Business is all about the bottom line. You can have the greatest product innovation, the most desirable service and a huge customer base and still lose money if your expenses exceed your income. It's basic Economics and there is no way to get around that simple law of financial physics.

As a manufacturing firm, overhead and variable costs must be closely monitored to maximize profit. One sizable expense that is often overlooked as having room for improvement is waste disposal and waste income.  Waste as income? In these days of expensive natural resources, waste is the new resource for many industries.

Instead Of Paying For Disposal, You Can Profit From Recycling

Trash collection and disposal can be prohibitively expensive. Not only does the process consume man hours, facility space and financial resources, trash collection and disposal is extremely wasteful (no pun intended). Virginia Mason Hospital, in Seattle, reports spending $20 per ton to recycle as opposed to $165 per ton for waste disposal simply by recycling half of their waste materials, for an annual savings of over $170,000!

Their project began with a simple request from environmentally-minded employees who requested recycling bins. Inexpensive recycling containers were brought in and the recycling began. Administrators realized very quickly that the conscientious use of recycling bins by their employees was resulting in increased income for the hospital! The minimal cost of renting bins for recycling was trivial in comparison to the savings, not to mention the public relations benefits.

Selecting Your Service Provider

Recycling has become big business and there is plenty of competition in the market. Gone are the days of unattractive 50-gallon drums overflowing with newspapers and plastic water bottles. What started as a grassroots environmental effort has become a multi-billion dollar business. You can order custom-designed recycling containers that match your use, your décor and your budget.

Regardless of the service provider you select, you will greatly reduce your waste disposal costs. However, when shopping for a recycling service provider, look for businesses that offer a variety of materials for your bins for recycling. Your recycling bins can be made from new plastic, recycled plastic "wood", steel or fiberglass. Recycling bins come in a wide range of sizes and your provider should offer recycling bins with an opening for each type of recyclable material.

Benefits Available To Many Business Types

The use of recycling bins can benefit nearly every type of business, academic or civic organization. Not only does recycling help maintain the livability of planet Earth for everyone, but recycling can significantly reduce waste collection and disposal costs while generating an income. Certainly a win-win situation for everyone, landfill use is reduced, costs are cut, profit is increased and good will expands many fold, both on and off the books.

Employing bins for recycling requires little to no extra space and increasing the ease with which employees can use recycling containers greatly increases participation rates, resulting in greater cost savings and increased income.