It’s been mentioned a few times of late that we should have a three week bin system, so here’s the proposal for us to refine and hopefully vote on at the next members meeting…
Problem
People leave things laying around which aren’t Makerspace property.
Technically anything left laying about should be disposed of, but we’re decent people and don’t want to throw other people’s stuff away, but we have no process for setting a limit on how long we keep unattended items for.
Proposal
A system where smaller items are given a three week window to be claimed, or repurposed before they are disposed of.
This system should not apply to items that are too large for the bins, where we know the owner, or obviously of high personal or financial value. In these cases talking to the relevant tech, the member who it belongs to, directors or posting on Discourse would be more appropriate.
As part of the Wednesday open evening process the weekly bins are rotated:
- Week 3 bin is inspected for anything obviously salvageable or Makerspace property, or that should be disposed of through electrical recycling, before being put into a general waste bag.
- Week 2 bin is moved into the now empty week 3 bin.
- Week 1 bin is moved into the now empty week 2 bin.
- Viola!
Additionally, items in the week 2 bin may be repurposed for official Makerspace business (approved projects etc) and items in the week 3 bin may be repurposed for any personal use, so long as the items are taken off site.