Resources

Free Resources to Help Your Business 

Collection boxes for recycling at work.  Deskside Recycling Boxes fit under desks or on tables for easy collection of recyclables.  The larger Central Collection Containers are great for break rooms, copy rooms and other common-use areas where more collection capacity is needed. 

Posters and Recycling Guides.  We provide the following posters to display above recycling stations or recycling containers:

  • Mixed (Commingled) Recycling Posters.  Size: 11" X 17"
  • Glass Recycling Posters.  Glass needs to be collected separately and cannot be mixed with the other recyclables.  Size: 8.5" X 11"
  • Business Recycling Guides.  Available in English, Spanish or Vietnamese.  Size: 8.5" X 11"
RAW Mixed Recycling Poster - English RAW Mixed Recycling Poster - Spanish RAW Glass Recycling Poster - English RAW Glass Recycling Poster - Spanish Recycle Poster English Recycle Poster Spanish Recycle Guide Vietnamese

Drop-Off Recycling Location List.  Find recycling locations that will accept items that are not accepted in the mixed recycling collection program.  Also in Spanish.

Fact sheets.  Learn more about recycling and sustainability topics including plastics, the economy, energy, glass, metals, paper, purchasing and general waste reduction.

Displays.  We can set up a temporary display at your workplace such as the  A cup a day or just one cup table-top display or the Recycling and Waste Prevention at Work lobby displays.  The lobby display screens are 3’ wide X 7’ tall. 

Waste Assessment Kit.  Includes bins for sorting materials, scale, shovel, gloves, eye and ear protection, hard hats, a waste assessment guide and electronic forms for data collection.

Sustainable Workplace Pledge.  Which action(s) will you take to conserve resources at work?  Take the pledge, share it with your coworkers and make it happen!       

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More resources for your business...

 

Washington County Recycle At Work Business Bulletin.  An electronic newsletter, published twice yearly, that highlights Recycle at Work Businesses and provides useful waste prevention and recycling information.  

Fork it Over! A regional program that connects foodservice businesses with food rescue agencies, to make sure edible food does not go to waste.

Metro's Small Business Hazardous Waste program. 

Metro's Building Materials webpage.  Learn about ways to salvage, reuse or recycle building materials.

Painting your office or building?  Use recycled paint.  The MetroPaint program offers affordable, high quality indoor/outdoor recycled paint.  Many of the choices include those with Green Seal and Master Painters Institute (MPI) certification.