It's not enough to just just tell the office to start recycling, you need to give reasons, give the office motivation & inspire. Most importantly recycling in the office needs to be interesting.

1. How To Encourage Your Office To Start Recycling
How do you motivate kids to eat their veggies, or drink their milk or brush their teeth? You make
it interesting. In essence, many office staff have the same mentality when it comes to things that
don't seem to make sense, or require too much time. If you're trying to get your business,
company, office, workplace or organization to recycle more, here are some ideas you might want
to try.
Instead of just hitting them with the facts as to why recycling is great, try using some examples.
The Trash Vortex as it is commonly called is a great way to start. Many times people think that
garbage just affects the land but is not out at sea, this whoever suggests otherwise.
If you're very creative, try making something out of recycled material. Art is a classic example. If
you've ever visited new eco-friendly parks or other major parks around the world, you will see a
myriad of sculptures that have been put together with scrap metal. No need to be artistic at heart,
but simple art created out of recycled material is a great way to raise money and awareness for
the need to recycle.
Few things are as effective as petitions. Don't ask people to petition the government to do
something, rather petition them to recycle a certain percent of their waste weekly, and provide
the numbers. Many people are overwhelmed by the demands of recycling unless it is made
simple. Instead of asking them to recycle every piece of plastic, ask them to recycle just 10% of
their plastic to begin with, and show the mathematical calculations of what could be saved if they
did.
Almost everyone will agree that charity organizations do an awesome work. Incorporate this idea
in your effort. Get people/organizations to sponsor charity work. For example, get promises from
them to donate a certain amount of money to their favourite charity or a specific charity for every
pound of waste you are able to recycle.
Last but not least, nothing works as well as statistics.
Many times people fail to do things because they are not aware of the stats involved. It was
effective in millions of people quitting smoking, driving under the influence and even more people
eating healthy. Believe it or not, most people think that one person will not make a difference.
You need to show them otherwise. Show them how much energy, trees, etc. they can save if
they decide to recycle. You just might grab their attention.
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