Zero Waste Week is designed to be the “all in one feel good solution to save money, protect the environment and get popular”. The week has already attracted over 1,300 pledges and that number’s growing every day.
You’ve got an old toaster lying around, your fridge breaks or your old phone charger’s gathering dust in your desk drawer. It’s a little harder to hide a fridge in a drawer – so what do you do with it?
We're proud to announce we've been asked to provide recycling services to The Open Market, including food waste recycling. On Thursday 20th August, we're holding a launch day to educate stall holders about how they can get involved with recycling.
With an increasing number of clients requiring collections of old electronics we decided it was high time the service was recognised.
Springboard for Children are our newest charity partner. For every 10 working PC’s or laptops we collect, we donate the value of a tutoring session. Here is a special update about what Springboard have been up to.
A BBQ on the beach, campfires in the woods or a picnic in the park, all images that come to mind when you think of summer and eating outdoors. Recycling bins, not so much.
Food waste is a growing problem in Britain. Scotland has already banned food from their landfill sites and England looks set to go the same way. There are a lot of ways to deal with food waste, old fashioned composting, to newfangled anaerobic digestion, and quirky techniques, like growing mushrooms in coffee grounds.
With all this lovely weather, I know a lot of us are staring wistfully out of the windows, dreaming of our gardens or the seaside. Sweltering offices don’t make for a positive working environment, so what can you do to keep cool?
‘Ergonomics’, the study of people's efficiency in their working environment, has become an everyday word.
This week is Recycling Week and the theme is “recycling around the home”. At Paper Round we specialise in recycling around the work place, but that’s not to say our same basic recycling practices don’t apply at home too.
A while ago, we spotted an infographic on Twitter of some helpful tips on what you can and can't freeze. Now, we've got some more info for you from the makers of the graphic
Maintaining a clean workplace is essential. Not only does it ward off germs and keep illness and disease at bay, it also inspires confidence in your company’s professionalism. These days, there seems to be a different cleaning product for every surface you can think of. They all promise powerful cleaning without the elbow grease, but before you stock up, consider this
Our MD goes through the things we added to our confused.bin and gives us the definitive answers on whether or not they can be recycled.
Let’s face it, we’ve all found ourselves holding a piece of rubbish and been unsure which bin to put it in. Is it rubbish? Can it be recycled? Will it contaminate things? These are just some of the questions you might have found yourself asking. Well, we've got the solution!
Reaching your carbon targets can feel like a stretch on both time and the budget. This little guide will get you back on track within the hour.
Last week, four Paper Round volunteers headed over to a FareShare depot to help out. They spent their time sorting donations into different categories so food could be delivered to people in need.
For those not in the loop, waste products needn’t be shoveled into incinerators. You can save money and the environment by closing the loop on your paper supplies and turning the old back into the new. It’s the way towards a fully sustainable future and the best thing about it is you don’t have to do anything at all.
Managing your print services has always been a drain on business’ time and money, but a new, management model has emerged that promises to take the pain away. We’ve all been there, searching desperately for that lost toner, taking pliers to an impossible paper jam and cursing the day we signed a 5-year contract for a printer that’s too small, too old, or just too plain useless. Now, thousands of businesses across the UK are embracing Managed Consumables Supply (MCS). This next-gen service offers businesses of any size the ability to save both time and money by putting all you print needs in one place and managing them automatically.
