The Waste Authority WA provides a wealth of resources and assistance for business owners and operators in WA, including the Australian Waste Database and e-waste disposal advice.
Bin Trim is an excel tool that helps measure business waste and provides a profile of your current waste and recycling, tailored action plan to reduce your waste, information to help you waste less and save more.
This NSW Government program provides assistance to prevent food waste in commercial settings, including tips, case studies a food donation toolkit and resources for your staff and customers.
It's estimated there are over 23 million unwanted mobiles in homes around Australia, and over 90% of the materials in the phone can be recycled. Mobile muster has been operating since 1998, recycling old mobiles to keep them out of landfill.
Oz Harvest rescues excess food and distributes it to charities supporting the vulnerable in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Gold Coast. Hospitality and retail businesses can donate food and there is also a workplace giving program for this registered charity.
Each year, Australians use over 1.5 million tonnes of printing and writing paper. Planet Ark has created a website providing practical steps to reduce office paper waste, recycle paper, buy recycled paper and go digital.
This site lists recycling options for around 90 different materials, specifically for business including furniture and fitting, electrical equipment, food, lighting, cardboard, plastics and more.
The following case study with CitySwitch signatory Inner East Community Health (iehealth) utilises both the CitySwitch waste assessment tool and an...Read more
ACORPP involved staff in selecting a new office and save over a thousand dollars a year in electricity by choosing a space...Read more
AMP Capital's behaviour change competition saw staff across seven floors of their Sydney office battle it out to reduce energy and increase...Read more
Long-time Signatory, the Victorian Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure, has achieved a number of operational gains...Read more
Simple energy-saving measures have created a sustainable workplace for GlasgowHart, a Sydney firm who deliver intelligent new workspaces for a...Read more
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