WasteLess - Flipbook - Page 13
The memory of the dumpsters filling
with discontinued product stuck with
her and as she moved up within the
organization, Britt was able to help find
new
outlets
for
a
lot
of
their
discontinued materials. “Overtime, we
started to seek out different outlets for
our materials and now we are able to
recycle vinyl, polyester & metal so less is
going into our dumpster and ultimately
the landfill.”
It’s also encouraged for employees to
speak up if they have new innovative
waste reduction ideas. For example,
another sustainable-minded employee
had the idea to start recycling common
office and breakroom items through
Terracycle and pushed for a composting
service, which will start in 2021. What
originally started as a small waste
reduction effort, expanded to include
recycling batteries, electronics, light
bulbs, and ink cartridges.
ASAP Event Advertising’s efforts go
beyond
recycling.
Before
recently
moving offices, employees evaluated
their waste and recycling streams to
“right size” their landfill and recycling
service levels, ensuring they are only
paying for the service levels they need.
Now that they’ve moved, employees
continue to monitor the dumpsters,
making sure they don’t need to adjust
the size due to customer demand and
special projects. Even at their own
desks, employees are aware and monitor
the waste they create. Employees have
the option to forgo a standard size trash
receptacle and instead use a small trash
bin that hangs off the side of a deskside
recycling bin (both bins
provided by
Hamilton County Recycling and Solid
Waste District). This helps to keep
waste
reduction
in
the
mind
of
employees and encourages them to use
the multiple recycling options instead of
putting it all in the trash.
While 2020 has been a challenging year
for all of us, including ASAP Event
Advertising
and
their
clients,
it’s
promising to see a company that has
not
only
continued
their
waste
reduction
program
but
actually
expanded to include new recycling
initiatives and has plans for future
efforts. It’s for this reason that ASAP
Event Advertising is Hamilton County
Recycling and Solid Waste District’s
2020 Outstanding Workplace Waste
Reduction Program Award Winner!
We started to seek out
different outlets for our
materials so less is going
into our dumpster and
ultimately the landfill.
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