Too busy?
You’re a busy business owner.
Your To Do list is increasing, your ‘pending’ pile is growing and you’re constantly distracted by meetings, mobiles and memos.
So why on earth would you add Zero Waste Week to your list of commitments?
The bottom line is…
You’ll stop wasting money on buying and disposing.
By making better use of your resources you’ll increase your profits. And by recycling, rather than landfilling, you’ll reduce disposal costs.
Community links
You want your company to forge positive relationships in the community.
Imagine what people would say about you if you organised a litter pick, helped dig a school allotment, gathered old paint and tidied up some graffiti or donated to your scrap store.
How would it feel to be the ‘go to’ person for talks in schools, community groups and local radio to inspire them with your Zero Waste story?
Sleep better at night
Want to feel better about yourself and sleep well at night?
We ALL love the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from doing good.
Imagine going home at the end of the week and knowing that out there, somewhere, someone or something has benefitted from YOUR actions.
Benefit others
Feeling magnanimous?
Why not set up a recycling collection to benefit your favourite local charity? You can collect mobile phones, printer cartridges and even computers.
Just think about the positive PR.
Improve relationships with staff
Do you know what your staff think of you behind your back? Chances are you suck.
You’re a slave driver, you don’t understand them and you’re not living in the real world.
Wouldn’t it be better to know they think you’re a fantastic person doing a wonderful job; someone they can approach, who listens and values them?
By taking part in Zero Waste week you have the opportunity to get to know your staff in a non-threatening way. You can open up the paths of communication and exploration towards a common goal and who knows what skills and creativity you’ll find hiding in Janet and John’s minds…
Get bigger premises – for free!
Are you pushed for space?
By doing some simple zero waste activities you could save valuable space which you could then erm, fill with more stuff.
Install a hot air blower instead of using paper towels in the cloakrooms and you won’t need to store those annoying blue rolls of paper. Set your system for double sided printing and copying and you’ll reduce your storage space need for paper by around 20%.
Just Do It!
You know how good it feels when you tackle that procrastination job, right? The anticipation is FAR worse than the actual job. PLUS you get to feel fantastic when you’re through.
If making your business more sustainable has found its way to the bottom of your list and is tugging on your conscience, Zero Waste Week will give you the motivation to do what you know you need to do.
Get more business
It’s a crowded marketplace and you need something that separates you from the competition in the mind of your consumers.
According to Forbes more than 88% of consumers think companies should try to achieve their business goals while improving society and the environment.
Why not take that first step into your customer’s hearts by participating in Zero Waste Week?
Improve staff loyalty
Over to Forbes again who say “65% of employees would seriously consider leaving their job if their company harmed the environment”.
Go one step better than NOT harming the environment. Do something PRO-ACTIVE to support it.
Ready to sign up?
Zero Waste Week was launched in 2008 and takes place the first full week of September each year.
The aim of Zero Waste Week is to encourage participants to reduce landfill and rethink waste.
So go ahead – pick a topic, get support from staff and have a great week.
Feedback about Zero Waste Week
- “I loved the interaction with others. The sense of community with common purpose is powerful.”
- “If you think waste avoidance efforts go unnoticed, think again. An Early Day Motion proposed? That’s really something!”
- “If you stop to think too much about the environment it’s overwhelming, but Zero Waste Week makes you feel you can do something.”
- “Zero Waste Week makes you feel a part of something bigger, and oh God, maybe there is hope.”
- “Don’t underestimate the power of raising awareness. For every person I’ve mentioned ZWW to, it’s another person thinking about waste.”
- “This week was a real eye opener. I have discovered amazing products I had no idea about before.”
- “Huge thanks for enlightening me. I thought I was doing a lot already but you’ve showed me even more.”
About Zero Waste Week:
- Zero Waste Week began in 2008.
- The aim of the campaign is to help householders, businesses and community groups increase recycling, reduce landfill waste and participate in the circular economy – in alignment with European recommendations and Directives.
- Achievements
- Voted number 1 in Resource Magazine “Hot 100”
- Over 70 local authorities on mailing list and actively promoting to residents
- Zero Waste Week proposed for Early Day motion
- Zero Waste Week supported by former Prime Minister and recognized as a ‘Point of Light’
- Appeared in ‘Trashed’ – award winning documentary with Jeremy Irons
- Participants in over 80 countries
- #ZeroWasteWeek hashtag trended for two days and reached over 56mil impressions in 2017
VIsit: https://www.zerowasteweek.co.uk/
