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Waste segregation poster (bin colours)
Recycling only works when waste is sorted at the bin. This poster lists six common waste streams in a plant (general waste, paper and card, plastics, metals, hazardous waste and wood) with typical items for each, and a box on each card to write in the bin colour your site uses. Bin colours are not standard: they vary by country, local rules and waste contractor, so the poster leaves them for you to fill in.
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The words on the poster
Sort your waste
The right bin, every time. Write in your site's colours.
- General waste Dirty packaging, wipes, mixed items. Bin colour: ____
- Paper and card Flattened boxes, office paper. Bin colour: ____
- Plastics Clean film, bottles and packaging. Bin colour: ____
- Metals Offcuts, swarf, cans. Keep types apart. Bin colour: ____
- Hazardous Oily rags, solvents, aerosols, batteries. Bin colour: ____
- Wood Broken pallets and crates. Bin colour: ____
- Not sure? Ask, don't guess. One wrong item can spoil a whole load.
On the floor
How to use it
- 1
Write in your site's bin colours and any local categories before you print or post it.
- 2
Put it above each group of bins and in the canteen.
- 3
Check a few bins at random each month: what is in the wrong one, and why?
- 4
Pair it with the waste hierarchy poster.
Which size to print
- 24 x 36 in or A2: a main wall or team board, read from a few metres away.
- 18 x 24 in or A3: a station or notice board. The A3 file also fits 11 x 17 in paper.
- Letter or A4: a clipboard, binder or handout, on any office printer.
Every PDF is vector, so it stays sharp at full size. Nothing runs to the edge of the page, so no bleed is needed.
Templates, decks and guides to go with it
- Environmental aspects and impacts registerAn ISO 14001-style register of aspects and impacts, with significance scoring, legal requirements, controls and owners.
- 5S audit checklist template25 checks, five per S, scored 1 to 5, with a score summary and a chart of the five S's.
- Waste walk checklist (TIMWOODS)32 things to look for across the eight wastes, with where and how much, and a findings log with dot votes, owners and dates.
- Topic: Lean manufacturing fundamentalsEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
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