Lorraine, I was really impressed with the earth week cellphone-recycling program NextStep put together -- I saw notices/flyers/reminders about it in a number of places, which I think is crucial. Getting the people to GIVE the stuff to the program is great, but with students (speaking from my own experience, less than an eon ago) it is all partying at the end of the term, and the students who are trashing so many goodies are the hardest to reach out to. I think it would be stellar if some third party, be it UO or state financial aid or a restaurant/bar, would offer promotions to those who donate recyclable hardware. That's what community is for, right?
In terms of getting a truck on campus, I think CASL and other student groups could rally up a bunch of carts and muscle them around... I know, I have *no* idea of the actual scale involved :) CASL was putting on a cool glass bottle cutting demo in front of the EMU the other day, fwiw. ~ben On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Lorraine Kerwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > We have been trying for years to get into the U of O for student's hardware. > I hope this year to have some Daily Emerald coverage. Getting permission to > be on campus with a truck is a tricky thing. But, we continue to work on it. > Technically, once a student abandons her/his hardware, it becomes property > of the university, so, we can't have access to it; even the items in the > dumpsters. But, we continue to work on it. > Lorraine > NextStep > > >> From: marbux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> >> Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 09:29:37 -0700 >> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug@euglug.org> >> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] U of O idea >> >> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:35 AM, BB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I made a joke earlier, but on a more serious note the problem is Logistics. >>> If you want those computers your going to have to outreach. Fliers posted >>> letting people know that they can drop off near the college, or have their >>> computer picked up, on, or around that weekend when the students leave town >>> is the answer. >> >> Timely news coverage in The Emerald would be a help. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Marbux >> _______________________________________________ >> EUGLUG mailing list >> euglug@euglug.org >> http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
