Every Member's Responsibility

Cleaning is a very important part of every member's responsibility! Everyone must clean, and should aim to leave the space a little tidier than they found it. 🧼 Always make sure to set aside a little extra time for cleaning at the end of your visit!

Tidying and Throwing Away

• 🧹 Sweep clean any work surfaces you have used. There are small brushes at most workstations in the space.

• Workstations where fabric and similarly sensitive materials are used should also be wiped down with a damp cloth.

• Rubbish must be placed in the appropriate bins.

• Deposit cans/bottles must be thoroughly rinsed out in the sink and then placed in the blue deposit box by the kitchenette in the large room.

• To prevent fruit flies, avoid leaving wet waste behind — such as food scraps — when you leave. If a bin bag contains waste that is too wet, tie it up and put a new bag in the bin.

• ☕ Mugs, glasses and crockery from the THINGS kitchen must always be returned to their kitchen after use, and washed — either by hand or in their dishwasher.

♻ Emptying the Bins

Pick up/return the bin room key from the cleaning cupboard.

Hold the bin room key fob to the reader to enter the bin room.

• Dispose of combustible waste in the bins distributed around the space.

• When a large bin bag is full, throw it in the bin room behind the THINGS building (see Waste Management for more info).

Weekly Routines

We have a paid cleaner who comes once a week (on Wednesdays) to wipe tables and floors. In order for them to be able to do that, we need to tidy up so they can reach everything. Make sure to leave surfaces clear and tidy up after yourself!

Drain-trap maintenance

The building-maintenance procedure and list of floor drains are now in Drain-trap maintenance.