To separately collect products that contain critical raw materials in large organisations such as companies, the collection must cover all recyclable and reusable materials. In this video Jan-Henk Welink discusses the practical side of waste separation within companies.

Main takeaways

• For waste separation of products containing critical raw materials as WEEE, one must look at all of the materials in the company; with less residual waste, WEEE stands out more. Collecting usable materials from waste is in line with the attitude and the subjective norm of employees.
• To set up waste separation in your company you:
  • First measure the amount of recyclable materials, also looking at bought products; they give an insight into the waste that will be formed.
  • Make a collection plan, but consider reuse and prevention of waste first before calling recyclers.
  • One colleague is responsible for the waste separation and its plan and she/he is supported by management.
  • Always ask colleagues how to make separate waste collection more convenient.