1) Send an announcement about your new office recycling service and Green the Office, the program that will help make it a success.

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1 Step-by-Step Program Outline Green Your Business is a turnkey single stream office recycling program that is based on four key actions, to: educate, engage, reinforce and reward. This easy step-by-step outline will guide you and your team to a more sustainable business. 1) Send an announcement about your new office recycling service and Green the Office, the program that will help make it a success. 2) Create a volunteer Green the Office Team consisting of dedicated employees who will help implement and monitor your Green the Office program. 3) Work with your Green the Office team to: a) Educate: Organize a kick-off event with employees Put signs up around the office recycling, tips, etc. Send kick-off with program information to employees b) Engage: Green the Office Pact to employees and managers to be signed electronically Organize lunchtime roundtable for program suggestions Survey employees periodically c) Reinforce: recycling reminders and stories Provide recycling bin content updates (results of monitoring activities) and communicate program progress Organize employee games and contests d) Reward: Identify and reward recycling champions Set goals, i.e. increase recycling %, and provide rewards for achieving goals 4) Continue to monitor the success and make changes to tailor your Green the Office program to your business s specific needs. 5) Share your success stories with us!

2 GREEN THE OFFICE Sample Announcement Hello! We have some exciting news to share with you. Your company has partnered with Waste Management to provide our office with single stream recycling service. You may be asking yourself, what is single stream recycling? Single stream recycling is a technology that will allow us to place all recyclables such as fiber (newspaper, office paper and cardboard) and non-fiber (plastic bottles, steel and aluminum cans) into a single container. The recyclables are then collected, processed and remarketed. It is simple and it means that we will be minimizing our waste and therefore our impact on the environment. Your company is committed to sustainability and is looking to you, our employees, and partners in sustainability, to help make our new recycling program a success. Waste Management s Your Business program will provide the basic tools to help us get our office recycling program started and tips on how to ensure its success. Keep your eyes out for more information! In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at your phone number/ .

3 SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING GREEN THE OFFICE ACCEPTABLE RECYCLING ITEMS Paper NO GREEN WASTE OR FOOD SOILED WASTE ACCEPTED

4 Additional Services and Resources LampTracker LampTracker offers environmentally friendly, safe, and simple recycling solutions for fluorescent lamps, dry cell batteries, lighting ballasts, mercury devices, computers, electronics, bottles, cans, and paper. The prepaid program includes recycling containers, shipping both ways via UPS or FedEx ground, recycling of the waste, and complete online documentation of every container ordered and recycled. You can even choose to auto-reorder so you re never stuck with waste in your facility. Containers are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to fit different facilities and needs. For more information, visit MedWaste Tracker Our MedWaste Tracker program provides a comprehensive, practical solution to ensure that your medical waste is properly managed and destroyed to protect the environment, the public and your employees. With this affordable solution, you can safely dispose of a variety of forms of medical waste including sharps, sutures, scalpel blades, syringes and small amounts of tissue from procedures. We provide all the supplies you need to contain and treat these materials and all the components required by the U.S. Postal Service for documented destruction. Simply fill the containers, seal the containers in the provided box with prepaid postage, and schedule a pickup time that is convenient for you. For more information, visit Solar-Powered Trash Compactors Our Solar-Powered Trash Compactors provide a better way to keep public spaces clean while vastly reducing waste collection costs. The unique compactors are vermin proof and hold as much as five times more refuse than a standard 35-gallon trash barrel, so they don t need to be emptied as often. And when it s full, each compactor will send out a signal indicating that it s ready to be picked up. For more information, please contact your Account Manager The Bagster The Bagster bag is a high-strength polypropylene bag that can hold up to 3 cubic yards of material. Simply purchase the Bagster bag from one of our retail partners, fill it up with up to 3,300 pounds of waste material, then contact Waste Management to schedule pickup. It is a cost-effective, time-saving and reliable solution that is ideal for most construction and remodeling projects. For more information, please visit (not available in Carlsbad).

5 Sustainability Services Companies achieve true sustainability by considering impacts on people, planet and profit throughout their operations. Achieving this takes dedication, planning, forethought, and expertise to ensure that efforts are coordinated and effective. We recognize that every business and organization has different needs and priorities. Sustainability Services will work closely with your to offer customized, comprehensive solutions, whether you are just starting out on the path to sustainability or have already begun your journey. With our unique blend of subject matter expertise an access to Waste Management s vast asset resources, we can design tailored sustainability programs. We also have the operational experience and resources to implement and manage those programs. Once installed, we can also help you track and measure results, amplify progress towards your sustainability goals and promote and celebrate your accomplishments. For more information, please visit Think Green from Home Waste Management s Think Green from Home recycling kits provide streamlined mail-in solutions for the storage and recycling of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), batteries and discarded electronics. For more information, please visit Freecycle The Freecycle Network is made up of over 4,500 groups with over 6 million members from around the world. It is a grassroots and nonprofit organization that allows people to give and get free stuff in their own towns. It is about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer. Membership is free. Visit PACK-RAT Our portable storage units are sturdy, secure, and can be delivered directly where you need them within 24 hours. Keep your unit at your location or store it at one of our modern, climate-controlled warehouses. Whatever your company s storage or moving needs, we have the solution. Visit or call PACK-RAT