23 Feb
2015
23 Feb
'15
6:19 p.m.
I'll volunteer to buy a suitable container, if Sudo volunteers to house it
somewhere.
I'm thinking of a sturdy storage bin - wide enough to easily browse
through, low enough that the stuff at the bottom won't get crushed, and big
enough to hold the occasional irredeemable monitor or desktop computer.
Maybe something like these?
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-27-Gal-Storage-Tote-in-Black-207585/20562802…
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-37-Gal-32-2-5-in-x-20-2-5-in-x-18-3-5…
Patrik
Patrik
On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I intend to make an ewaste run tomorrow, and would
greatly appreciate if
someone else in sudo could spearhead an overhaul of our
trash/recycling/ewaste situation!
Jenny
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On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 12:07 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks patrik for bringing this up.
I think there needs to be an e-waste and bulky waste (non-regular-trash)
area in sudo room. There used to basically be one, then it disappeared, I
think that needs to come back. What happens is this stuff gets crammed into
the trashroom, hallways etc as patrik says and forgotten because its out of
sight / out of mind. Then others go in and simply throw more, different
kinds of trash on top of it and make a mess. IE most of the time, it seems
left for others to take to e-waste, c&d, or the dump. This isn't really
fair..
I would like to propose to sudo and ccl that e-waste, hazaradous waste,
bulky items generated by them be stored in Sudo/CCL until you dispose of
them and not merged with the regular trash. I would also propose this for
every group with dedicated space in the building, not just Sudo/CCL.
The trash situation has dramatically improved since we first moved in,
but with the amount of contruction that is about to happen it could really
truly explode again. Special trips for waste disposal need to be more
equitably distributed across all the collectives that generate them -
Best,
David
On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi all,
I'm not sure who left all the electronics trash in the trash room, but
in matter such as these, my eye turns towards Sudo...
Please know that E-Waste does NOT GO IN THE REGULAR TRASH! In fact, it
is ILLEGAL to dump electronics with regular trash in California, and we can
be fined for doing so.
E-Waste is terrible for the environment, and needs to be recycled
separately. So don't just toss a bunch of junk in the trash room and expect
someone else to deal with it!
I would strongly recommend that Sudo sets up an e-Waste recycling
container somewhere (maybe with a smaller container on the side for
batteries) and then organizes a dropoff whenever it starts filling up.
(Also a good place to scavenge for interesting parts for reuse, naturally!)
The oakland wiki lists a number of places that will recycle or reuse
electronics waste, including cell phones, appliances, and batteries of all
sorts:
https://localwiki.org/oakland/E-Waste_Recycling
Patrik
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