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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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  1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  2. 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 • 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

  3. Wash Hands Reduce 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

  4. E-WasteComputers, 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 in Regular Trash • UCOP Computers • UC Berkeley Overstock/Surplus Weekly Pick-Ups

  5. Electronic Waste Collection and 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

  6. UCOP E-Waste CollectionEmployees’ 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 • dban.sourceforge.net

  7. Other Types of E-Waste • Location of E-Waste Recyclers • www.erecycle.org • May Charge a Fee

  8. 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

  9. RECYCLING Bin Location • Blue bin in kitchen or in the copy rooms • Black or grey bin (with mini bin insert) at your desk 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.

  10. LANDFILL (TRASH) Bin Location • Grey bins in the kitchen or mini 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

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