Yuppiechef’s green evolution

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Shane in Yuppiechef Diary

We have been working on a recycling plan for Yuppiechef HQ for sometime now. It’s been an evolution. I received this email from Mike a few days ago – he’s been commissioned to take our recycling to another level. Check it out.

Good day office,

So I have for some time now been trying to ease our recycling woes and the first step in this process is to deal with our paper.

Eventually we’ll have 3 bins: organic, paper and other (everything else). What happens after it gets into those 3 bins is not for you to worry about (you can ask if you want) but I will need all your co-operation to sort them nicely before that. Basically from now on it will hopefully work as such:

Any office white paper – please place in the box I have assigned to the task. It is brown, small and quite shy.

Anything else – please place in your personal bin or the one in the kitchen.

When we get a separate bin for organic stuff we’ll move to phase two of recycling.

So all I am asking for now is no more scrunching of your paper but rather a placing of it gently into our friend Mr. Box. Try and see it as a new method of enjoyment to the disposal of your paper.
Before you had the slow, semi-circular jog towards the bin, the two-handed, frustration-releasing manipulation of your sheet of paper and finally a leap into the air while you try and professionally throw your ‘paper basketball’ into the bin – amid the shouts of the imaginary, on-looking crowd.

From today you shall embark on a journey. A journey of magnitude. No more the arrogant American basketball player, you shall walk with a straight back, high chin and a determined look on your face. You shall cross that border into the unknown; the unchartered territory of a world that recycles, where people are full of joy and satisfaction in a society that takes care of its environment. You shall lay your paper down as one would a new born babe, with care and concern. You shall rise a hero – a pillar of society and meaningful part of this city – and return a conqueror!

Yours in hope,
Mike Little
Recycling Hero
Defender of the World

PS: The bin of freedom is between the Fridge II and the long wooden box. A similar box to the one that would be used to carry you out, should you not consent.

Awesome! Thanks Mike.

Shane Dryden is one of the big bosses here at Yuppiechef. In fact, it was his eye in which Yuppiechef was a mere glint just a few years ago. He's an avid chef and, obviously, kitchen tool fanatic. View more articles by Shane.

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