APARTMENTS, CONDOS MAY GET FREE RECYCLING.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer Hoping to reduce the amount of trash going to landfills, the Board of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. voted Friday to offer 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. services to all apartment buildings and condominiums in 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. . If approved by the City Council, the program would be voluntary, free and open to all buildings beginning in 2008. ``This program will extend recycling services to all Angelenos,'' board President Cynthia Ruiz said in a statement. ``This will be a huge step toward protecting the environment, preserving valuable natural resources and achieving our goal of diverting di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. 70 percent of our refuse from landfills by 2020.'' Some 750,000 single-family residences and small apartment complexes now have curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: recycling provided by the city's Bureau of Sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. . Roughly 541,000 apartment units and condos hire private haulers and rarely pay the extra money for recycling services. The city began testing free recycling at apartments in 2004, and has signed up 64,000 units. Contract haulers install recycling bins at complexes and then make weekly pickups. Residents have done a good job sorting, with up 40 percent of trash recycled in some buildings, said Karen Coca, an environmental affairs officer with the Bureau of Sanitation. Officials estimate the program will cost the city $6 million to $10 million, depending on the hauler bids and the number of units that sign up for the service. The funding will come from permit fees paid by private water haulers operating in the city. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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