Commercial Recycling in Offices and Office Buildings

An office worker generates, on the average, 0.75 to 1.5 pounds of office waste daily. Trash from offices can make up 50% or more of a community’s waste stream. Most office waste consists of various forms of paper, though smaller quantities of other materials such as plastic, metal, glass, and food waste also end up in the office trash can.

Republic/Allied is confident that much of your office waste can be reused or recycled.  By including the 3R’s, REDUCE, REUSE, and RECYCLE, our recycling program helps office workers become aware of how much waste is generated and what can be done to conserve resources for a more environmentally friendly office.

Establishing a recycling program requires planning and organization, but is not difficult or time-consuming. The Republic/Allied team helps you recognize the program’s benefits in the long run, as your business makes more efficient use of materials, energy, and money. 

We partner with Solid Waste Solutions (SWS), a nationally recognized environmental consultant who focuses on waste minimization and sustainability.

While some say they “will assist you in…” conducting waste audits, collection audits, education and training. We actually perform the work for you. This value-added service, which is provided at no additional charge, assists you in developing and meeting your sustainability goals.

A SWS Sustainability Coordinator is assigned to your account (not just a sales representative) to maximize your assets. Waste is an asset. You paid for it once, why pay for it again? Our goal is to ensure that your materials can be economically recycled. Your Sustainability Coordinator provides you with recommendations for process improvement and shares with you other benchmarks in your industry. If energy, air emissions and water reductions are of interest to you, your Sustainability Coordinator will provide you with contacts in those areas as well.

Let Republic Services/Allied Waste help you to better manage your waste streams and make your building more sustainable for a Greener Future. Contact us about Commercial Recycling to get started today.