Posts Tagged business recycling
Posted by admin on November 27, 2015
Source: DEP What does Florida’s RBAC do? We assist in the development of markets for recyclable materials with the mission to achieve a 75% recycling rate by 2020. We can provide assistance to recycling businesses at all levels of the supply chain, as well as potential partners, the Legislature, and the public. RBAC Objectives Provide […]
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Posted by admin on October 21, 2015
Waste Reduction Education for Businesses Source: RW Beck The advantages of waste reduction are numerous. Waste reduction impacts the economic health of all types of businesses, from corner stores to international corporations. For industrial entities (e.g., those manufacturing goods), there is a built- in economic incentive to minimize waste, as inputs are generally purchased, and […]
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Posted by admin on October 16, 2015
General Office Recycling Source: Waste Management Even with emails and instant messaging, most business offices still use a lot of paper. The good news is that practically any product or package made of paper can be recycled, and so can metal and plastic beverage containers. Best of all, with single-stream recycling, you can toss everything […]
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Posted by admin on October 14, 2015
Business Recycling Source: Business Recycling Why Recycle? Paper recycling is commonplace in most offices today and creates meaningful environmental savings. Manufacturing paper and cardboard products from recycled material not only conserves trees, it also uses up to 50% less energy and 90% less water than making them from raw materials. Plus for every 100 reams […]
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Posted by admin on October 5, 2015
Source: FSW Insider To adequately feed the masses on a day-to-day basis, restaurants tend to serve large portions to satisfy their crafty diners. While full plates are a comforting sight to any table, with generous helpings comes a considerable amount of waste. And with waste come more operating costs, whether in the form of trash […]
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Posted by admin on October 3, 2015
Ewaste Recycling Source: Florida DEP Electronic equipment is everywhere in modern life. Both per capita ownership and discards of TVs, computers, tablets, smart phones and other electronics will likely increase rapidly for the forseeable future. Unwanted electronics should be recycled to recover and reuse the product itself or materials like copper, steel, glass that the […]
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Posted by admin on October 2, 2015
Recycling Recognition Program Source: Florida DEP The Recycling Recognition Program was developed to encourage private businesses, institutions, schools, public organizations and citizens to increase recycling in order to reach Florida’s recycling goal of 75% by 2020. The Department has an easy tool for organizations to track, compare and report their recycling efforts — The Florida DEP […]
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Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
Source: Florida DEP Florida has a goal to reach a 75% recycling rate in just a few short years by 2020. Your business, institution or organization can be part of that race to 75% by making recycling “business as usual.” Here are some resources to help you and ways you can be recognized for your […]
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Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
Recycling in FL Source: Florida DEP In 2008, the Florida Legislature enacted House Bill 7135 which created Section 403.7032, Florida Statutes. This established a new statewide recycling goal of 75% to be achieved by the year 2020. Also, the statute directed DEP to develop a program designed to achieve this goal and submit it to […]
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Posted by admin on September 25, 2015
How Your Business Can Cut Costs by Reducing Waste Source: NCSU The Importance of Waste Reduction for Business By taking steps to reduce waste, a business can save money on supplies conserve natural resources and energy reduce current waste disposal costs and hedge against increased disposal costs in the future give customers what they want: […]
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