If you’ve carried out a waste audit and used the business waste calculator, you should now have a better understanding of the types of waste your organisation generates and options to recycle more. You’ve hopefully also created a waste action plan, and now it’s time to put it into action!
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Your existing waste or recycling, if you have one, should be in a position to provide you with guidance on the best set up for your business. Some materials have a value, so if your organisation produces a large quantity of cardboard for example, you may find that service providers are prepared to collect such materials at a reduced charge.
Covered in this guide
- Containers for your Health and Social Care waste and recycling needs
- Where to store your Health and Social Care waste and recycling between collections
- How to choose a recycling service for Health and Social Care settings
- Recycling service procurement tips for large Health and Social Care workplaces and organisations
- Communicating with recycling scheme users in Health and Social Care settings
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Containers for your Health and Social Care waste and recycling needs
Providing the right bins and containers for your waste and recycling, and storing them in the right location, is essential for helping your staff, patients, clients and visitors separate waste more effectively and increase the amount your business recycles.
5 min readViewWhere to store your Health and Social Care waste and recycling between collections
Most workplaces have dedicated areas or compounds where they store their waste containers in between collections. These help to keep your premises tidy, as well as ensuring bins are easily accessible for staff and the waste who empties them.
5 min readViewHow to choose a recycling service for Health and Social Care settings
With your bins and storage ready to go, and an idea of how many collections you’ll need each week, month and year, the next step is to find a provider to collect your recycling on a regular basis. This next section details the type of procurement process you could follow to choose a new provider.
5 min readViewRecycling service procurement tips for large Health and Social Care workplaces and organisations
Whatever the size of your organisation, it’s important to have the service delivered by a company with the right kind of experience. However, larger organisation with multiple sites and complex operational arrangements have more intensive waste disposal and recycling requirements, making it even more critical that the provider has the capacity and skills to provide the service that you want.
4 min readViewCommunicating with recycling scheme users in Health and Social Care settings
Internal communication is an important part of making recycling a success in your workplace. If you completed a waste action plan in Step 2, you’ll find this a useful starting point when it comes to communicating your recycling plans with staff, patients and visitors.
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