Environmental Awareness

Littering can result in a large fine and people can be tried in a magistrates court for it. Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 states that it is a criminal offence to drop, throw, leave or leave litter in public. If caught it could result in a £2,500 fine.

Paper is something that every office goes through a large amount of. Printing things double sided could reduce the amount of paper used as well as making sure that people are not printing things and then leaving them at the printer just to be thrown in the bin. Look at what can be reused in your office and what can be reduced in usage or quantity. E.g. cardboard boxes, stationery, IT equipment like memory sticks. Provide different recycling options and grow them over time. The options can grow from just paper and card to glass plastic, print cartridges, etc. They should also be spread around the office so that people do not have an excuse not to use them!

Not to mention the extra options for car parking spaces, there are more benefits to carpooling. Schemes can be both informal and formal. Informal schemes can get people to ask friends/colleagues at work to lift share. Employers can also get involved by getting people together to see if people live near each other as in big companies, it might not be possible to ask each individual whether they want to car share. More formal approaches are with schemes that work across the country like LiftShare and FreeWheelers

Some of the types of bins workplaces could have:

• General refuse
• Paper
• Plastic
• Glass
• Cardboard
• Printer Cartridges
• Cans
• Electrical equipment
• Cigarette bins for outside