Initiative Roles
Selection
Criteria: Eco
Benefits
Selection
Criteria: Others
Related
Simple Acts
Measurement Targets
Minimize office waste All Staff:
Ensure that all of the following
materials are placed in
designated office recycling bins:
o Non transitory office
paper (reuse first where
possible ‐ e.g. use
discard paper as scrap
paper).
o Beverage containers.
o Batteries.
o Cardboard (reuse first
where possible).
Where possible, recycle all
other glass, plastics and metals.
Ship used assets for reuse,
resale, recycling or proper
disposal. (Printer cartridges and
toners sent to the
manufacturer).
Transitory documents are
stored in secure locations and
recycled after documents have
been destroyed (i.e. by a
private provider).
Select Staff:
Set up beverage container
recycling systems in offices
Purchase desk side recycling
blue boxes and mini garbage
cans (where appropriate).
If a private company is
providing a service for the
disposal of transitory
documents, ensure that paper
is being recycled after
documents have been
destroyed.
Explore options for recycling
other materials.
Collect surplus items for reuse,
resale, recycling or proper
disposal.
Records Management ‐ Ensure
transitory documents collected
for destruction are recycled.
Saves energy.
Reduces GHG.
Conserves natural
resources.
Relative Eco‐
Benefit Rating:
High
Solid financial
payback.
Ease of Measurability.
High symbolic value.
Ease of adoption.
Aligns with green
policy
On Your Own
www.onesimpleact.alber
ta.ca/docs/fast.pdf
‐ Reduce, reuse and
recycle waste
As a Team
www.onesimpleact.alber
ta.ca/docs/simple.pdf
‐ Collect batteries and
dispose of them properly
‐ Dispose of solvents or
other chemicals
‐ Promote and enable
recycling practices
‐ Recycle print cartridges
As an Org.
www.onesimpleact.alber
ta.ca/docs/save.pdf
‐ Invest in on site
composting
‐ Develop a waste
management policy
‐ Hire a contractor to
provide recycling pick up
KPIs
Percentage of staff who
received specific training and
education related to
minimizing waste.
Percentage of staff that have
desk‐side recycling bins at their
workstations.
Mechanism for measurement:
Periodic visual inspection
audits (e.g., how many staff
have desk‐side recycling blue
boxes, quantity of recyclables
collected).
Self declaration via staff
survey (frequency of recycling
vs. using garbage).
Centralized monitoring of
waste generation rates by
designate (e.g., waste audit,
waste assessment).
Percent of employees that
have access to recycling
infrastructure
Kilograms of batteries
collected per year.
__ per cent of staff
have received
training and
education related
to minimizing office
waste by date.
__ per cent of staff
have desk‐side
recycling bins at
their workstations
by date.