economic stewardship

26 Ways to Go Green for the Holidays

12/12/2019 by WsiProjects Leave a Comment

Waste Masters Solutions is a commercial waste management company. While we deal mostly with businesses, we strive to be a leader in environmental stewardship with in our community.

The holidays are a magical time. However, for some they are a time of excess and waste. That is why each December we share some tips on how to go green for the holidays.

This year we compiled a list of 26 ideas that can help your family and friends reflect on the true meaning of this time of year. A time to share valuable lessons on reducing, reusing, and recycling. We hope that you will join us in making a difference.

26 Ways to Go Green for the Holidays:

Buy Local: Support your local community and reduce your carbon footprint by buying local.
Buy Less: Do you really need to buy that much? Consider reducing the amount of gifts and spend more time with family.
Reduce Travel: Plan out shopping trips strategically to reduce your energy consumption and stay local when possible.
Give Recycled Gifts: One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Shop resale and thrift shops for unique and lovingly used items.
Re-Gift: This is always acceptable! Especially when you know someone that will appreciate something that has been lying around unused.
Give Battery-Free Gifts: Buy gifts that do not need batteries in order to reduce the toxins that batteries cause our environment.
Give to a Charity: Donate to the recipient’s favorite cause. It will make you both feel good!
Make Eco-Donations: Donate to local conservation groups or eco-friendly organizations.
Give Gift Certificates: Lessen the chances of getting something that is not to the taste of the recipient by giving a gift card to their favorite store.
Send E-Cards: Reduce the carbon footprint that paper card cause by delivering an e-card right into loved one’s email box.
Reuse Wrapping & Trimmings: Reuse save bows, ribbons and wrapping paper saved from the year before. Another great way to reduce waste is to buy reusable decorative boxes that to use for years to come!
Use Eco-Friendly Gift Wrap: If you have to use new wrapping, buy gift wrap made from recycled materials, make your own from newspaper, paper bags, cloth etc …
Use LED Lights in Displays: Us energy saving LED lights on the tree and in displays. They last longer and use less electricity.
Reduce Holiday Lighting: Keep lighting to a minimal. No need to outdo the Jones.
Turn Lights Off at Bedtime: Holiday lights left on are a waste of electricity and annoying to neighbors. Shut them off at bedtime.
Give Homemade Gifts: Homemade gifts are more personal and treasured. It tells the recipient you care enough to give a homemade gift.
Give Book of Beloved Recipes: My favorite type of gift is great recipes that will last a lifetime!
Give Gift of Time: Instead of giving a store bought gift, take your family member or friend out on a special outing, have a game night, or help them with a home improvement project. The gift of time is a rare thing.
Stuff Stockings with Sentiments: Stuff family member’s stockings with pictures, memories or your favorite thing about them.
Give Homemade Body Care Items: Make a sugar scrub, bath bomb or scented soap for friends and family.
Thermostat Downtime: Schedule the thermostat to lower when family members are warm and toasty in bed.
Give Digitally: Send e-certificates, e-tickets and e-cards to reduce the need for transporting gifts, lessening the carbon footprint.
Cancel the Catalogs: Cancel your catalogs and shop online. Most end up unopened in the recycling bin.
Cut Down Local Tree: Start a family tradition of cutting down your own tree from a local Christmas tree farm, lessening the carbon footprint from trucking in trees from across the country.
Buy a Live Tree: Buy a live tree to be later planted or donated after the holidays are over.
Decorate a Tree for Birds: Instead of using plastic balls and other store bought decorations for outdoor trees, decorate a tree with suet bells, pinecones dipped in peanut butter, birdseed, etc …

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At Waste Masters Solutions, we believe environmental stewardship is in everyone’s best interest. Call us at 302-824-0909

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10 Ways Your Business Can Celebrate Earth Day

04/09/2019 by DeniseB Leave a Comment

Most Americans realize that our environment needs protecting, now more than ever. Earth Day is a perfect opportunity to raise environmental awareness and support initiatives for reducing, reusing and recycling the world’s limited assets. Cities around the world have extended Earth Day celebrations to last a week or more to increase community awareness of green initiatives.

Businesses that make an effort towards environmental stewardship often enjoy a positive brand image. Companies such a Patagonia whose mission statement is ‘We’re in business to save our home planet’ have used their platform to raise advocacy for environmental issues.

Earth Day Network works year round to solve climate change, to end plastic pollution, to protect endangered species, and to broaden, educate, and activate the environmental movement across the globe.

Earth Day will be celebrated on Monday, April 22, 2019 by millions of people around the world. This will mark the 49th year for this celebration and this year’s theme is ‘Save Species’. Since the conception of Earth Day in 1970, there’s been a loss of over 40% of the world’s wild animal population. Climate change threatens 75% of the world’s coral reefs, while the bee and other pollinating insects continue to be decimated by use of insecticides.

Those of us at Waste Masters Solutions thought it might be helpful to share a few ideas with our commercial customers on how to celebrate Earth Day and protect our environment for future generations to come.

10 Ways Your Business Can Celebrate Earth Day:

1) Teleconference instead of traveling. If you fly five times per year, those trips are likely to account for 75% of your personal carbon footprint

2) Reduce and recycle paper in the office, plus purchase 100% post-consumer recycled paper

3) Encourage employees to pack their lunch in a reusable bag

4) Conserve water outdoors by only watering landscaping in the early morning or late at night. Use drought-resistant plants in dry areas.

5) Form a “green team” at your office to find cost-effective ways to conserve resources and promote sustainability.

6) Advise employees to turn off and unplug electronics and lights when not in use. This includes turning off your computer before leaving for the night.

7) Coordinate and/or encourage employees to carpool to work

8) Create a ‘Ride Your Bike’ to work club that encourages employees to reduce carbon emissions

9) Make incentive programs that educate employees about using public transportation or driving an electric or hybrid car.

Your carbon footprint is reduced by one pound for every mile you do not drive.

10) Replace inefficient incandescent light bulbs with efficient CFLs or LEDs – Reduce your carbon footprint by 450 pounds a year

SOME HELPFUL LINKS:

EARTH DAY PHILLY

EARTH DAY 2019

FARMER’S ALMANAC EARTH DAY 2019

10 ACTIVITY IDEAS FOR YOUR BUSINESS

4 WAYS TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY

EARTH DAY WEBSITE

A Waste Audit Could Make Your Business More Sustainable

06/19/2018 by DeniseB 1 Comment

Sustainability and environmental stewardship are big buzzwords to the commercial waste industry, but what exactly do they mean?

In today’s environment, waste management solutions are not only a money saver, they are also a public relations issue. Many corporations realize that when done well, economic stewardship and sustainable practices can boost a brand’s reputation.

Corporations are making big efforts to conduct their business in a greener way of life that is eco-friendly. WasteMasters Solutions of Delaware partners with commercial facilities and institutions to implement innovative solutions to environmental challenges. Our goal is to have it commonplace for all to implement sustainable waste management solutions in the workplace on a daily basis.

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Conducting a waste assessment of your current waste management system will help to identify which of your waste solutions are under-performing and which ones are working as planned or excelling expectations. At WasteMasters Solutions, we can help commercial businesses and institutions to better implement waste management solutions that will lower costs, offer greener solutions and safer processes.

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We help all types of industries to conduct a full waste audit of everyday processes in order to create a comprehensive assessment of their facilities. Our main focus will be on the areas of your building that generates the larger amounts of waste, such as cafeterias, mail aor copy rooms, shipping and receiving, assembly lines and offices. We also assess the outside of the building and ground maintenance operations. Finally, we travel to all areas of the facility to ensure that nothing is falling through the cracks.

We’ll observe all activities and equipment closely to gain a better understanding of how waste is generated at your facility. Make note of all waste reduction efforts already in place and areas that fall short of recycling/reusing goals.

If this sounds like something that your business or corporation could use, please get in touch now!

WasteMasters Solutions of Delaware is offering a free waste audit. Click the link below to get started!