The BBC hopes to make an 10% cut in the 4,009 tonnes of waste that it sends to landfill each year, the equivalent of 183kgs per employee.
The internal website allows its staff to find new homes for furniture and office equipment that would otherwise be thrown away.
Web postings began on 25 November, so it is too early to assess how successful it will be, a spokeswoman said.
A spate of office moves has seen the corporation accumulate a stockpile of unwanted furniture. It has run out of local storage space and exhausted the capacity of its London furniture warehouse.
“Now at least people can dump stuff with a clear conscience because they have tried to offload it first,” environmental manager Neil Jenkins told BBC staff newspaper Ariel.
South West Websites
Meanwhile, two websites for swapping unwanted household goods have been set up in the south west.
The Recycling Consortium is operating the sites for residents of Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset.
Members of the public can post announcements free of charge for goods that they no longer want but which might be useful to others.
“Swap It sites give people an opportunity to find a new home for these objects, and we can save them from the rubbish tip,” said Consortium spokesman Stuart Griffin.
The swaps need not be like-for-like. Examples of those posted this week included: ‘Two Aquaria – large tanks with stand, one up, one down. Approx 36″ by 12″ by 12″. Also some pump and lighting kit. Would also suit as vivarium for rodent or reptile. Free to good home.
‘Brand new Wellington Boots- Dunlop, green, size 7. Swap for: piano stool or CDs: eg classical, blues, Motown, jazz’.
Click here for the Bristol Swap It site.
Click here for the Bath and North East Somerset Swap It site.
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