5.2 Waste production environment and the active position of the business

Coordinating actions:

• Coordinate a review of waste production with the following main tasks: specification of waste streams; quantifying the produced waste (volumes); determination of areas where waste production/disposal is a problem.

New opportunities generation:

• Purchase durable, reusable and reparable equipment and consumables to attempt at preventing and/or recycling waste.
• Imply waste separation approach and identify materials for composting or recycling; optimize the separate collection bin system, pick up schedules and other details that are specific for the process.

Networking:

• Organize cluster activities with other businesses and local authorities involved in waste management.

• Promote waste reduction and recycling thinking at work place and encourage employees to behave in the same way at home.
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