brycesteiner
New Member
A topic like this comes around once in a while and instead of bringing up a topic from 2010, I thought I would bring it up from a slightly different POV.
I am bringing this up because I feel we are wasting quite a bit of material that gets thrown in the garbage. I think about what I would like to do with it every single time I cut another piece off, and that is to recycling it, but I don't see any place that takes it. I goes in the landfill. I'm sure this stuff takes a long time to disintegrate.
Banner material must take longer than forever to breakdown.
1. What do you do with your offcuts and waste?
2. Does any recycling facility in your area take vinyl and banner material?
3. Suggestions that have helped you with recycling that you would like to share.
4. What can be done safely with the waste inks from eco-solvent machines?
My way of being more responsible in the business and with waste is to produce less garbage. Measure twice and cut once. Make sure that I try to sell sizes that are more applicable to our material sizes by asking customers if the size is something they need or if they just "guessed" at a good size. It saves on cutting and making sure we make the most of it.
At the end of the day, we still waste that goes in the garbage that I would like to eliminate. Paper doesn't bother me near as much because it breaks down so quickly and turns back into good compost. This is not the case with vinyl.
Thanks for your input.
I am bringing this up because I feel we are wasting quite a bit of material that gets thrown in the garbage. I think about what I would like to do with it every single time I cut another piece off, and that is to recycling it, but I don't see any place that takes it. I goes in the landfill. I'm sure this stuff takes a long time to disintegrate.
Banner material must take longer than forever to breakdown.
1. What do you do with your offcuts and waste?
2. Does any recycling facility in your area take vinyl and banner material?
3. Suggestions that have helped you with recycling that you would like to share.
4. What can be done safely with the waste inks from eco-solvent machines?
My way of being more responsible in the business and with waste is to produce less garbage. Measure twice and cut once. Make sure that I try to sell sizes that are more applicable to our material sizes by asking customers if the size is something they need or if they just "guessed" at a good size. It saves on cutting and making sure we make the most of it.
At the end of the day, we still waste that goes in the garbage that I would like to eliminate. Paper doesn't bother me near as much because it breaks down so quickly and turns back into good compost. This is not the case with vinyl.
Thanks for your input.
