Committee FOR WASTE REDUCTION

Each month we feature a different member of Waste Wise Business and for November we are very pleased to hear from  Vanessa Allen and Fleur Warner from ADhesive Communication: 

'The team at ADhesive Communication are passionate about the environment and doing our bit to help look after it.

Our business is a marketing organisation that helps clients with their overall marketing strategies by helping them target their ideal client.  We work with our clients to implement the ideas including producing fantastic television and radio messages that cut through the clutter, we also do all media buying which includes television, radio, press and outdoor.  Our digital services including social media, Google Adwords and websites, just to name a few.

As we are an office we had be a little creative to reduce our environmental footprint and one of the key changes we felt that would assist was to reduce paper use so we implemented systems to achieve this so we now use less than half the amount of paper used previously.  We also have looked a few other simple processes.

We Help the Environment By...

• We changed our processes in company to reduce printing and therefore paper. e.g. only electronic copies of bookings & revenue reports and other documents where possible. 
• All paper purchased for the office is recycled paper, including hand paper.
• Double-sided printer default for all computers and staff.
• We purchased and maintain a recycling bin for entire building which is used by five other businesses in complex.
• Each staff member has a regular and recycling bin next to their desk. Recycle coffee pods by purchasing recyclable bags from Nespresso.
• Hand wash all dishes.
• Re-use empty take away containers for other uses.
• Re-use empty jars for other uses.
• Installed energy saving globes where possible.
• On warmer/cooler days, instead of turning on the heater/air-con we open doors and windows to regulate the temperature.
• Window tinting on office building to regulate temperature.
• Printer cartridges are recycled through Officeworks.
• We purchased second hand furniture to decorate the office (and we think it looks quite amazing).
• Sell/donate old furniture.
• Use rag/cloth for cleaning – not paper towel.
• All lights are switched off when office is vacant.'