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Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

How long does it take to decompose in a landfill?

• Plastic bottle - > 1000 years • Glass - > 4000 years •Aluminum Can - > 500 years (But if recycled, it can be reused within 6 weeks!)

What do we want to leave for our future generation? REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

• 1 ton of office paper uses 24 trees • 1 tree makes 16.67 reams of copy paper • 1 ream uses 6% of a tree • 1 ton of recycled paper saves 17 trees

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Double-sided photocopying or printing. • Reduce excess printing and copying. • Use projector instead of giving handouts in

meeting room. • Circulate written or printed memos. • Set the fax machine so it does not print out

confirmation after each fax. • Encourage reduction of paper generation through

e-mail. • Convert the document into PDF format and store

in computer instead of storing printed copy. • Reduce newspaper generation (e.g. utilize

electronic news services, reduce subscriptions etc.)

• Do not ask for a plastic bag if you can take the packet of food back to the office.

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• Reuse used envelopes for sending internal document

• Remove old documents and reuse files for filing again

• Re-format or delete old files from rewritable CD so that they can be used to store new documents

• Write on used paper for notes and internal memo.

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Which type of waste can be recycled?

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Charity Step 1:

Segregate

recyclables into

bins

Step 2:

Collection of

recyclables by

Building

Management

Step 3:

Proceeds from

recycling.

Step 4:

Donate to charitable

bodies.

Recyclable Waste • Do our bit for environment. We are going to continue the recycling

initiative at Menara Gamuda. At the moment, please use the available recycling bins to recycle the materials.

Status:

• We are in the midst of improving the recycling facilities in Menara Gamuda, look out for our future improvements!

Waste Minimization Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

• E-waste (discarded computer, printer, fax machine, malfunction light bulbs etc.) to be stored, disposed properly. It is in-charge by Admin department.

• The provision of facilities for e-waste and other scheduled wastes are in the progress of arrangement by Admin Department and QSHE Department. We will update you when it is finalized.

SCHEDULED WASTE MANAGEMENT

Lighting • Try to utilize our natural light. Turn off lights in spaces where

natural light is sufficient. • Make it a habit to switch off lights in unoccupied spaces, e.g.

compactor, pantry, toilet areas, etc. • Minimum lighting during lunch time. • If you are the last person who leave your office, please

switch off all the lights.

Computer • Set your computer to energy-saving setting mode. • Make it a habit to shut it off (including the monitor) when

you leave the office. • Avoid setting Computer in “standby mode” as it will

continue draw power even when not in use. • Printers, scanners, and other peripherals can be unplugged

over weekend.

Energy Saving

• If you wish to pack food for lunch, avoid using polystyrene. Please use your own reusable container.

WHY? • Polystyrene contains toxic substances styrene and

benzene which are cancer causing. The toxins leach when they come into contact with hot/ warm food or drink, which threaten human health.

• Polystyrene manufacturing process is the 5th largest creator of hazardous waste..

• It is made of petroleum, a non-sustainable resource.

• Polystyrene is not biodegradable,, it takes several decades to hundreds of years for polystyrene to decompose.

SAY NO TO POLYSTYRENE!

DO YOUR PART. ACT NOW!

SAVE MOTHER EARTH