Hi Alex, Knowing you, I'm sure you've explored this option, but have you looked at reducing the source of the trash? You mentioned a lot of food-related events as contributing to the situation. Any possibility of using plates/cups you can run through a dishwasher instead of using disposables? Granted, if you have 100+ attendees, it may not be feasible to have that many conventional plates on hand, let alone running 3-4 dishwasher loads to get them all clean. We picked up used Corelle plates at Goodwill; light, nonbreakable, consistent sizes.
I'm always amazed at the amount of food-related trash generated by an all-day 12 person meeting. Places like Panera that provide catering via individually boxed lunches and include cups, plates and plasticware, then the organizers that bring a case of bottled water on top of this. We've had a few events where it finally registered with the organizers that we'll provide cups, plates, silverware and filtered water as well as coffee & tea and it really cut down on the trash. --- Glen Ferguson Cowork Frederick 122 E Patrick St Frederick, MD 21701-5630 +1 (301) 732-5165 www.coworkfrederick.com @CoworkFrederick <http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh yeah we already have a composting service! They haul away a few buckets > per week but we’re dealing with a LOT more non compostable trash than that > :) > > > > > ---------- > *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* > Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com > Listen to the podcast: http://listen.coworkingweekly.com > > > > > > On Feb 23, 2015, 7:03:50 PM, Joel Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > ------------------------------ > > No trash compactor, but we did implement some composting measures for food > waste & coffee grounds. Can be pretty simple and effective when coupled > with solid recycling program, but we have the luxury of being in a small > town with a compost pile (and vermicomposting capabilities) a few minutes > away. May not be as feasible in urban Philly. > > Joel > On Feb 23, 2015 1:52 PM, "Alex Hillman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We've been looking for ways to improve the trash situation that's >> generated at Indy Hall - general waste is exacerbated by an active kitchen >> and lots of food events. Great for the community, but the new challenge is >> getting rid of the trash :) >> >> Does anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen/space? Pros/cons? >> Make/model that works well for you? >> >> Recommendations welcome :) >> >> -Alex >> >> ---------- >> >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://coworkingweekly.com/show >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
