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VNR-1 Communications Takes Recycling to the Streets
VNR-1 Communications is an Arlington-based PR and marketing services
company. They are located near the Ballpark off of Stadium Drive. An office
of nine people, VNR-1’s size helps foster an atmosphere of cooperation and
coordination when it comes to recycling. “Everyone pitches in to help out
with recycling,” says VNR-1’s recycling coordinator, Christopher Sweet. The
office collects and recycles the standard office fare: daily newspapers,
soda cans, plastic bottles and containers, glass, and of course office
paper. There are several collection bins, but there are no space issues. “We
keep these bins in convenient places, but they are still out of the way,”
says Sweet.
Because VNR-1 does not generate enough recycling to justify commercial
dumpster service, the recycling containers are taken home by VNR-1
employees. “This solution may not be for everyone,” declares Sweet, “but it
works for VNR1. Even though we don’t generate tons of recyclables we’re
interested in doing our part for the environment.” To keep track of the
amount being diverted from the landfill, Mr. Sweet uses a bathroom scale to
weigh the recycling containers. He keeps records in a spreadsheet. “It takes
about five minutes a week,” he says. “The time we all invest in our
recycling program is worth it.
Recycling is something everyone can do.”
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