Scotland’s leading waste management firm, Changeworks Recycling, is encouraging Scottish businesses to join in its new Change Waste Challenge to eradicate 3 million kilos of waste by 2022.
The company, which has recycled more than 7,000 tonnes of waste material in the past 12 months across around 3,000 client sites in Glasgow and Edinburgh, estimates that if its customers were to reduce general waste by 50% and increase the capture of recycling materials, it would eliminate 3 million kilos of waste annually.
The challenge, launched to support the Scottish Government’s mission to recycle 70% of all Scotland’s waste by 2025, is aimed at businesses in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
The #ChangeWasteChallenge campaign is geared towards changing behaviours and perceptions about waste, particularly with regards to food, to enable businesses to better understand its true impact and encourage more effective recycling.
Leading global investment management organisation, Franklin Templeton are the first company to sign up to the Change Waste Challenge. Paul Collins, Senior Vice President, Head of Trading and Ops at Franklin Templeton said:
“We are pleased to support the Change Waste Challenge to increase recycling and reduce waste in our Edinburgh office. At Franklin Templeton, we want to ensure we are doing as much as we can to reduce waste in the workplace and help the environment. By engaging with and educating our employees about the true impact of waste and encouraging recycling, we believe we can make a difference in helping change behaviours about waste.”
Forbes Connor, managing director of Changeworks Recycling, added: “We are calling on our client base and other businesses in Glasgow and Edinburgh to join us on our mission to eradicate more waste and protect our planet.
“We all have a responsibility and we can all do more, so sign up to our #ChangeWasteChallenge and help us eradicate waste, recycle more and protect our planet.”
The multi-award-winning company, which counts the Scottish Parliament, The Edinburgh Grand luxury serviced apartments, Fettes College and the Palace of Holyroodhouse amongst its client base, is committed to achieving environmental sustainability and is working hard to educate the business community on ways to combat the climate emergency.
For more information on the campaign, follow the hashtag #ChangeWasteChallenge.