When individuals and small business owners are advised to recycle their waste they immediately think of all the extra overhead and cost involved in the process. After all, who has time to sort through all the garbage and ensure different types of waste go in the right bucket and dispose it off properly? It seems easier to just throw it all in one big waste container and let the waste disposal company take care of the headache. However, as we will show below recycling the waste doesn’t have to be costly or time consuming. With proper planning and right equipment recycling can become as easy as throwing out the garbage. Here are some of the benefits small business owners can achieve with recycling.
Reduction in Volume
By recycling and compacting the waste small businesses can reduce the volume of waste that is being generated. Many waste disposal companies charge by the volume of garbage they have to pick up, which means that reduction in volume can directly result in less cost, especially for those that generate large amount of waste.
Cost Reduction
In addition to reducing the cost as a result of volume reduction recycling can also help small business owners reduce the waste disposal cost by eliminating excess garbage that goes in the landfill and diverting the recyclable waste to other uses. For example, they can send paper to paper mills and metal scrape to other industrial uses. In some cases, they can even be paid for this recyclable garbage.
Efficient Space Use
Businesses that generate large amount of waste can benefit from compacting it with the right business recycling equipment, such as balers and compacters. These equipment help compact the garbage and thus reduce the space required to store it by as much as 75%. For those businesses that generate lot of waste and where space is precious this can result in substantial reduction in real estate needs and hence cost.
Environmental Impact
Perhaps the most overlooked benefit of recycling is the impact it can have on our environment. Now, many businesses don’t care about the environment when their primary motive is to make money for themselves, but it doesn’t have to be that way. What’s good for the environment can also be good for the business. With the public awareness of global warming and other environmental degradation many customers now support those businesses that are earth friendly. So being environmentally responsible can have direct impact on your sales and profit.
As can be seen, a green business can also be a profitable business. With the right approach and recycling equipment any business can reduce the cost associated with waste disposal while also becoming more profitable.
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