Method Recycling has redesigned recycling bins for the modern workspace; encourages open plan recycling by bringing beautiful bins out into the open, helping organisations to recycle more and waste less. Turnover: not disclosed Staff numbers: 22 employees plus the two co-founders and office dog, Wilberforce the golden retriever Compound annual growth rate: 70% What percentage of revenue in exports and to where: 54% of sales exports in year to March 31, 2019, 40% to Australia, 9% to the UK and 5% to the rest of the world, largely the US.
India and Steven Korner’s company, Method Recycling, has helped divert nearly 100 million tonnes of rubbish from landfill over the past eight years.
It’s a feat the pair credit to the power of design as well as a recent “sustainability wave” in the corporate world.
The two
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