.  There are many groups, looking for donations of recyclable articles, like, papers, phone books, cans, plastics, batteries, etc.  Maybe if you call around the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, local schools, or even shelters would be glad to have them.  They may even place a box and come to collect them.

Answer 14

yes, defnitly

Answer 15

I think thats really bad. It wouldnt take a lot to recycle cans. Just a bin in the canteen and people would use it. Whats the excuse?

Answer 16

We have recycling bins at work for paper, plastic cups, soft drink tins etc. and i am pleased to say no one ever uses them

Answer 17

Recycling: The biggest waste of time on earth.

Paper:

1) More trees today than in 1920

2) 85% of all trees used in pulp in paper are grown on tree farms.

3) The sludge/bleach left over from treating recycled paper causes pollution and it takes more energy to recycle paper then to make it from scratch.

Glass:

1) Uses more energy to recycle then to replace.

Landfills:

1) United States total area: 3,537,441 square miles.

2) If you took 35 square miles of that and piled garbage 1500 feet high, it would take the United State 1000 YEARS to fill up that landfill.

In conclusion....

- Over a billion is spent every year on recycling programs

- That money could be spent on something useful like reducing our dependence on oil and coal burning power.

So save the environment! Throw out your paper and glass (and sell your cans, they're worth money!)

Answer 18

I try really hard to recycle at work and encourage others to do so (just simple things like using scrap paper to write notes on instead of taking a sheet of fresh paper each time for a tiny scribbles note, etc), but my manager just isn't interested at all.

Answer 19

My work recycles electronics and donates the proceeds to charity. I definitely think they should recycle cans, bottles, or cardboard too.

Answer 20

i nag anyone who'll listen about recycling!!!!

but then again I am a recycling officer and it's my job to do so and i am very keen so do it on my own time too hehehe

Answer 21

Yes i do.

Answer 22

I go to a private skl with huge fees but they said recycling was too expensive. The classes complained for years and after a new teacher took on getting recycling as a personal project she found that the council will actually pay to take away recycling. Our skl recycling bins now fill up quick and the skl gains money in the process. Maybe this is an idea for the hospital?

Answer 23

aluminum is well worth recycling...i worked in a school and every year wee made several thousand dollars with cans...anyone who sez people will not recycle cans is an idiot...write a letter to supervisors and send reply to newspaper....try to get boy/girl scouts involved.... make noise...we need people like you to make a difference...