RECYCLE AND RESALE

Think about your office. If it’s like most offices, opportunities exist for recycling. Here is a short list of items that you could recycle: copier paper, cardboard boxes, and aluminum cans as well as parts from copiers, microcomputers, and other office equipment.

Some firms recycle items like those above, not so much as to recoup expenditures but to raise funds for charitable causes. By doing so, the firm gains goodwill as well as money.

In addition to recycling, a firm can sell nondisposable items to recoup expenditures, such as furniture and equipment. It can sell these items to employees or to the public as well as give them to a charitable institution.

The benefits of recycle and resale are obvious. It saves resources, including money. It also reduces inventory and can reduce taxes. Finally, it can be good public relations.

for Recycle and Resale

• Look in cluttered areas.
• Look in storage areas and cabinets.
• Identify items that have not been touched in awhile.
• Identify items that have become less important or obsolescent due to new technology.