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A Simple Guide to Choosing and Placing Receptacles
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Choosing and Placing Receptacles
Your choice and placement of trash and recycling receptacles will go a long way toward ensuring that employees and guests take advantage of them properly, keeping your workplace and outdoor areas free of rubbish and odors. The following tips can help you determine the best trash bins and placement for your needs.
Choose an Appropriate Material
The best receptacle for any office or industrial location is determined in large part by the material it is made of. Trash and recycling containers come in a variety of materials to withstand different degrees of use, including:
- Steel and stainless steel
- Wood
- Plastic
- Concrete
Wood trash cans, often with decorative elements, are perfect for offices and even some outdoor spaces. Stainless steel trash cans are durable and attractive, and come in a variety of sizes and styles for office, outdoor and industrial use. For maximum durability with the bonus of anti-theft protection, concrete trash cans are perfect for very high use or park areas where theft, elements and rough use are expected.
Size According to Location and Use
When choosing receptacles for your place of business, it’s important to determine what size will fit both the space and your waste requirements. Small wastebaskets placed around the office or under desks will keep individual spaces clean, while moderately sized trash cans — preferably with lids to keep odors under control — are optimal for shared spaces such as break rooms, lunch rooms and kitchens. Industrial locations and some outdoor places like parks or walkways usually require larger trash cans to accommodate higher traffic and larger items.
Color Coding Promotes Recycling
Color coding your waste receptacles is an easy way to encourage employees to dispose of their trash or recycling properly. While blue is the standard catch-all for recycling, other colors can be implemented according to your workplace needs — for example, using green bins for plastic, yellow for cans, white for paper, etc. No matter what color coding method you choose, be consistent with them throughout the workplace.
Placement and Visibility Are Key
Finally, proper placement of receptacles is actually more important than how many bins you have. Consider what sort of trash will be disposed of in specific areas and place bins accordingly. Here are a few handy tips:
- Large sturdy trash bins just outside doors allow people to discard trash before entering
- Lidded receptacles placed next to tables or benches in outdoor spaces make food disposal a snap
- Cigarette receptacles and outdoor ashtrays are best placed just outside of rear or side doors or in any outdoor break area for quick disposal before entering the building
- A combination of bins for recycling, food and trash is perfect for high traffic areas such as kitchens, break rooms or outdoor areas
Receptacles come in such a wide variety of sizes, colors and materials that, with a little advance planning, you can easily select the perfect combination for your workplace.
FollowRecycle Right: Choose the Proper Can for Your Office
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Recycle with the Perfect Recycling Trash Can
300 to 400 tons of trash are dumped daily on the once bucolic island of Thilafushi in the Maldives, transforming it into a toxic wasteland. Moscow, Naples, and the state of New Jersey are plagued by chronic landfill overflow problems, inciting political debate and international press coverage. In Los Angeles, two Material Recycling Facilities, or MRFs, have experienced an overnight spike in volume from 200 tons a day each to a combined 10,000 after the closure of America’s largest landfill, which received a staggering 12,000 tons of waste a day, or half of Los Angeles County’s daily trash production. Many American landfills will reach capacity within the next five years, and operators are resorting to incineration, which is considered hazardous because of toxic air pollution. On this front, the EPA is conducting a study on dioxin emissions to determine if this practice is safe or would cause long term health devastation to local communities like the Seveso disaster. Recycling is universally touted as the most immediate solution to the global landfill crisis. Recycling trash cans can help in getting you started.
Even if your office has never recycled before, it only takes a few simple steps to start. First, identify local facilities or municipal collection programs that will accept materials. If quick Googling doesn’t help, many MRFs are listed in regional online databases such as these. Any local or regional MRF or waste management provider could be helpful in directing you to your nearest facility or hauling service. Second, choose the perfect office recycling bins to do the job. Lastly, start your recycling campaign at the office. For specialty needs like e-waste, business to business arrangements may also be suitable as several large U.S. based electronics manufacturers have committed to recycling divisions.
How to Minimize Waste at Work
Based on collection availability in your area, match with the items your office tends to produce. Every office where people eat lunch and have snack breaks will produce some blue category recyclables such as glass and plastic bottles. Maybe your office also produces a large volume of e-waste, scrap metal, plastic bags, construction materials or biodegradable materials. These different categories of items typically do not go to the same facility, so multiple bins or sectioned cans with separate liners are required for collection.
Encourage recycling in the work place by selecting the proper public recycle bin for your needs. An office producing large amounts of recyclable paper may want to shirk desk trash cans for small recycling wastebaskets and place a community waste receptacle for trash. Any office can encourage paper recycling by placing a can near a shared printer or copier. A recycling can in decorative gloss chrome or metallic silver reminds workers where to place aluminum, scrap metal, or e-waste. Covered bins can reduce the odor problem associated with biodegradable material. If your office produces multiple categories of recyclables or employees are confused by the recycling initiative, office recycling bins are available that are compartmentalized, labelled, and custom colored to collect multiple types of materials and remind employees of a can’s designated purpose.
Trash Cans Unlimited offers an array of designer receptacles to meet any recycling need.
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Why Recycle?
The two main reasons to recycle are to conserve the Earth’s resources and to reduce harmful CO2 emissions that result from the manufacture of products. When considering the carbon footprint of a manufactured product, one must consider the materials used, the energy used to create the product and the transport of the product. In addition, waste products created during manufacture must also be considered. Some of these waste products contaminate the environment and harm wildlife. The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) perhaps says it best when it points out that the manufacture and transport of products “leaves the world poorer, not better off.” The hole in the ozone layer, smog, global warming and water pollution are all a direct result of manufacturing.
While it is unrealistic to discontinue the manufacture and transport of products, homes and businesses can reduce their impact on the environment by recycling. The average American produces an estimated 4.3 pounds of trash a day, according to Population Education, and businesses often produce much higher amounts, depending on the industry. Recycling can greatly cut down on the total amount of waste. For example, recycling aluminum greatly reduces the emission of greenhouse gases because it takes 95 percent less energy to make aluminum cans out of recycled aluminum than it does to use virgin aluminum, estimates the Can Manufacturers Institute.
Ways to Recycle
There are two main ways that homes and businesses can recycle. One is to reuse products. The more products that are reused, the less that have to be purchased. The other main way is to send products to recycling facilities where they will be processed into a raw material and reused to manufacture a new product.
Home and Business Recycling Options
Homes and business can go green by using the proper waste control and management. First of all, trash should be divided from recyclable materials. The best way to do this is to recycling containers for the collection of recyclable materials. Businesses should place recycle bins in strategic locations throughout the workspace to ensure employee cooperation with recycling efforts. Different recycling trash cans should be set out for different types of materials. For instance, plastics, aluminum and paper can be put in a recycling bin that is set for trash pickup. Other materials that waste management companies generally do not pick up, such as Styrofoam, asphalt roofing tiles, electronics and batteries should be placed in separate containers for special pickup or drop off to places that accept those materials.
Recycling is perhaps the most sustainable step homes and businesses can take to help preserve the environment. The right recycling bins make the effort a lot easier, because items can be categorized according to their final destination. A recycling container can even be set out for items intended for donation. For example, one company may have no use for its scrap materials, but another company may indeed have a use for them.
Trash Cans Unlimited makes recycling easy for homes and business with its attractive recycling can choices in different styles and sizes to meet every need.
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55 Gallon Drum with Lid Park Trash Can
55 Gallon Drums with Plastic Dome Tops are the ideal and most economical solutions for properties on a budget! Durable, heavy duty, refurbished 55-gal drum features powder coat finish in Black which includes LLDPE plastic “pass through” open sided, dome lid in Granite or Push Door in Granite. Or you may choose the Recycle Blue refurbished 55-gallon steel drum with an LLDPE Blue Dome Lid with PUSH Door. Recycling unit includes Mobius arrow and Recycle decal applied to body with decal kit for Paper, Plastic, Glass and Cans/Bottles. Lids comes with strap that can be attached to drum to prevent theft and vandalism. Finished in UV-stable, TGIC EXL-COAT powder coat finish for weather and UV resistance that can be cleaned easily with a damp cloth. Product Dimensions: 23.5″ x 48″.
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September 5, 2010 at 4:05 pm Trash Cans Unlimited 2 comments
Metal Park Trash Cans
These attractive heavy duty perforated metal park receptacles are a great economical choice. They are made from heavy gauge steel steel with fully welded construction and will withstand the elements to last for years. They feature a gloss powder coat finish and bottom drainage holes to prevent water build up. With two 1 inch holes along the sides the unit can be chained to prevent theft. Available in 4 different colors to meet your needs.
Also available is a wall or pole mount with a welded bracket that has a hinged drop bottom. Unit includes clamps allowing it to be mounted to a 2-3 inch metal pole or wood post. Can also be mounted using a lag bolt to a wall or wooden post.
Long lasting and attractive, perforated waste receptacles help keep grounds looking beautiful! 16 Gauge all metal full welded construction will last for years. 10 Gallon Trash unit with a hinged drop bottom for easy emptying and welded bracket for permanent wall/pole mounting. Includes clamps to mount to a 2-3 inch metal pole or wood post. Can also be mounted using a lag bolt to a wall or wooden post. Available in 4 colors: Hunter Green Gloss, Red Gloss, Coffee Gloss, and Black Gloss. Diameter: 11.50 Inches Height: 23 Inches Weight: 16.2 lbs
Perforated Metal Park Receptacles with Lid
Long lasting and attractive, perforated waste receptacles help keep grounds looking beautiful! 16 Gauge all metal full welded construction will last for years. Standard models available in four colors: Hunter Green Gloss, Red Gloss, Coffee Gloss and Black Gloss. Each model comes with drainage holes in bottom plus two 1″ diameter holes halfway up sides allowing unit to be secured with chain to prevent theft. Heavy top beading and hemmed top and bottom edge adds strength and security. Lid keeps out critters. Includes Retainer Bands to hold trash bags in place. Available with or without mounting brackets for pole or wall mounting. Diameter: 11.50 Inches Height: 23 Inches Weight: 13.6 lbs
10 Gallon Perforated Trash Receptacle with Laser Cut Recycle Emblem
Maybe you would like some recycling park cans.
Heavy guage steel, perforated 10 gallon trash receptacle with “RECYCLE” laser cut into body. Units include Retainer Bands to hold trash bags in place. Available in Recycle Blue (RBL), Yellow Green, (YGR), Coffee Gloss (COF), and Hunter Green Gloss (HGR).
Heavy gauge steel steel with fully welded construction, Bottom drainage holes prevent water build up, Includes pre drilled holes on back for easy mounting to wall or pole, Steel retainer bands hold trash bags in place, CVR unit includes hinged lid to keep out the rain and critters, Unit Dimensions: 11.5 in. Diameter x 23 In. High, Unit Weight: 16 Lbs.
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Go Green with Recycling Bins
Go Green– Recycling it Right, in Style!
Recycling- “It’s come a long way, baby!”
These days, recycling is the right thing to do, and now- you can do the right thing and be stylish doing it. Today, the vast array of recycling products out there can be used to express your style, whether it be classic (sidekick personal recycling container), sleek (Glaro’s Recycling Wastemaster collection), modern (Geocubes Recycling bins) (Metro Collection) (Touchless), or traditional (Rubbermaid Recycling Wastebaskets).
Need to save space? Don’t worry; there are plenty of options out there for the space-challenged. Stack it up (Stackable Recycling Bins), utilize that corner (Kaleidoscope Collection), double up (Glaro’s 2 in 1 Dual Purpose Wastemaster Collection), or triple it (3 in 1 Combination Recycling).
Are you Going Green at the office, outdoors, or in a Park setting? Don’t be blue, if it doesn’t match- there are plenty of color options around. From basic blue to forest green, natural tan to crisp white, today’s recycling bins come in a variety of colors. Like it shiny? How about gold, silver, or bronze for the corporate look? Protect your clients’ privacy by locking up sensitive paper recycling in a secure document container.
Tired of your plastic recycling bin? How about Fiberglass? They won’t rust, stain or tarnish. They are temperature stable and can withstand extremes of heat or cold. There are no exposed seams, welds, fasteners or crevices that can collect dirt. There are aluminum, metal, and even concrete options.
So do it right, and do it in style! Don’t get hung up on the tired relics from the past- check out your options and Go Green your way!
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