Electronics Recycling

All this week at What Cheer garage... Got a busted camera? An old printer? Don't want to have it fixed, or is it just beyond all hope? Recycle it at What Cheer Garage any day this week. Drop off: (Full list here.)
Computers
Spare Computer Parts
Laptops
Keyboards
Monitors
Mice
Printers & Cartridges
Fax Machines
Cell Phones
Telephones
Scanners

More info at two.risd

2nd Twitter

Welcome to the digital age of material recycling!

Now 2nd life will be periodically be broadcasting live updates on our new twitter feed! Curious what we just got in the trailer two minutes ago? Want to grab it before anyone else can? Follow username risd2ndlife and you'll stay in the know!

See the very latest tweets at the top of our blog.

Reusable Posters

2nd life is all about recycling, but we still need to advertise - so we came up with a solution to our paper trail - permanent posters.

We used masonite that we had salvaged from a construction site on campus and sprayed our logo bright orange (our favorite color). The top is a chalk board so that each semester as our hours change we can just come around and update.

These reusable posters will be going up around campus in the coming week!

Brand new RISD web site!

2nd Life now has an official RISD domain - 2ndlife.risd.edu just up today!

Soon there will be more information about what 2nd life is, maybe a more unique interface. If you have any ideas or opinions about what our website could use please leave a comment, or feel free to email.

Some existing ideas, with no current realism include:
- a classifieds page for used materials pertinent to the RISD community;
- an inventory list (with pictures?) of what is currently in the trailer;
- having some manner of membership to 2nd life to encourage trading...

What do you think?

#5 Recycling comes to RI

For all you avid recyclers, (and I hope that means you!) rejoice, now #5 plastics are being accepted for recycling at your local Whole Foods. #5 plastics are used for packaging such staples as yogurt, butter, and sour cream to name a few.

In the state of RI all #1 PETE and #2 HDPE plastics are accepted recycling, but #5 PP had always been regular trash and sent to the landfill. This is a new program called Gimme 5 by the companyPreserve. Read RISD EHS head, Alan Cantara's original post on two.risd.edu

For those of you who can't make the hike to the Whole Foods on N. Main St, or on Waterman- good news- 2nd Life is going to have a depository to take them for you! Whatever you do, don't throw your #5's away! (Brita filters too!)

2nd in the news!

Check it out---
2nd Life has been published in this month's issue of Campus magazine

Copies are available free of charge in the lobby of 15 West, around campus, or click on the image above. Learn what 2nd Life has been able to do in the local community, and right here at RISD!

For the rest of winter...

I know there are only so many days left for wintersession, but here's the neat poster for hours you may have seen around campus.

The 2nd Life trailer- now located permanently at the river front, is getting all the upgrades needed to be a more regularly functioning space. We have electricity! Yes, it is the little things in life that really make all the difference. Now we have a space heater so that the students working can remain defrosted, and those of you who stop by can get a needed break from the wind outdoors.

Newsletter Feature

Prompted by my journalism class I wrote an article about 2nd Life. It has been published in the parent's newsletter Inside RISD which is mailed to all current student's parents. So tell them to keep an eye out and you can have a copy too.

Click the image above to view the page in full.

Ch-Ch-Changes

You may have noticed that the 2nd Life trailer in the ISB lot is looking a little discombobulated. This is because we are preparing to move into the NEW TRAILER! The shelving has been swapped and we are in the process of setting up so that 2nd Life can run smoother than ever!

The new trailer is located just down the alleyway between the ISB and Design Center fronting the river walk. This space is sunny and easily accessed, with room for us to open up and spread out. It is an exciting location adjacent to the risd:store so you can fulfill all your new and used art supply needs in one place.

Thanks to all your generous donations from the tag sales and daily swaps we are able to add much needed features in the new trailer. We are working now on setting things up and will hopefully move before the end of the fall semester. Keep checking this site for updated information; we will be sure to announce our progress.

So please bear with us as we make this transition- the new 2nd Life location is going to be great!

2nd Life is Now Open

We've begun our regular fall schedule, as you may have seen by the posters up around campus. We have some great improvements planned for our new waterfront trailer, but we need your help.

We're asking for a very small donation if you decide to take something from the trailer. It's optional, but any money we receive will be going to improving the quality of our trailers and services. Alternately, we'll keep on record when you bring something to donate. You can accumulate points for things you've given us, which you can use towards other items in the trailer.

The Hours (in case you missed them):
Mondays 11am-1pm
Wednesdays 11am-1pm
Saturdays 1pm-4pm

Don't hesitate to email us your questions or comments, or you can leave a thought right here on the blog by clicking on the comments link.

Thank You!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the sale this past weekend. If you found something useful, spread the word!

All the money we made at the sale will be going into maintaining and upgrading our storage trailer.

Finally, feel free to leave a comment and give us your feedback about this program, or tell people about new ways we can shrink our environmental footprint!

Welcome

2nd Life is a great resource and is one of RISD's ever-expanding recycling initiatives. Art supplies from all over campus and the community at large get a "second life" when they are brought to one of our centers. Come to us with any of your art supplies you no longer have use for, and in return take your pick from the eclectic and often surprisingly cool stash of great materials and supplies others have donated.