APARTMENT, CONDO PROGRAM ALL 'BLUE'.Byline: RICK ORLOV Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer After years of promises, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. officials rolled out a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. program Monday for apartments and condominiums, one of the last major areas to be targeted to try to reduce the city's reliance on landfills. "The City Council originally said this should be in effect in 2010 but when I was elected, we set a goal of 2008," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. said at a news conference in front of a 22-unit apartment in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. . "We are a year early and this will help us meet our goal of recycling 70 percent of our trash." Councilwoman Jan Perry Jan Perry (circa. 1954 —) currently represents the 9th district of the Los Angeles City Council. External links
Preceded by Rita Walters Los Angeles City Councilwoman , who represents the area, said the program will result in a "social revolution" of people who are willing to take the time to separate their trash for recycling. Under the program, the 95-gallon blue bins will be provided in the city's 541,000 multiresidential buildings. They have been provided to residential homeowners for more than a decade. More than 100,000 units have signed up for the program, and city officials said residents can request the bins for their building by calling 311 and asking for recycling information. Officials estimate it will take more than two years to have the bins in all city apartments. One of the biggest obstacles to starting the program was finding the money to cover the $2 million a year to get up and running. In 2002, the city adopted a fee on private waste haulers, which has been set aside to cover the program. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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