Links to Web sites concerned with environmentally friendly ways of saving money in the office environment.

TonerTopUp helps you to do your bit for the environment by providing toner powder so that you can refill and reuse your empty laser printer, copier and fax machine cartridges. This is a good way of saving money whilst recycling.

The UK sends more than 45 million printer cartridges to landfill annually. If these cartridges were refilled once we would save 15 million litres of oil within 12 months.

Recycle Now

from Wrap

The Recyclenow web site suggests some helpful ways to recycle in the home, work, school, garden, shops and leisure environments.

https://www.recyclenow.com/
index.html

The Wastebook
https://www.wastebook.org/

A free guide to recycling and sustainable waste management for businesses and organisations
Comprehensive information on recycling from various government organisations in association with Friends of the Earth.

Recyling in Action

https://www.recyclinginaction.com

While many organisations both charitable and commercial collect empty laser printer cartridges for remanufacturing, Recycling in Action also will collect cartridges which are NOT SUITABLE FOR REMANUFACTURING for recycling and will send these for stripping and regranulation of the plastics. They have a unique process for washing and granulating mainly the black cartridges. They use the generated regrind in an extrusion process for moulded applications.

This is great from an environmental point of view as it closes the loop! We suggest that the best savings in cost as well as the best environmental practice is to buy good quality remanufactured cartridges where these are available in the first place, to refill using our refill toner until the cartridge is worn out and then to sent the cartridge for stripping and recycling of the component material. The last part is the hardest as there are few people who will accept cartridges for stripping and recycling if they are not suited for remanufacturing. Congratulations to Barnet for providing this service!

Note: Most cartridge remanufacturers work only with "virgin" cartridges and not those that have already been remanufactured once.

information and support service provided, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses, by Business Links.
https://www.envirolinkuk.org/

This web site has been designed to enable you to access easily and quickly and at no charge information on a range of environmental issues relevant to your business. It also signposts and links you to sources of more detailed information.

Wrap

WRAP's mission is to accelerate resource efficiency by creating efficient markets for recycled materials and products, while removing barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling.

https://www.wrap.org.uk/

Sustainable Development
The Government's approach - delivering UK sustainable development together.

These pages have been developed as a guide for businesses, in service industries as well as manufacturing, to become more resource efficient, competitive and socially responsible. They demonstrate the business case for taking action, showcase companies that are already benefiting from taking the lead, and provide information on how to seize these opportunities to advance your business.

Furniture to get rid of?

Green-Works is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing office furniture to schools, charities, community groups and start-up businesses that need it.

Green-Works is an award winning social enterprise that bridges the gap between organisations with redundant office furniture and schools, charities, community groups and small businesses that need it. Although used, the furniture is well made and high quality and we offer it for sale at heavily discounted prices. Hundreds of organisations have benefited from our low cost office furniture and have been able instead to concentrate their funds on core activities. In addition to diverting furniture from landfill, all warehouse operations are based in deprived areas to create jobs and training opportunities for disadvantaged people.

The Ecologist Magazine

https://www.theecologist.org/index.html

An excellent magazine for those interested in ecological matters!

Wastewatch

Wastewatch is a charity devoted to promoting action on waste reduction, reuse and recycling.

They publish the Green Office Manual. (Or is it now Earth Scan that do that?) Anyway the manual is available at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Office-Manual-Responsible-Practice/dp/1853836796

The Green Parent magazine

Green Parent Magazine focuses on a green home life style.

https://www.thegreenparent.co.uk

The Green Parent website, home of the UK's leading green lifestyle magazine. You'll find lots of information and inspiration here, whether you want to read articles on natural parenting or try out guilt-free shopping.

This gorgeous magazine covers all aspects of family life from birth to alternative education, eco house and garden to nutrition. Each issue comes with a pull-out Green Kids magazine packed with nature activities and games.

We apologise if any of these links to external site have died recently! It happens! Reviewed December 2006.

Envocare

A site with tons of information on environmentally friendly matters including printer cartridges!

https://www.envocare.co.uk/

The "Envocare" ® site was conceived, and will continue to be developed, as a central source of data on environmental issues.
Our aim is to provide useful information on the site, we do not offer any kind of recycling or trading service.

300 Recycling Ltd

300 Recycling Ltd are the global market recycler of all aspects of printer consumables.

https://300recycling.com/

This includes toner, laser and ink jet cartridges and includes cartridges from photocopiers and fax machines. We recycle either the consumable for example the toner cartridge or toner bottle in full or the constituent parts such as the actual toner powder.

We are one of the very few companies who offer a recycling service for toner bottles and fusers. Currently around 95% of this material ends up in landfill. 300 Recycling Ltd fundamental ethoses are to work with committed partners -both individuals and companies- to reduce the environmental impact of these materials.

Legal Biking in Austria

We want the free way for bikers!

https://insinkerator.co.uk/uk/page/environmental-cost-of-bottled-water

200 billion bottles of water are consumed globally each year, of which 176 billion will end up in landfill or in the ocean. Bottled water is 2000 times more expensive than tap water. It takes three times the volume of water to manufacture the plastic used in one bottle than it does to fill it. Bottled water is the ultimate corporate ruse: taking something we can get for free and selling it back to us for up to 2000x the price.



Bio-degradable and Re-useable Cups

The Problem with Disposable Coffee Cup Recycling.

https://www.cater4you.co.uk/blog/the-problem-with-disposable-coffee-cup-recycling/

For many of us, grabbing a cup of coffee from a high-street chain is just another part of the daily routine. However, when these takeaway cups get thrown away, they often end up in a landfill or being sent to an incinerator, neither of which is good for the environment. This graphic explains just how damaging this process is, and encourages consumers to think about more sustainable solutions.


British Cycling Campaign

Open up countryside paths for people on bikes say outdoor groups.

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/campaigning/article/20160706-campaigning-news-Open-up-countryside-paths-for-people-on-bikes-say-outdoor-groups-0

Due to archaic public access and rights of way laws, it is currently illegal for people on bikes to access the majority of the countryside in England and Wales. A British Cycling commissioned poll by YouGov has revealed that the majority of people believe cyclists should be allowed. At a time when obesity levels and air pollution in our cities is at an all-time high, we call on the government to act to make sure that the massive opportunity to get active in the countryside is not wasted.