[committee] Bin Maintainence

[Jeremy Cole]

Good email, would read again...

> On 12 Feb 2014, at 17:22, Sam Moore <matches at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
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> Dear UCC,
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> By now you have heard this rant many times before. Many others have given this rant and given up in disgust. Now it seems as soon to be Ex-Vice President it is my turn. So here goes:
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> The natural state of a bin is empty. Bins want to not have stuff in them.
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> This may be hard to believe as the Cameron Hall bins are so rarely seen in this state, but I assure you it is true. The bins cry themselves to sleep every night. They are in a state of living hell. Or they would be if they weren't inanimate objects. So spare a thought for the poor bins.
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> Should you see a bin approaching a full state, the correct procedure is to
> empty the bin into a larger bin. This larger bin will in turn be emptied (by someone else) into a larger bin and so on and so forth until the contents end up in the pacific ocean or a national park.
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> The point is, we want the rubbish to leave the clubroom, not accumulate in it.
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> Should the bin be full, the following locations are *not* suitable alternatives:
> 1. On the floor
> 2. Behind computers
> 3. On the coffee table
> 4. Under the couches
> 5. The floor of the loft
> 6. On chairs
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> A particular emphasis should be placed on food stuff.
> Particularly carrot.
> Particularly pieces of gravy saturated carrot in a lidless container.
> Particularly those pieces of carrot placed on chairs.
> Particularly the pieces that I sat on earlier today.
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> The "larger bin" for UCC is downstairs. It is the giant bin in the carpark.
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> A crucial component to the bin system is a "bin bag". This prevents the contents of the bin from attaching to the sides and gaining sentience.
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> Bin bags can be found in the cleaning box behind the door.
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> Should the supply of bin bags be depleted, bin bags should be purchased as soon as possible from Nedlands Hardware Store at Broadway shopping centre.
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> This is an ideal location as it is the same place that many of you will go on a daily basis in order to purchase consumables for dropping in the bin.
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> The optimum size is 90L bags. The price is around $8 for 20 bags and you will be reimbursed and applauded for your initiative. Remember to place the receipt in the safe. If you are a coke member, no one will care if you reimburse yourself.
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> Once you have purchased bin bags, be sure to place packaging in the bin, inside one of the bin bags.
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> Finally, although recycling is a commendable initiative, it seems that a reminder is in order: Recycling is not a spontaneous process. For recycling to work, someone has to put the recyclables in a recycling bin.
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> For reference, I provide a photo illustrating an example of a bin in the full state:
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> http://matches.ucc.asn.au/sadbin.jpg
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> Kind Regards and Best of Luck in your Bin Maintainence Careers,
> Sam Moore
> [SZM]
> UCC Vice President 2013
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> * I get it, emptying the bin is a pain. It gets more painful the fuller it is.
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