https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=207.81.121.6 2026-09-11T09:24:29Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.38.2 https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Shop_Recycling&diff=1866 2006-11-13T02:03:51Z

<p>207.81.121.6: </p> <hr /> <div>Generally speaking '''recycling''' is one of the key voluntary or involuntary goals of [[collectives]] and [[cooperatives]] -- as the re-use keeps bikes out of land fills.<br /> <br /> == Metal ==<br /> <br /> * Steel - This isn't always worth your time or storage, so take advantage of people that collect metal and recycle it for a living.<br /> * Aluminum - This can be worth your time, consider bringing it to your local metal recycling facility.<br /> <br /> == Rubber ==<br /> <br /> * Tires - These can be difficult to recycle, but shred yards will often take them for free. You may have arrange your own transportation, and bring them by at specific times.<br /> * Tubes - Can be patched (good volunteer busy-work), used to attach and tie things down, or recycled at shred yards.<br /> <br /> == Chains and Freewheels ==<br /> <br /> [http://www.resourcerevival.com/recycle.htm Resource Revival] actually has a program set up where you can ship them your used chains and freewheels at no cost to you. They in recycle your junk into art and sell it.<br /> <br /> == Shop Rags ==<br /> <br /> Rags are in endless supply and an easy donation to get. Surplus T-shirts from past athletic events work great too. Most [[collectives]] and [[cooperatives]] use them until they are so dirty they can't even be used to clean a chain. At which point you should bring them to your local hazardous waste facility just like old paint, oil, gasoline, etc.,...<br /> <br /> The thought behind it is that the energy and detergent used by washing<br /> rags is worse than putting some reused cloth and possibly biodegradable<br /> grease into a landfill.<br /> <br /> There are &quot;rag services&quot; that automotive shops use, where they collect the dirty ones, the service comes by and picks them up and drops off clean ones. This can be an expensive thing, and since there isn't alot of money in it for the service it is hard to get donated.</div>

207.81.121.6 https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earn_a_Bike&diff=1592 2006-09-23T18:35:35Z

<p>207.81.121.6: /* Tim Horton */</p> <hr /> <div>Earn-A-Bike is just what it sounds like, instead of giving someone a bike for free, or selling it, you make someone '''earn''' the bike. This is particularly effective for teaching youths the value of work and the appreciation of the bicycle. There is no better equity than blood, sweat and tears.<br /> <br /> <br /> == [[Bikes Not Bombs]] ==<br /> <br /> This is a pre-employment training program that young people love and come to voluntarily! Earn-A-Bikers, age 12 and up, each enter into a contract with us, selecting a bike that s/he will rebuild, and agreeing to a &quot;price&quot; to be paid in hours worked at the Center. One fifth of those hours are community service work, the rest are spent studying bicycle safety and mechanics, and repairing the bicycle.<br /> <br /> [[Earn-A-Bike Instructor Training Manual]]<br /> <br /> == Tim Horton ==<br /> <br /> this was supposed to be a joke, sorry<br /> <br /> == [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] ==<br /> <br /> We partnered with a local after school and summer program called [http://www.youthcity.com/ YouthCity] to offer our Earn-A-Bike classes. Kids sign up with YouthCity to take several classes besides Earn-A-Bike. This has provided a word of mouth system through a larger count of kids, as a result, we have never had trouble filling the class. We also set up a partnership with a local [[Powder Coating]] facility that gives us a bulk rate.<br /> <br /> As part of an the YouthCity [[Apprenticeship]] Program which deals with high schoolers, we follow the principal of working on other bikes before they get to take theirs home. We also ran the class for elementary and middle school aged children and found that if they could just rebuild a bike -- that effort was good enough to earn the bike. After a day of school, they aren't up for another class, so a fairly loose structure is also appropriate.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.timhortons.com/en/community/community_programs.html Tim Hortons Earn-A-Bike Program]<br /> * [http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/eab.htm Bikes Not Bombs Earn-A-Bike Program]<br /> * [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/35/40/ SLC Bike Collective Earn-A-Bike Program]</div>

207.81.121.6 https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Earn_a_Bike&diff=1420 2006-09-15T15:47:51Z

<p>207.81.121.6: </p> <hr /> <div>The Tim Hortons &quot;Earn A Bike&quot; program is a community-oriented sponsorship program where kids between 10 and 14 years of age team up with community partners to help clean up their local streets, parks and schools. Each participant completes 30 hours of community service and is rewarded with their very own Tim Hortons Minelli-Leader mountain bike and Bell helmet courtesy of their local Tim Hortons store owner. The children are selected from organizations such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters by their local police department who also co-ordinate the program and provide supervision while the kids are out doing their part to make their community a cleaner, brighter place to live.</div>

207.81.121.6 https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike_Kitchen&diff=1419 2006-09-15T15:44:34Z

<p>207.81.121.6: </p> <hr /> <div>www.bikecoop.ca</div>

207.81.121.6 https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Our_Community_Bikes&diff=1418 2006-09-15T15:44:06Z

<p>207.81.121.6: </p> <hr /> <div>www.pedalpower.org</div>

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