Dumpster Diving

I recently read an article and watched a video about Burt’s Bees recent “dumpster dive” event. The dive was organized to teach employees about waste reduction and…I think it worked!  The employees literally went through every inch of recently disposed waste.

This news was interesting to me because BrownFlynn did a waste audit last year and did some dumpster diving (thanks Emily!) to evaluate our company habits. This exercise helped us develop our strategy for recycling and waste reduction. The process, as disgusting as it might be, works—your company should try it!

By the way, Burt’s Bees is a waste reduction champion. They recycle white paper, mixed plastic, glass, aluminum, wood, corrugated cardboard, shrink wrap chipboard and fiberboard. They also send certain organic by-products from our production processes off-site for compost.