[sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] E-waste in trash room

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

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-207585/205628022?N=5yc1vZc89jZbwo5oZ1z0tuqhZ1z0utj8
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rubbermaid-37-Gal-32-2-5-in-x-20-2-5-in-x-18-3-5-in-Hi-Top-Storage-Tote-FG3A00H2MICBL/100347929?N=5yc1vZc89jZbwo5oZ1z0tuqhZ1z0utj8

Patrik

Patrik

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas at 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 at 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 at 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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