L.A. implements Multi-Family Residential Recycling Program.Cynthia Ruiz, president of the city of Los Angeles
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. , has announced the start of the city's new Multi-Family Residential Multi-family residential is a classification of housing where multiple separate housing units are contained within one building. The most common form is an apartment building. Many intentional communities incorporate multi-family residences, such as in cohousing projects. Recycling Program, which she says will provide recycling services to more than 540,000 multi-family residences. The Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation sanitation: see plumbing; sanitary science. provides weekly 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: pickup of recyclables, green waste and refuse from more than 645,000 single-family homes in the city. The new program provides free pickup, blue bins and educational materials to residents of multi-family units. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "By taking advantage of innovative programs that offer additional recycling opportunities, like this, residents can help us achieve the mayor's goal of diverting 70 percent of the city's refuse away from landfills by 2015," Ruiz says. She adds that the city currently has a 62 percent diversion rate. The city has launched www. larecycles.org to offer residents information about the multi-family recycling program, including answers to frequently asked questions about recycling and enrollment guidelines for the program. |
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