[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-05-14 Thread Jeannine
Dying of curiosity how this came out. :-) Updates? On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 8:52:22 PM UTC+1, Alex Hillman 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.

[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-03-02 Thread Karine
In Rennes (France) we opted for glass carafes for water and reusable plastic cups such as the ones you find in music festivals (+ it's a great marketing medium - you can print on it) We also have a can crusher that allowed us to reduce consequently the volume in our trashbags while recycling

Re: Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-25 Thread Alex Hillman
FOOD COURT COMPACTORS that's brilliant. Requested info, I'll share pricing back here when I have it. :) thanks Jeannine. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To

Re: Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-25 Thread Jeannine
At Atlanta Hartsfield they used to say Thank you when you put your trash in, whihc made all the kids run around looking for trash so the garbage can would talk to them. I now wonder, what will you program yours to say? :-) On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 3:30:09 PM UTC+1, Alex Hillman

Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-25 Thread Jeannine
How much space do you have? You can get a compactor or a crusher, and the industrial ones can be located inside or outside. But those commercial ones are pretty big. Not to mention ugly. And there is a reason they are run at night; they do make noise. But the smart-packs

[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Alex, This issue is RIPE for your community to Indyhallify it! If you can name a goddamn street and start a farmer's market then the community can most certainly figure out how to reduce its trash. It'll likely take some work in mind-shifting around what's okay to bring into the space. First,

Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Alex Hillman
I love all of these creative and community oriented solutions to reduce trash - and we’ve done them! Hopefully this thread proves useful for future folks searching for this issue. Even up until this point, we’ve had members contributing to the research on trash compactors. :) The issue - and

[Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Sesame Street FTW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzxkOb8gi-U On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 12:52:22 PM UTC-7, Alex Hillman 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

Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Alex Hillman
Duh. My girlfriend works in the restaurant industry. I should’ve thought to ask her sooner. Thank you Robert, for saving my relationship! ;) -- The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself. Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast:

Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Robert Petrusz
Two thoughts: 1 Searsoutlet.com We just upgraded our dishwasher from the local searsoutlet store. I found a new-ish model for something in between a new model price and a craigslist find price, and they delivered and installed. There was a local outlet store where I could pick out the exact

Re: [Coworking] Re: Anybody have a trash compactor in their kitchen?

2015-02-24 Thread Alex Hillman
BTW as I hit send on that last email I realized the tone might’ve seemed cheeky - it was 100% genuine. I truly, completely forgot to ask her for advice on commercial kitchen trash compactors, kitchen equipment in general. -- The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by