Guide to Recycling At Work | What to Recycle | RecycleMore.ie

Recycle more in the office

All offices and desks should have just two bins; one for general waste and one for recyclables.
For confidential documents we recommend a central location for confidential shredding. Work recycling materials include:

• Disposable paper cups.
• Rinsed take away cardboard tea and coffee cups.
• Rinsed beverage cans.
• Drinks bottles and cans.
• Office paper (don’t scrunch or crumble the paper as flat paper takes up less space in recycling bins). Re-use where possible by printing on both sides.
• Magazines and promotional fliers.

Recycle more in the canteen / kitchen

The kitchen or canteen should have three bins for segregation and recycling of office waste.

• Recycling bin for all used packaging and clean paper.
• Compost bins for used food and food preparation waste.
• General waste bin for non recyclable materials.

Place signs on the walls above the bins asking people to recycle and list the items that can go into each bin:

• Plastic and tetra pak beverage and milk cartons.
• Used cardboard boxes from breakfast cereal and tea bags boxes.
• Plastic salad and fruit containers marked with symbol 1 PET.
• Yogurt drinks bottles (no tubs).
• Paper sandwich wrappers bags (clean and unsoiled).
• Plastic sandwich inserts.

Any plastic packaging or bottle marked with these symbols (usually on the bottom of the pack), can be placed into your household recycling bin. You can also check with
your local contractor for a full list of recyclables they accept.

Recycle more in the photocopying room

All materials arising in this area should be fully recyclable, so a maximum of two bins are needed; one for recycling and one for confidential waste. Print on both sides of paper where possible.

• Waste paper (shred any confidential information)
• Wrapping paper that binds the reams of paper
• Boxes from printer and copy paper
• Newspapers and magazines
• Used stationary boxes

Recycle more in the bathroom and toilets

• Tissue boxes
• Cardboard toilet roll cores
• Detergent & soap dispensers
• If you have showers – used shampoo and shower gel bottles
• Aerosol freshener cans. Make sure they are empty