This Wednesday (21st February) offices across the Wales are invited to take part in One Bin Day – a campaign which urges companies to remove all except one bin from the workplace, for the full working day.
The experiment is designed to get the region's 900,000-plus office workers to re-think the way they deal with waste.
In paper alone, office workers in Wales get through an estimated 1,584 sheets in a whole month - enough collectively to stretch the length of the Welsh coastline more than 370 times.*
Information on how to get involved is available at the One bin day page where companies are also encouraged to participate in an online forum.
Angela Boffy, Envirowise Regional Manager for the Wales, says: "We see this event as a way for local companies to jump-start a whole range of environmental activities in the workplace – generating valuable cost savings for their business in the process."
Caerphilly County Borough Council is taking part on Wednesday. Spokesperson Rhodri Lloyd says: "Taking part in One Bin Day is a way for us to raise awareness of environmental issues right across the workplace and get the whole team involved. We hope it will encourage everyone to re-assess how they dispose of office waste in particular. If people are faced with the visual impact of the waste they generate, the incentive to either recycle or ideally reduce their waste is bound to be increased."
Free advice and information on all aspects of resource efficiency is available at the One bin day page or by calling the confidential Advice Line on 0800 585 794.
*Welsh coast line is 1,200 km long, multiplied by 946, 000 office-based jobs in the West Midlands each using 1584 sheets of A4 paper (475.2 metres) per month. Exact figure 374.62 km.
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About Envirowise
Envirowise delivers a valuable programme of confidential advice to UK businesses. This advice enables businesses to improve profitability and reduce environmental impact. Independent, practical and proven guidance is available through the Envirowise Advice Line, information resources and on site visits* delivered by a national team of expert advisors. Each solution is driven by the specific needs of individual firms to genuinely improve their business practices, profitability and competitiveness. Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save over £1 billion.
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Mae Envirowise yn darparu rhaglen werthfawr o gyngor cyfrinachol i fusnesau yng Nghymru. Mae'r cyngor hwn yn galluogi busnesau i wella eu proffidioldeb a lleihau eu heffaith ar yr amgylchedd.
Gellir cael arweiniad annibynnol, ymarferol sydd wedi'i brofi drwy gyfrwng llinell gymorth, adnoddau gwybodaeth ac ar ymweliadau safle sy'n cael eu cyflwyno gan dîm cenedlaethol o ymgynghorwyr arbenigol. Mae pob datrysiad yn cael ei yrru gan anghenion penodol cwmnïau unigol i wella eu hymarferion busnes, proffidioldeb a'u gallu cystadleuol. Ers 1994, mae Envirowise wedi helpu diwydiant y DU arbed £1.3 biliwn. Ariennir Envirowise yng Nghymru gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.
Mae gwasanaethau a chyhoeddiadau Enviowise ar gael i unrhyw fusnes yn y DU, a hynny am ddim. Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i www.envirowise.gov.uk/wales neu ffoniwch 0800 585 794.
* Please note that different services are available in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – please contact our Advice Line on 0800 585 794 for more information on whether you are eligible for a site visit.