BUSINESS SERVICES

Audits and Consultations
Our Waste Zero Team helps businesses apply best management practices in collecting recycling, composting, and landfill materials. We provide a single point of contact to help you implement new recycling programs or improve your existing program and make sure you have the resources you need.

Depending on your type of business or residential property, the team will:

• Visit your site to discuss sustainability goals, state and local recycling requirements, and best practices for minimizing your waste stream.
• Conduct audits of your waste stream to suggest bin sizing and reduced costs
• Customize your service options and equipment to meet your needs
• Provide signs, fliers, stickers, internal containers, and staff training and presentations, at no additional cost

The Waste Zero Team is familiar with assisting all business types–from office buildings, hotels and hospitality, restaurants, hospitals, and shopping centers to large commercial residential properties (Multi-Family Dwellings).

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Smart Business: Tips to Prevent Waste and Save Money

• • • Inform employees and tenants about the recycling and compost programs on an ongoing basis about your recycling and composting programs – e-mail, meetings, newsletters, and sorting guides.
    • Place signage near every container – kitchens, bathrooms, and common areas.
    • Place a blue recycling container beside every desk, workstation, copier, printer, and garbage container.
    • Designate a recycling coordinator or leader to be in charge of your recycling programs.
    • Make the most out of your paper. Purchase printers that allow double-sided printing, or use the other side of paper for your copy and note paper. Purchase recycled paper.
    • Use washable mugs instead of paper or Styrofoam cups, and use drinking glasses for tap water or water delivered in large bottles.
    • Invest in washable cloth dish towels and napkins, reusable plates, bowls, and utensils.
    • Packing Materials: Shred or bunch up old paper or catalogs to use as packing material. Ask your vendors to avoid using excessive packaging, and reuse packaging materials whenever possible. Styrofoam peanuts, bubble wrap, and most packing materials can be donated to packaging stores.
    • Opt out of unwanted printed mailing lists: stopjunkmail.org, www.41pounds.org, www.CatalogChoice.org
    • Invest in rechargeable batteries and battery chargers for digital cameras, flashlights, and other small devices. Designate a space for proper battery.

HOLIDAY TREE COLLECTION

From December 26th to January 31st we offer curbside holiday tree collection for residential customers on your regularly scheduled collection day. Once you’ve removed all the tinsel, lights, decorations, and stands from your holiday tree, you can leave the tree next to your residential carts, or at the designated area determined by your property manager.

Please make sure trees are cut into 4-foot sections.

Commercial Customers/Property Managers: Request a bin or debris box for tree collection.