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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Reduce 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 and Compost Collection
• UC Franklin Building Goal – Increase amount of waste we divert from landfill from
50% to 75% of total waste, while working to reduce the total amount of waste we generate
• 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.
Compost Collection
Recycling
Trash
RECYCLINGBin Location
– Blue bin at your desk, kitchen or in the 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
COMPOST COLLECTION Bin Location
– White bins in the kitchens
What can I compost?Food or Water Soiled Paper
Paper Towels Paper Napkins Paper Cups/Plates Paper Food Wrappers
Food Items
LANDFILL (TRASH) Bin Location
– Grey bins in the kitchen 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