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Reducing waste
makes good business
sense. Evaluating how your company is
producing waste can uncover organizational
inefficiencies -- some of which may be
costly. Further, an environmentally
responsive approach to managing solid waste
can enhance your company's image. If these
reasons aren't convincing enough, you should
know that commercial recycling is also
required by law.
Reduce
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Use a
double-sided copier and make double
sided copies when possible
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Use email as
often as possible, even for office memos
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Turn down
contrast to save on toner
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Reset
settings on copier, for next person,
when done
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Get an exact
number on how many copies need to be
made; don’t make extra copies
Reuse
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Reuse
corrugated moving boxes.
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Reuse office
furniture and supplies, such as
interoffice envelopes and file folders.
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Use durable
towels, tablecloths, napkins, dishes,
cups, and glasses internally and at
events when possible.
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Use incoming
packaging materials for outgoing
shipments.
Recycle
Commercial recycling became mandatory
countywide in July of 1992. The County
Ordinance applies to businesses within the
City of Miami and requires the following:
Owners/Property owners of commercial
establishments in Miami-Dade County must
provide a recycling program for their
employees and tenants, using the services of
an authorized waste hauler or private
recycling hauler. The program must recycle
three items from the following list of ten:
high grade office paper, mixed paper,
corrugated cardboard, glass, aluminum,
steel, other scrap production metals,
plastics, textiles, wood.
To learn more
about starting a recycling program at your
business, please visit the
Miami-Dade County
Department of Solid Waste. |
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