mining the urban ore a 30-year saga joe werth manager, outside trader department zero waste...
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Mining the
URBAN OREA 30-year Saga
Joe WerthManager, Outside Trader Department
Zero Waste International AllianceOctober 29, 2010
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We prevent landfilling
• We salvage at the City of Berkeley Solid Waste Transfer station.
• We receive discards people bring us, 360 days a year. (We buy some.)
• We pick up unwanted things after we screen the materials on the phone.
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Without Us -
Berkeley Dump circa 1979
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The Bad Old Days (1979)
Berkeley had an open dump, not yet a sanitary landfill, filling the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Common practice.
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We got permission to salvage and a place to put things down.
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We sold metals for scrap or reuse, whichever brought more.
In 1980 we registered as a business.
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We had no startup money,
so we learned to sell - fast.
Bargaining was a must.
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We saved our pennies and upgraded our equipment.
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We expanded by renting a sales yard in town.
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Over time it became clear that
this yard would make the most
money by specializing in
building materials
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This yard lost its
location and was forced
to move twice in two
years. Fortunately location 3 was very
good.
Dump
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2
3
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Then the landfill closed and the City opened a
transfer station. Urban Ore moved
its salvaging operation and
store to the transfer station.
Dump
3TS
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Salvaging at the transfer station was easier than at the landfill. The concrete floor
helped a lot.
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The City incubated our business as a community service. We paid no rent
until we earned $11,000 a month. Then we paid 10% of the amount over $11,000.
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We helped defeat 6 garbage incinerators and pass 3 citizens’ initiatives that banned incineration; set a 50% recycling goal; and established a County
agency to fund recycling. Our campaign slogan:
GIVE RECYCLING A CHANCE!
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In 1989 we left the transfer station and brought the two parts of Urban Ore together on Location 3, paying commercial rent.
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After 10 stable years we lost our lease and had to move again. This time it took two years and was very difficult. We did
earthquake upgrading on an old pipe manufacturing building. In 2002 we
completed our move to today’s location. In 2009 we purchased the property!
We hope NEVER to move again!
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Home Sweet Home Dump
1
2
3TS
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Today the Landfill Is Cesar Chavez Park
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We Have Mixed Feelings About the Park
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We still salvage
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Receiving - Building Materials
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Receiving - General Store
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Sometimes We Buy
Rewards
modify
behavior.
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We Pick Up
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We Sell
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And Sell.
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And Sell.
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1/3 of interior from above
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2 acres more outside
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What we can’t sell, we recycle.
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We have grown.
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Community Benefit 2009
• Purchases for resale $153,390
• Sales taxes collected $213,812
• Property taxes $ 66,537
• Payroll taxes, fed & state $ 82,789
• Taxes, licenses, fees $ 79,758 TOTAL $596,286
• 7,000 tons/yr not landfilled Priceless
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The EndThe End
900 Murray St.Berkeley, CA 94710phone 510-841-SAVE
Joe WerthOutside Trader Manager
[email protected]. 313