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A Small Change in the way you manage your waste can yield big savings “Burying your waste is like taking the cash from the drawer of the business till and emptying it into a hole in the ground,” said Ireland’s Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government Mr. Martin Cullen TD (on 23 February 2004) when he launched “Small Change”, a nationwide programme to support small and medium sized businesses in their efforts to reduce and recycle their business waste.
A Small Change Guide has been developed to provide practical advice and tips to help businesses reduce, reuse and recycle (see examples attached). It explains how to carry out a waste review and implement a plan of action, how to deal with a waste contractor and briefly outlines the waste legislation of most relevance to business. There are also case studies of companies all over the country who are saving money by recycling and composting their business waste. The guide is also available online at www.raceagainstwaste.com.
In addition, businesspeople can have their individual queries dealt with (via the www.raceagainstwaste.com website), or through their local Chamber of Commerce, who will be liaising with the Race Against Waste project team
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