The Houston Apartment Association has teamed up with the city of Houston to encourage the implementation of a more comprehensive recycling effort in multifamily properties with the Go Green Community program. The program seeks to establish recycling programs in 50 percent of its member communities by 2013.
The plan was unveiled by Mayor Annise Parker on “Houston Recycles Day” in November 2011, and followed the Environmental Protection Agency’s release a few days earlier of how well America is recycling.
The good news from the EPA report is that America is recycling more by volume, but collections for traditional staples like beer and soda cans and empty juice bottles are down. In 2010, Americans dumped a smaller percentage of those household items in brightly colored bins compared to highs posted since 2006.
Read more...Property Managment Tips: Starting a Recycling Program on Your Property | Property Management Insider
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