Comments on: I live in an apartment complex that doesn’t have a recycling program. What can I do to still do my part? http://earth911.com/blog/2007/08/17/green-forum-recycling-programs/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gurpreet http://earth911.com/blog/2007/08/17/green-forum-recycling-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-24583 Gurpreet Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:37:20 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/08/17/green-forum-recycling-programs/#comment-24583 If you live in a condo, you most likely have a Home Owners Association fee. Go visit your regular meetings for HOA, and request that your complex get a recycling service. It worked with my condo, and everybody in the complex loves it!!! Remember it only takes one person to start a big change :) If you live in a condo, you most likely have a Home Owners Association fee. Go visit your regular meetings for HOA, and request that your complex get a recycling service. It worked with my condo, and everybody in the complex loves it!!!

Remember it only takes one person to start a big change :)

]]> By: cupofjoe http://earth911.com/blog/2007/08/17/green-forum-recycling-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-2035 cupofjoe Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:10:14 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/08/17/green-forum-recycling-programs/#comment-2035 I have the same issue. I resolved it by just canceling my newspaper delivery and get my info online. As for items such as aluminum, plastic, glass, and tin I just put everything together in heavy duty plastic or reusable bags and store them in my carport storage area. Then after a few weeks I gather all the items and take them to the local recycle center. I have found this method quicker because the guys there weigh the recyclables as apposed to the "one at a time" centers found in grocery store parking lots. The one I go to takes just about everything except for some reason they do not take plastic bags, those I drop at the local store. It is a bit of an inconvienience, but I feel it is worth the extra 15 to 30 minutes it takes to haul the recyclables to the local center, because I usually walk away with about 20 bucks. You do the math. ;0) I have the same issue. I resolved it by just canceling my newspaper delivery and get my info online. As for items such as aluminum, plastic, glass, and tin I just put everything together in heavy duty plastic or reusable bags and store them in my carport storage area. Then after a few weeks I gather all the items and take them to the local recycle center. I have found this method quicker because the guys there weigh the recyclables as apposed to the “one at a time” centers found in grocery store parking lots. The one I go to takes just about everything except for some reason they do not take plastic bags, those I drop at the local store. It is a bit of an inconvienience, but I feel it is worth the extra 15 to 30 minutes it takes to haul the recyclables to the local center, because I usually walk away with about 20 bucks. You do the math. ;0)

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