1. Introduction to URBAN ORE Daniel Knapp, Ph.D. President, General Manager June 23, 2010

2. 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.

3. We Began at the Dump, 1979 Berkeley’s 1976 Solid Waste Management Plan called for salvaging for reuse at the City’s dump. The first organization, a nonprofit, failed. Urban Ore formed with zero capital to fill the need. The City incubated the enterprise with free access and rent.

4. We Salvaged from “The Big Store”

5. We Let People Know How to Help and they did

6. We Sold Scrap Metals

7. Organizing and Upgrading Created Value

8. We Bought Our First Equipment

9. Selling for Reuse Conserved More Resources and Brought in More Income than Recycling Scrap

10. Many Objects Needed More Care and a Better Market

11. In 1980 We Opened a Store In Town Our first location was on San Pablo Avenue

12. Again, Organizing and Upgrading Created Value

13. In 1983 We Moved With the City When the Dump Closed We salvaged at the new transfer station and occupied sales space onsite

14. In 1989 We Left the City’s Site and United the General Store with Building Materials at 6th & Gilman

15. From 2000-2002 We Moved to the Ecopark at 7th & Ashby We converted an old pipe manufacturing facility to mercantile.

16. We Still Salvage

17. Receiving - Building Materials

18. Receiving - General Store

19. Sometimes We Buy Rewards modify behavior.

20. We Pick Up

21. We Sell

22. And Sell.

24. 1/3 of interior from above

25. 2 acres more outside

26. What we can’t sell, we recycle.

27. 900 Murray St., Berkeley Ashby Ave.

28. The End 900 Murray St. Berkeley, CA 94710 phone 510-841-SAVE Dr. Daniel Knapp, Ph.D. General Manager dr.ore@urbanore.us Cell 510-914-0074