CTW has been recycling old cable, electronics & cardboard long before it became the ‘politically correct’ thing to do. Even though it costs us both in time & money – it’s just the right thing to do. We added plastic recycling when it became available too.
We have found that waste reduction and recycling has been the fastest and easiest way to minimize our impact on the environment. We are taking steps to ensure that the majority of the waste product from our offices and work sites makes it into a recycling program.
Paper, cardboard, plastics, electronics, batteries and copper cable make up the bulk of our waste products. We recycle or reuse all these items wherever possible.
Over 40 billion ‘single-use’ batteries were disposed of worldwide last year. We have been using rechargeable batteries for years now and our battery waste has been reduced greatly because of this. Even rechargeable batteries are recycled at their end of life.
A shift to electronic media such as manuals and instructional material has allowed us to reduce our paper usage a lot. We are taking steps to utilize these changes wherever possible.
Some quick facts about recycling.
One ton of recycled cardboard saves:
- 390 kWh of electricity
- 174 litres of oil
- 6.6 million Btu’s of energy
- Almost 7 cubic meters of landfill space