Recycling Business Idea

With all the current talk about environmentally friendly products and trying to reduce waste products, you may have wondered how to start a recycling business.

Recycling business opportunities are available in several areas for commercial businesses as well as those based at home.

Did you know that corporations are one of the largest groups that cause growth in landfill area?

Many items that are thrown into the trash are electronic components such as computers and computer related media that do not degrade or break down.

Landfills are filled with items that will never decay. It is said that disposable baby diapers will last 500 years before disappearing! These are all recycling business opportunities!

HOW TO START UP

You can approach starting a recycling business on several levels. If you own a large area of land, you could develop a recycling center where people drop off recyclable products sorted by plastic, glass, cardboard, paper, and electronics. You could then have a reprocessing center operation with employees to help, though you would need a lot of capital for trucks and so on.

You can also start smaller by promoting and selling environmentally friendly green products. These are designed and packaged to be eco friendly and/or be biodegradable and easy to recycle. They may also be made from recycled materials. You can do this in a store, on the internet, or through a direct sales effort to businesses or homes.

WHERE TO FIND RECYCLING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Recycling business opportunities are everywhere around town. Local landfills may be interested in using you for public relations purposes, for example, and corporations way want to use you to educate employees on the value of a new recycling program.

It is ideal to rebrand yourself as a Recycling Consultant if possible, as this will bring you lots of work on a regular basis. You could also become a local recycling expert and appear at public events etc.

If working as a consultant, offer services such as monthly pickup and disposal of electronic items, a recycling program set-up service, and a recycling tax-cut advice. In the long-term you can also offer your clients yearly audit services to analyze their recycling programs and determine how to make them more efficient.

Since recycling costs time and money, your job will be to convince clients that additional expenses are overcome by benefits to the company. Some benefits are things money cannot buy such as community goodwill. Use any publicity you generate to benefit your clients as they cooperate in better recycling efforts.

Setting up your business may mean that you need to get some additional education, licenses, or certifications, so be sure to research these in detail. It won’t be long before you’re seizing all the recycling business opportunities you see!

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Create a Great Business Name

A great name is the beginning of a great brand. It should be memorable and create a certain feeling when heard. Here's a quick how-to on creating one and making sure it's not already used.

Here's How:

1.Brainstorm. Think about how you want people to feel when they hear the name. Write down the words on paper and then categorize them by primary meaning.

2.Relate. Think about related words and phrases that evoke the feelings you want. Hit the thesaurus and find all the synonyms for your words and phrases.

3.Relate more. Find out the Greek and Latin translations of your words. Figure out what colors, gemstones, plants, animals, etc., relate to your words.

4.Experiment. Start playing with combinations of your various words and partial words. Don't be judgmental now - just make a list.

5.Reflect. Review your list and just give some thought to each name. How does it make you feel when you hear it?

6.Communicate. Go over the list with someone you trust. Have them tell you how each name makes them feel, and how memorable they think it is.

7.Prioritize. Throw out any that just don't fit and make a prioritized list of the rest.

8.Check trademarks. Make sure no one is using that name in your line of business. You may be able to use the name in a completely different business, but be aware that it may create confusion for both you and them.

9.Check domain names. You want to make sure that an appropriate domain name is available. You want YourCompanyName.com, of course. If that's not available, you may want to reconsider.

10.Search the internet. Even if someone doesn't have the domain, you still want to see what else is out there that has the same name. That doesn't mean you don't use it if you find something, but you need to know.

11.Check company names. If you're planning to incorporate, check with the Secretary of State (or other appropriate office outside the U.S.) of the state you're planning to incorporate in.

12.Check assumed names. For sole proprietors, check for local assumed names (also known as DBA). In the U.S., you check this with the County Clerk.

13.Stake your claim! Register your assumed name or file your incorporation papers right away. Also, start using either TM (trademark) or SM (service mark). You do NOT have to register them to use them.

14.Get the domain(s). Find an inexpensive registrar and register your domain and any obvious variations on it. You shouldn't be paying more than $10 a year for each, and at that, it pays to prevent poachers.

15.Protect your brand. A U.S. trademark or service mark costs $325. It's a drop in the bucket compared to trying to defend it later. It's not really necessary, though, for a small local business.

Tips:

Avoid generic names based on names, such as Joe's Bar, Sam's Hardware, etc. They're not memorable and are nearly impossible to trademark.

Avoid generic names that literally describe the product or service, like Computer Consulting Company, Appliance Sales and Service, Inc., etc.

Generally, avoid geographical names. Besides not generally being very memorable, what happens if you decide to move or expand? The exception is if you're trying to create a strong local affinity like, say, a neighborhood bar.

Preferably, don't restrict future product or service lines. Be broad enough to include your wildest long-term vision for the business.

Try to keep the name short and easy to pronounce.

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