[sudo-discuss] Cleaning @ Omni

[Jenny Ryan]

Hey all,

I'm also going to compile these into a 'best practices' guide to post to
the wiki and around the space. Please add to this thread if I've missed
anything:

*Products:*
In the interest of becoming a more accessible space for those with chemical
sensitivities, I've been slowly ordering unscented cleaning products in
bulk:
* There's a big jug of Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds, an unscented general purpose
cleaner that can be diluted for use in mopping floors, cleaning toilet
bowls, and wiping down surfaces.
* There are two gallon jugs of unscented liquid hand soap for the bathrooms
- use 4 parts water to every part soap. I've ordered 4 wall-mountable foam
pump dispensers for the bathrooms, but they won't arrive for a few weeks.
* Please do not use bleach or other harsh chemicals in the common areas,
though if you must (eg; cleaning up rodent droppings), ventilate the area
as best you can afterwards.


*Supplies Storage:*
* You should know by now that most of our bulk cleaning and paper supplies,
such as trash bags, trifold paper towels and toilet paper, can be found in
the cleaning closet at the top of the wheelchair lift across from the Kids
Room. If you notice supplies are running low, please send a ping to
finance at omnicommons!
* Some basic supplies, such as trash bags, a broom, some cleaning products,
can also be found in the closet located between the refrigerator and the
upstairs Disco Room bathroom.
* Disco Room bathroom has a stock of TP, hand soap, and paper towels in the
cabinets.
* Mop buckets and mops live upstairs in the washout room near the DR
bathroom. There are usually one or two in the sudo/CCL bathroom as well.
* There is a rodent abatement crate in the secure tool storage closet -
though I have not seen the mister around lately. More on pest control and
cleaning protocol at https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Pest_control


*Trash & Recycling:*
* We recently switched to CiviCorps <http://www.civicorpsrecycling.org> for
recycling service, a local nonprofit that has a training program for
low-income youth. Pickup is Thursday mornings, so if sudoers around on
Wednesdays could help with pulling the blue bins to the curb, that would be
rad.
* *CiviCorps offers free e-waste removal!! *Don't just put e-waste on the
curb, however - the pickup needs to be requested and an inventory form
filled out:
http://www.civicorpsrecycling.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Civicorps-Recycling-E-Waste-Pickup-order-form-1.pdf
(i'll print out a bunch of these and put them in the sudo's 'front desk'
area).
* Garbage and compost still go out on Friday mornings. Garbage is regularly
in a state of overflow - so if you help or host any large events please
remember that all large events are responsible for taking their trash out
at the end of the event.

*To Dos:*
* Install paper towel dispenser in sudo/CCL bathroom (there are several
located in the secure storage closet)
* Replace flushing valve in sudo/CCL bathroom
* Install hand soap dispensers once they arrive
* Could stand to do another round of rodent abatement - finding and
covering holes; deep cleaning of basement, trash room, and sudo; setting
more traps; and *shudder* dealing with the crawl spaces/vents.

Yours in the mundane yet necessary,
Jenny

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