In schools, find out if there is an environmental club that could help collect recycling or track recycling weights. 

Train maintenance personnel on proper recycling methods, such as what materials need to be separated or commingled, and in what bins.

If pursuing EBOM certification, consider pursuing the following credits:

MRc6: Solid Waste Management—Waste Stream Audit to help increase recycling rates.  

MRp2: Solid Waste Management Policy, to put in place a plan to reduce waste.
To follow through on the solid waste policy, implement, MRc7: Solid Waste Management—Ongoing Consumables, MRc8: Solid Waste Management—Durable Goods, and MRc9: Solid Waste Management—Facility Alterations and Additions.

Get the most value out of your recycling program by offering employee environmental awareness training and discussing ways to reduce trash and recycling. 

Ensure that recycling bins have been installed.

If you decide to implement a recycling plan, ensure that regular recycling pickup is included as part of the janitorial contract.

Upload documents to LEED Online. This may include a project drawing showing the location of recycling areas if it is not clear on the images that are uploaded as part of the overall LEED submittal. See the Documentation Toolkit for an example.

Write a narrative that describes the recycling storage area, accessibility, frequency of pickup, and volume of the space. You will also need to describe how the area’s dimensions were determined. See the Documentation Toolkit for a sample narrative.

Verify that the recycling storage area is included on project drawings. 

Consider stacking the recycling bins if floor area is limited.