Unilever sees Every Can Counts as a good example of its business philosophy, which encourages staff to take ‘small actions to make a big difference’. The first site to introduce Every Can Counts is the company’s aerosol manufacturing facility in Leeds.
What we did
- Assessed staffing and office environment to allocate bins, posters and table talkers
- Introduced dedicated drinks can recycling points
- Provided bespoke communications tools for Unilever
- On site launch to promote Every Can Counts to the staff
How it counted
- Contamination fell dramatically
- Reduction in general waste from the sites
- Increase in recycling across all material types due to the positive impact of Every Can Counts
- Other Unilever sites around the UK actively encouraged to join Every Can Counts