SUSTAINABILITY

CORPORATE OFFICES

WASTE - LEVEL 1

Operations


  • Ensure that the waste, recycling and compost front and back of house storage areas are appropriately sized for the occupancy of the project and easily accessible for waste haulers.​
  • Ensure that the incoming and outgoing material and waste streams are thought out in the project design.
  • Ensure that adequate space is provided for receiving, sorting and storing packages.​
  • Connect with your Sustainability Director to report monthly waste streams by weight to GPS for tracking towards targets. ​

Color Coding Signage


  • Color coding helps in easy identification and segregation of waste materials, which leads to more efficient recycling processes.
  • Supported by icons, the color coding of bins allows people to make quicker decisions and avoid placing items in the wrong bin.
  • Color coding also helps in promoting awareness of the importance of recycling and waste management.
  • Nike recommends using a consistent set of colors for waste station categories throughout the global workplace portfolio.
  • Color coding and icons from the below image should be applied. Regionally recognized color schemes and wording on the signage may be used in lieu of the below image as appropriate. Project teams should ensure that local/regional color codes are used.


Alternative wording for signage


Below are alternative labels that may be more locally relevant:

  • Landfill, General Waste
  • Food Waste, Organic Waste, Compost
  • Mixed Recycling, PMD (Plastics, Metals & Drink Cartons)
Image of color coding and signage icons for landfill, food waste, mixed recycling and glass.

Colored Bins and Colored Signage on Built-in Bins


Black: Landfill

Green: Food Waste

Blue: Mixed Recycling

Orange: Glass



Colored signage on built-in bins indicating waste categories.
different colored bins indicating sorting categories for different types of waste.

Recycling


  • Comply with LEED prerequisite Storage and Collection of Recyclables.
  • Provide recycling and compost receptacles wherever there are trash receptacles and have them collected at least weekly. 
  • Have in place storage locations for the following recyclable materials:
  • Mixed paper
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Glass
  • Plastics
  • Metals
  • Batteries
  • E-Waste

Construction Waste



  • Comply with LEED prerequisite Construction and Demolition Waste Management Planning and LEED credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management.
  • Divert at least 75% (aim for 100%) of construction waste from the landfill for at least four material streams in accordance with LEED credit Construction and Demolition Waste Management. 
  • Track the total weight of waste generated and the weight of waste diverted from the landfill in accordance with the LEED credit requirements.
  • Report the weight of all waste streams to GPS during construction.


NOTE: For projects that cannot meet requirements using reuse and recycling methods, waste-to-energy systems may be considered waste diversion if the European Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC and Waste Incineration Directive 2000/76/EC are followed and the Waste to Energy facilities meet applicable European Committee for Standardization (CEN) EN 303 standards.