Unified Metrics Library - Office waste sorting policy

Helper question

Did you company have a waste sorting policy for offices during the period?

Summary

Offices play a significant role in making a business sustainable. The waste sorting process, which is at the heart of this process, is where waste is sorted into categories, according to material or recyclability.

Unit

Boolean: Yes or No

Description

The waste management hierarchy serves as a framework for ranking the various waste management solutions in terms of preference. The cradle-to-grave concept, which tracks a product from its manufacture to its "grave" or ultimate disposal, is the foundation of this approach.

Regulatory Definition

"Waste management" means the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal sites, and including actions taken as a dealer or broker.

Sources

Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives . Article 3, Point 9

Examples

An office business might start by placing recycling bins dedicated to the most used materials in the office. Sorted waste includes paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, wood, scrap metal, compost, hazardous waste, residual waste and more.

Non-recycled waste

Raw materials consumption