Apartment Recycling: Challenges and Solutions - Earth911.com

It’s a common complaint from eco-minded apartment residents: Why doesn’t my complex have a recycling program?

While there are a number of barriers preventing recycling at multifamily complexes, setting up a successful recycling program at your apartment building is not a lost cause. Earth911 spoke with Josh Allen, CEO of waste and recycling consulting company Global Disposal Reduction Services, about common challenges to apartment recycling and ways to overcome them.

Limited space, restrictive local programs and high recycling rates
“In a perfect world, there would be a trash and recycling bin at every [trash enclosure in an apartment complex],” says Allen, whose San Diego-based company works with small- and medium-sized businesses, including multifamily complexes, to reduce their waste streams and garbage bills.

But many apartments were not designed with recycling in mind and have little space to set recycling bins next to trash containers.

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