Reduce, Reuse, RecycleReduce, Reuse, Recycle

Reduce the Spread of Colds & FluReduce the Spread of Colds & Flu• Frequently Wash Hands - 20 Seconds

– Before Eating, After Handling Body Secretions, & Before Rubbing Eyes or Touching the Face

• Cough or Sneeze into Your Sleeve, at the Bend of Your Elbow– Place Left Hand on Right Shoulder - Sneeze into Your

Sleeve

• Carry Disposable Tissues to Wipe/Blow Nose – Place Facial Tissues in Pocket/Purse Daily– Become a Regular Health Habit

Wash Hands Wash Hands Reduce the Spread of Colds & FluReduce the Spread of Colds & Flu

• More Illnesses Transmitted by Viruses on the Hands Than by Airborne Droplets.

• Respiratory Viruses on Desks, Computers, Tables, Telephones & Surfaces – A Cough - Viruses Released into Air, Settle on

Surfaces, & Some Can Survive Up to Several Days– Get on Hands First, Then into Your Body When

You Touch Your Eyes, Nose, or Mouth

• Cough/Sneeze into Hands – Contaminate Objects You Touch & Viruses Transmitted to Others

E-WasteE-WasteComputers, Monitors, & TelevisionsComputers, Monitors, & Televisions

• Contain Heavy Metals– Lead, Cadmium, Copper, Nickel, Tin, Cobalt

• Improper Disposal – Contaminate Landfill and Groundwater

• Classified as Universal Hazardous Waste– Cannot Be Thrown into Regular Trash

• UCOP Computers– UC Berkeley Overstock/Surplus Weekly Pick-Ups

Electronic Waste Collection and Electronic Waste Collection and Recycling Act Recycling Act

• Electronic Waste Collection & Recycling Act (2003)– Fees Charged at Initial Purchase to Fund

Program– Recyclers Paid By State of California for

Items Received

UCOP E-Waste CollectionUCOP E-Waste Collection Employees’ Personal Computers & TVsEmployees’ Personal Computers & TVs• January 24, 2007: 10 AM to 2 PM• 11th Street Side of 1111 Franklin Street• Items Accepted:

– Computers & Laptops– Monitors– Keyboards & Mice– Television

• Free Software to Clean Hard Drive– dban.sourceforge.net

Other Types of E-WasteOther Types of E-Waste

• Location of E-Waste Recyclers– www.erecycle.org– May Charge a Fee

Recycling Collection

• City of Oakland Goal– Zero Waste goal by 2020 and – 75% waste reduction by 2010

• Over half the waste created in Oakland is from business. Recycling

Trash

RECYCLINGBin Location

– 3rd Floor – Blue bin (at Desk-White Paper) or Large (Common Areas)– 4th Floor - Blue bin at desk, kitchen, conference or copy rooms

What Can I Recycle? Paper Items

Paper Cardboard Envelopes Phone Books Post-it Notes Magazine

Bottles and Cans

Cans Plastic Bottles Glass Bottles Aluminum Foil Yogurt and Cottage Cheese

containers

LANDFILL (TRASH) Bin Location

– Grey bins in the kitchen or grey or black bins at your desk and in the copy rooms

What Must go to the Landfill?

Plastic Bags Plastic Cups Plastic Utensils Plastic Food Wrappers

Styrofoam Plastic Coffee Cups Plastic Straws Saran Wrap