workplace behavior change on waste

Behavior and waste

Behavior plays a bigger role in waste management than you might think. Because even if there are good facilities, if people don't use them properly, the effect remains limited. Therefore, encouraging the right behavior is a good step toward less residual waste and zero waste.

Nudging: small choices, big effect

A waste container in the right place, a recognizable color or a lid on the residual waste bin - such seemingly small interventions make all the difference. By making waste separation logical and easily accessible, the desired behavior becomes self-evident. People often choose what is easiest. So if recycling packaging or paper takes less effort than throwing something in the residual waste, that's what they will do.

Want to know more? We provide a Zero Waste Workshop in the workplace, where we go into how to reduce your waste.

Proper separation can be learned

Better separation starts with awareness. That's why we regularly conduct webinars, trainings and workshops on behavioral change and circularity in the workplace. From facility to production, and from policy to implementation: everyone plays a role.

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We are happy to help you on your way with practical tools for waste separation. For example: separation posters for on the work floor, a guide with concrete tips per flow and a Zero Waste package for your location.

How do you encourage behavior change around waste in the workplace?

A logical first step in improving waste management is to install waste separation bins. But to what extent does this actually separate waste properly? In practice, this is often not the case and behavioral change is needed to change this.

WasteLab at Bru Textiles (BE)

Milgro provided targeted recommendations during the WasteLab to address the bottlenecks.

''Our employees now better understand why these steps are important and see how they contribute to concrete improvements,'' Bru Textiles said.

Research shows: your trash can plays an important role in how Gen Z disposes of trash

Together with a group of students, we investigated what factors-such as collection methods-affect Gen Z's separation behavior.d

Behavior and waste

Nudging: small choices, big effect

Proper separation can be learned

Getting started? Get started today

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How do you encourage behavior change around waste in the workplace?

WasteLab at Bru Textiles (BE)

Research shows: your trash can plays an important role in how Gen Z disposes of trash

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