Break free from overconsumption and reuse all year round

Make no bones about it the Procurement Department hold the keys to sustainability in any organisation.

It is therefore important that the procurement department take an active role and demonstrate leadership. In this article we give you an easy win to raise the profile of the Procurement Department and demonstrate leadership.  

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the issues that are caused when organisations do not reuse surplus furniture and equipment & we also illustrate 6 benefits of having a reuse system.

This article is also very important for those who wish to encourage their procurement departments to engage more with reuse.

Topics: Procurement, Buy in, Reuse program: Planning stage, Features and benefits, People

Introducing a Warp It reuse programme into your organisation might take some perseverance, it might take creating a business case, it might take demonstrating an existing failing system, and it might take sharing some case studies as proof of the model.

However you have to do it, it’s likely that emails are going to be involved. So, we’ve put together 5 top tips to help you get noticed in the inboxes of senior management, who might think that they are too busy for reuse.

Topics: Guidance for projects, Reuse program: Planning stage

Hey, Warp It members!

You may have noticed a theme in our content recently. We’ve been putting together ideas about how you can get more support from senior management, all the way up to the CEO.

Topics: Buy in, Warp It admin, Reuse program: Planning stage, Easy wins

The purpose of this article is to show the benefits of a Warp It reuse system to Waste Managers and other related positions.

The Waste Manager (or equivalent) on an estate usually has responsibility for all of the waste that's produced there. This means one of their key objectives is to dispose of this waste in a safe, legal, and sustainable manner. That means managing, recycling, and disposing of solid waste, hazardous waste, bulky waste.

Topics: Buy in, Facilities management, Reuse program: Planning stage, Features and benefits, People

The purpose of this article is to show the benefits of a Warp It reuse system to Directors of Estates.

This article is also highly relevant for those pitching reuse to their Directors of Estates.

Setting up an automated strategic reuse programme has a number of benefits that will make you happy and help you towards your objectives.

Topics: Buy in, Facilities management, Reuse program: Planning stage, Features and benefits, People

Warp It’s Founder, Daniel O’Connor, is back to share his hacks for how to build a vision. In just seven steps Daniel will help you set up a framework that will guide you in the right direction for the future.

Topics: Reuse program: Planning stage, Easy wins, Action plans

A workshop is one of the most fun, intriguing, ambitious, and useful ideas for getting your main stakeholders to buy into your new idea, proposal, or project.

The only difference is, the solution is not yours, it belongs to everybody.

 

Topics: Guidance for projects, Reuse program: Planning stage, Action plans, People

Here’s the big question about Porters:

Do your porters ever complain that one day they’re making a disposal, say for example some chairs, and then the very next day they’re making a delivery of NEW chairs to a different part of the estate?

If the answer is yes, you need to continue.

Topics: Buy in, Facilities management, Reuse program: Planning stage, Features and benefits, People, Building Clearance

The purpose of this article is to explain the benefits of reuse and in particular the Warp It Reuse System - in relation to Space Management, Decanting, and Buildings on large estates.

Perhaps you are a Space or Decant Manager, maybe you are trying to explain the benefits of reuse, or maybe you are looking to promote reuse to the Space or Decant Managers within your organisation.

Topics: Buy in, Facilities management, Reuse program: Planning stage, Features and benefits, People, Building Clearance