ICE – Information, Communication, Education by Ilze Ciema https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f With all the creative minds in the office we want you to have a brainstorm and put forward ideas for how we can better communicate sustainable ‘Best In Class’ practices within the workplace and wider public realms. en-us 2018-11-21 16:17:29 UTC 2025-11-06 23:37:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Recycling Mascot ilze_ciema https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307061540 during awareness days it communicates with public/tenants h   **Dom]]> 2018-11-22 15:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307061540 Cleaning team to wear T-shirts saying ‘Stop Me and Recycle your Coffee Cup’ (in public realm) ilze_ciema https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307061989 **Jim]]> 2018-11-22 15:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307061989 Statistics on Coffee Cups! amyfbarker https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307082246 From the recycling week quiz, learning that only 1% of coffee cups in the UK was recycled last year is a very powerful (and concerning) statistic...! Perhaps publicising this on coffee shop boards, vending machines, workplace breakout areas etc...
And of course a link to Paper Round's services!
**Amy]]> 2018-11-22 17:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307082246 Last-chance bin lids amyfbarker https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307270651 How much more can we divert from general waste with 'last chance' messaging?
For example, I have seen 'general waste' bins called 'non-recyclable' or 'landfill' or 'Last resort' bins, which can help to change perceptions.
I have seen an example bin labelling which said: 'Plan B: Landfill. There is no plan B for our planet.'

Perhaps could trial stickers on the bin lids e.g.:
 - Are you sure the item can't be recycled?
 - Last chance to recycle!
 - This bin is the last resort for your waste! Rethink: can it be reused or recycled?
**Amy]]> 2018-11-23 13:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307270651 The use of language..... Scientific studies have shown that to initiate behaviour change you need to make the desired actions a normality. We need to be saying things like: 'All the other tenants in this building have food waste bins, you are the last ones left not to.' If recycling is normal and you are not doing it properly you are the one that is missing out. https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307278025 **Sarah P]]> 2018-11-23 14:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/307278025 Tree Planting with the Woodlands Trust https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/308174999 After having this at my previous company, I found this was a great way of generating fresh recycling focus by engaging with the environment directly by planting 4,300 trees during a team building day out of the office.
**David ]]> 2018-11-27 09:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/308174999 Keep records of errors in the office so the problem isn’t just moved elsewhere https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309192342 The person who ties the bin bags in preparation to be taken away completes a quick feedback card, based on a quick visual assessment. If it’s the cleaner’s job, this could be an additional task. The card gets left by the office bin after the bag has been removed.
Some of the office cleaners I’ve spoken to feel frustrated when they see items put in wrong bins, but it isn’t their responsibility to fix the issue (i.e to remove wrong items), nor should it be. But with feedback cards they could make a difference. Not an immediate fix, but it could reduce the problem over the longer term. **Alistair
]]> 2018-11-29 09:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309192342 Where does my recycling go https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309720783 Update this so that it includes items that cannot be recycled and why so we have clear written details for each item. This could be uploaded on our members area.]]> 2018-11-30 11:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309720783 Run competitions between floors https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309723729 Have the cleaners record the weight of each type of bin bag that comes out from each floor. Weigh each bag every day.
For added value, install a Weightron Machine in the loading bay. Have each floor as a separate entry on Weightron. Every month the building will know which floor has the best recycling rates. The prizes could be Close-Loop items sold by Stationery.
**Fred]]> 2018-11-30 12:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309723729 Foldable small brochures rushab_shah https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309830361 Managers and staff of buildings, offices, restaurants and hotels can have these small foldable brochures in their pockets. they can be informative but straight to the point - if they are not sure they can look into it and the brochure can be their guide on best practice for recycling on site
**Rushab 

]]> 2018-11-30 15:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309830361 Different Types Of Plastic's https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309868280 Have a simple info sheet just on the different types of plastic's and what can and cannot be recycled. This is often a question is get asked and can see why it gets very confusing.

Sarah C]]> 2018-11-30 16:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309868280 Collaboration Gandalf_the_Grey https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309876716 Work with behaviour change experts like Hubbub to best use their knowledge of public realm engagement strategy. 

Basil Basiljet]]> 2018-11-30 17:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309876716 Put eyes on posters to reduce littering in public realm. Gandalf_the_Grey https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309882907
https://neurosciencenews.com/nudge-psychology-eyes-littering-3181/

Gandalf the Grey]]> 2018-11-30 17:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/309882907 Inform % Sell Reusable Solutions https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/310335998 We are so good at telling people to use reusable products yet we don't give them a sheet with all the main ones with prices. Keep cups, Tupperware lunch box, metal straw, tote bag, etc. There is a big opportunity to sell these but we need to make it easy for people before they lose interest.

**A non-stationery stationery salesman]]> 2018-12-03 10:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ilze_ciema/fvb4blmpys8f/wish/310335998