Yeah, all good options. We already use a fully-stocked kitchen of real dishes and glassware, and already have a dishwasher that runs…I don’t even know how many times a day :) And we don’t host a lot of outside meetings.
We’ve done quite a bit to reduce trash and improve our recycling in general. Dumpster service isn’t a very good option for us (mostly an issue with building configuration vs. the service itself). I’m still very open to other options, but it wasn’t until I started pursuing compactors how little information I could find! -Alex ---------- 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 24, 2015, 10:03:15 AM, Glen Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: 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(http://www.coworkfrederick.com) @CoworkFrederick(http://twitter.com/CoworkFrederick) On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected](mailto:[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](mailto:[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](mailto:[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? 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