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PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF AND TIDY THE SPACE THE WAY YOU FOUND IT OR BETTER!

NO DUMPING BLOCKING ACTIVITY AREAS OR ACCESSIBILITY LANES MARKED WITH TAPE.

Next Cleaning Day

The space needs some cleaning.

On cleaning days, we are going to do some cleaning in the space. If would like to help clean your local hackerspace, please come on over. We'll make good use of your time, spend some time working with each other. Maybe we can even swing some refreshments.

If you'd like to add to the list of tasks below, please do.

We'll typically start at 12:00

Bottom Line Cleaning Your Area

If you very familiar with a work area in the space, please consider bottom-lining that area. Only people who use an area regularly know what is good, what is trash and how to tell the difference. We need those experienced volunteers to help others know what to do to improve an area. These volunteers experienced in an area are called "bottom-liners", meaning they are willing to be responsible for making sure the area is left in better condition. If you want to be a bottom liner, please publicly claim it in below.

Bottom-liners should be here on saturday and sunday, for at least part of the day. They should develop a vision of what their space should ideally look like, and consider if they need new shelves/drawers/pegboards, etc to accomplish that. If you need organizational hardware, post about it on slack and we can coordinate fundraising for it. Organizational hardware is equipment-fundable. If you can't bottom line the whole time, maybe you can get someone to split days with you. Consult with other people who use an area to develop a plan for this space. This will help us all be on the same page

Typical Task List

Project and Materials purge

General Tasks

Project Shelf purge:
- Projects on the project shelves with tags >2 months old will be untagged and moved to hack shelves, Ewaste staging or dumpstered depending on judgement of person preforming purge.

General Project purge
- Throughout the space all personal projects will be untagged and moved to hack shelves, Ewaste staging or dumpstered depending on judgement of person preforming purge.

Dump Run Staging:
- All general and construction debris should be collected for Sunday morning transport to the dump.

Dust Shelves:
- Brush dust off any high surfaces and shelves for later collection via sweeping.

Wipe down Tables and Chairs:
- Clear tables and chairs and wipe/scrub down with clean wet rags.

Sweep
- Move furniture and sweep the space. This should come after wiping down the tables.

"Modify"
- If an area is found to be dirty, unorganized, underused, etc, perhaps that area should be modified. Maybe it should be removed, or reorganized, organizational hardware should be added, or just labeled. Give some thought for what should happen, and talk with others. It doesn't have to happen this weekend but it could, after all the cleaning.

Main Spaces

Entryway sweeping:
- Sweep out stairway and collect any accumulated trash. Also sweep elevator carriage. Wipe down or mop stairs

Purge books:
- Books that are not to be part of the Noisebridge Library collection should be staged for Dump Run, or offered for free on Mission street.

Window Cleaning:
- Windows to be wiped clean and dryed. To the extent that the person perfuming the task feels safe doing so.

Bathroom Cleaning:
- Empty trash cans. Wipe down walls. Scrub fixtures. Sweep and Mop Floors.

Display Case clean up
- Description: The display case could use some cleaning up. The LEDs should be remounted, the shelves and glass cleaned, and shirts and stickers arranged, and old items purged from the area.

Defrost and Clean the Refrigerator

Clean Tea/Coffea area
- Purge items that are less useful, or too plentiful, and put them in dump staging or on the sidewalk for free.
- Clean out tea/coffee making tools
- Clean tables.

Sink Area
- Purge less useful items around sink area and adjacent shelves
- Wipe down shelves and sink

Electronics and Hack shelves

Ewaste Staging:
- Gather current Ewaste and add additional Ewaste from hack shelves and project shelves. Collect into easy to move bins and bags for later transport to an Ewaste recycler.

Hackshelves sorting
- organize hack shelf items back into bins and on to the shelves. Remove items that are less useful to clear more space if needed

Organize the components area
- Sort through the bins on the floor. Determine what is less useful and move to ewaste pile. Leave floor of components area clear.

Workshops

Hazards Staging:
- Any hazardous materials that are no longer needed or of little use should be put into crates and stacked for removal to the proper facility.

Tool collection and reset:
- Carefully search the space for out of place tools, collect any misplaced tools, put them away
- Organize tools in workshops and remove any broken dangerous to use tools.
- Document and Review current tools supply and collection. Make a list of what typical workshop tools we should add/replace and add it to the wiki.

Sewing area purge:
- Remove any less useful scraps, and abandoned projects (Tags >1 months old). Add to Dump Run staging pile. Sort through piles behind Flaschentaschen.

Shop purge:
- Remove less useful scrap materials, keeping only the better scraps that can fit in the shop scrap areas. Add to dump run staging pile.
- Sort though Fasteners, Chemicals, and Materials.

Laser Cutter purge:
- All laser cutter materials need to be sorted. Old "do not hack" materials need to be reclaimed for the space

Purge book scanner storage room
- Go through piles and boxes and reclaim materials for general use or toss in dump staging.

Fixes and Specific tasks

Leaking Sink Drain?
- There is a piece of wood holding up the drain for the sink. Find out why and see if there is a better solution

Supplies required or desired

Rags, Towels, Paper Towels, Simple Green

Cleaning Agents and Health

Information about cleaning agents recommended for use in the space is located at: Cleaning Agents

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-== Consensus ==
+{{ManualPage}}
+{{headerbox}}'''PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF AND TIDY THE SPACE THE WAY YOU FOUND IT OR BETTER!
-/22/11 Meeting
+NO DUMPING BLOCKING ACTIVITY AREAS OR ACCESSIBILITY LANES MARKED WITH TAPE.'''
-Noisebridge pays money out of general funds for a cleaner for a continuing period of three months at a rate of $145 per month; additionally, Rob will do a bi-weeklky declutter, coordinated with the arrival of the cleaning people, with lunch paid for by Rubin at a rate of $20 per session; additiionally, Ben will clean at the oposite end of the monthly cycle from the cleaners, again coordinating with Rob.
+{{boxend}}
-=== Primum non nocere ===
+[[File:Nodumping.png|500px|right]]
-First, do no harm.
-Roaches love crumbs; always use a plate, clean up the plate when done, and don't leave food laying around.
+== Next Cleaning Day ==
-== Details ==
+__NOTOC__
+<!-- [[File:CleaningDayAug2018.jpg|500px|right]] -->
-Updates and specifics will be listed here
+The space needs some cleaning.
-There will also be a prizebox in the space where you can leave
+'''On cleaning days, we are going to do some cleaning in the space.''' If would like to help clean your local hackerspace, please come on over. We'll make good use of your time, spend some time working with each other. Maybe we can even swing some refreshments.
-something you want to donate as a reward for excellence.
-== Doocratic Cleaning ==
+If you'd like to add to the list of tasks below, please do.
-Getting shit done with good old fashioned elbow grease.
-=== Rationale ===
+'''We'll typically start at 12:00'''
-There may be many reasons that motivate one to perform cleaning, however the base purpose of cleaning is generally to make the environment healthier and more sanitary. Other reasons besides sanitation is the aesthetic value to which a clean space provides.
-By rotating the cleaning duties, members learn by observing the various sorts of messes and dirty spots, learn how to clean them, and gain insight and motivation on how to avoid making them in the first place.
+=== Bottom Line Cleaning Your Area ===
+If you very familiar with a work area in the space, '''please consider bottom-lining that area.'''  Only people who use an area regularly know what is good, what is trash and how to tell the difference. We need those experienced volunteers to help others know what to do to improve an area.  These volunteers experienced in an area are called "bottom-liners", meaning they are willing to be responsible for making sure the area is left in better condition.  If you want to be a bottom liner, please publicly claim it in below.
-=== Cleaning Agents and Health ===
+Bottom-liners should be here on saturday and sunday, for at least part of the day. They should develop a vision of what their space should ideally look like, and consider if they need new shelves/drawers/pegboards, etc to accomplish that. If you need organizational hardware, post about it on slack and we can coordinate fundraising for it. Organizational hardware is equipment-fundable.
-Commercially available chemical-based cleaners contain neurotoxins and endocrine disruptors. Such products are directly counterproductive to the goal of health improvement. They also have other consequential effects, supporting corporatism of multinational chemical companies that also poison us with GMOs and pharmaceuticals (DOW, Bayer, BASF, P&G), and must be transported using foreign oil and through the usual corpocratic channels of [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Grocery_Manufacturers_Association GMA] and national distributors.
+If you can't bottom line the whole time, maybe you can get someone to split days with you. Consult with other people who use an area to develop a plan for this space. This will help us all be on the same page
-=== Garrett's Homemade Orange Oil Cleaner ===
+==Typical Task List==
-Non-toxic, chemical-free cleaner that smells great, disinfects, and repels pests.
-Use as a general purpose cleaner. For laundry, use 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp baking soda.
-The orange peel contains orange oil and is naturally extracted by leaving the dried peels in the jar with vinegar. Clove and orange oil both disinfect and repel pests. A few drops of non-toxic soap (homemade, or Dr. Bronner's) can be added to increase slipperiness for removing dirt.
+====Project and Materials purge====
+General Tasks
-==== Materials ====
+*'''Project Shelf purge:'''
-) Dried citrus peels (orange, lemon, lime)<br/>
+**Projects on the project shelves with tags >2 months old will be untagged and moved to hack shelves, Ewaste staging or dumpstered depending on judgement of person preforming purge.
-) jar or container to hold (1)<br/>
-) Vinegar <br/>
-) Clove powder (optional)<br/>
-) 1-2 tsp of Soap (optional)<br/>
-==== Methods ====
+*'''General Project purge'''
-Fill each jar with peels. Add clove powder, soap and fill with vinegar. Shake well. Wait a day, and then use it for cleaning.
+**Throughout the space all personal projects will be untagged and moved to hack shelves, Ewaste staging or dumpstered depending on judgement of person preforming purge.
-==== Getting Creative ====
+*'''Dump Run Staging:'''
-Try other herbs and oils such as mint, cinnamon, eucalyptus, rosemary, cedar, basil, and cardamom.
+**All general and construction debris should be collected for Sunday morning transport to the dump.
+*'''Dust Shelves:'''
+**Brush dust off any high surfaces and shelves for later collection via sweeping.
-=== Borax to kill Bugs ===
+*'''Wipe down Tables and Chairs:'''
-Borax can be safely applied to underneath of the refrigerator and atop cabinets and will kill insects, including roaches.
+**Clear tables and chairs and wipe/scrub down with clean wet rags.
-Borax consumption [http://www.ergo-log.com/boron.html may raise testosterone] in men when ingested but it may irritate skin on contact.
+*'''Sweep'''
+**Move furniture and sweep the space. This should come after wiping down the tables.
-You can also make borax 'baits' --- mix borax with a sugar or starch to attract roaches, leave it out for their consumption.  [http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/toxic-free-nc-tip-of-the-week-roaches/ Many] [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/20/whats-the-best-way-to-kill-cockroaches recipes] for borax bait can be found online.
+*"Modify"
+** If an area is found to be dirty, unorganized, underused, etc, perhaps that area should be modified.  Maybe it should be removed, or reorganized, organizational hardware should be added, or just labeled. Give some thought for what should happen, and talk with others. It doesn't have to happen this weekend but it could, after all the cleaning.
-=== Diatomaceous Earth ===
+Main Spaces
-Mostly silica, diatomaceous earth punctures exoskeletons and dehydrate bugs. Use similarly to borax. As a warning it will irritate lungs if inhaled! You can find it online, in bulk at Rainbow Grocery or at some garden & hardware stores.
+*'''Entryway sweeping:'''
+**Sweep out stairway and collect any accumulated trash. Also sweep elevator carriage. Wipe down or mop stairs
-== Mopping the Floor ==
+*'''Purge books:'''
+**Books that are not to be part of the Noisebridge Library collection should be staged for Dump Run, or offered for free on Mission street.
-Move any items that are in the way and sweep completely.
+*'''Window Cleaning:'''
+**Windows to be wiped clean and dryed. To the extent that the person perfuming the task feels safe doing so.
-Use murphy's oil soap, following the directions, or essential oils. There may be tea trea oil in the kitchen.
+*'''Bathroom Cleaning:'''
+**Empty trash cans. Wipe down walls. Scrub fixtures. Sweep and Mop Floors.
+*'''Display Case clean up'''
+**Description: The display case could use some cleaning up. The LEDs should be remounted, the shelves and glass cleaned, and shirts and stickers arranged, and old items purged from the area.
+*'''Defrost and Clean the Refrigerator'''
+*'''Clean Tea/Coffea area'''
+**Purge items that are less useful, or too plentiful, and put them in dump staging or on the sidewalk for free.
+**Clean out tea/coffee making tools
+**Clean tables.
+*'''Sink Area'''
+**Purge less useful items around sink area and adjacent shelves
+**Wipe down shelves and sink
+Electronics and Hack shelves
+*'''Ewaste Staging:'''
+**Gather current Ewaste and add additional Ewaste from hack shelves and project shelves. Collect into easy to move bins and bags for later transport to an Ewaste recycler.
+*'''Hackshelves sorting'''
+**organize hack shelf items back into bins and on to the shelves. Remove items that are less useful to clear more space if needed
+*'''Organize the components area'''
+**Sort through the bins on the floor. Determine what is less useful and move to ewaste pile. Leave floor of components area clear.
+Workshops
+*'''Hazards Staging:'''
+**Any hazardous materials that are no longer needed or of little use should be put into crates and stacked for removal to the proper facility.
+*'''Tool collection and reset:'''
+**Carefully search the space for out of place tools, collect any misplaced tools, put them away
+**Organize tools in workshops and remove any broken dangerous to use tools.
+**Document and Review current tools supply and collection. Make a list of what typical workshop tools we should add/replace and add it to the wiki.
+*'''Sewing area purge:'''
+**Remove any less useful scraps, and abandoned projects (Tags >1 months old). Add to Dump Run staging pile. Sort through piles behind Flaschentaschen.
+*'''Shop purge:'''
+**Remove less useful scrap materials, keeping only the better scraps that can fit in the shop scrap areas. Add to dump run staging pile.
+**Sort though Fasteners, Chemicals, and Materials.
+*'''Laser Cutter purge:'''
+**All laser cutter materials need to be sorted. Old "do not hack" materials need to be reclaimed for the space
+*'''Purge book scanner storage room'''
+**Go through piles and boxes and reclaim materials for general use or toss in dump staging.
+Fixes and Specific tasks
+*'''Leaking Sink Drain?'''
+**There is a piece of wood holding up the drain for the sink. Find out why and see if there is a better solution
+==Supplies required or desired==
+Rags, Towels, Paper Towels, Simple Green
+== Cleaning Agents and Health ==
+Information about cleaning agents recommended for use in the space is located at: [[Cleaning Agents]]
+-->