Consumer Recycling And Waste Reduction Tips

Consumer Recycling  Waste Reduction and reducing the environmental impact of vending machines

The following information provides some simple tips on how to get the most from vending machines and water coolers

Reverse Vending
Where possible install reverse Vending machines Close to your  vending machines ,reverse vending machines can be programmed to give back money when cans or bottles are fed into them.

Sorting

Get your customers to sort cups,bottles and cans by making sure that your waste containers sort out  empties into  say plastic, cans and paper

Source Reduction -- Make It Recyclable and Reusable When choosing products for your vending operation , you can help the environment by selecting products that use less packaging and are reusable or readily recyclable in your community. When buying a product, stop and think, "Can this item be recycled or reused?" If not, is there an alternative brand or product that you can buy? By making these choices, you are using your purchasing power to reward manufacturers that make recyclable and reusable products, not products that are only disposable.

Try these reusable alternatives:

In the work place ,if you work together bring your own mug or cup to work and reuse it .Many vending machines can use ordinary cups.
Buy Products Made of Recycled Materials
. No recycling program is truly successful unless recyclables collected are transformed into marketable products and then purchased by you! To create a demand for recycled products, make sure to purchase paper (computer, stationery, legal, white, envelopes and newspaper) that contain recycled materials. Ask your suppliers  to stock products made with recycled materials and write to the manufacturers of the products you buy and tell them you prefer that they use recycled materials.tems that say, "Made from recycled materials" and have the highest percentage of post-consumer recycled content. (Post-consumer content means any material that the public has already used or recycled.)  "Recycled" must contain at least 10% post-consumer content. And beware, claims such as "environmentally friendly", "eco-safe", "safe for the environment" or "natural" do not necessarily mean that the product can be recycled or contains recycled material!

Thanks to today's technology and manufacturing, these products are as high a quality (if not higher) than products that don't contain recycled materials, and they look just as nice. Look for these items for your home or business in your community:

Avoid Excess Packaging and Buy In Bulk
When it makes sense, buy in bulk, but only purchase the amount you will use within a reasonable time. You will avoid over-packaging and save money, since larger quantities are generally discounted.