Do any of you live in one of these? How would I go about implementing a recycling program here? Who do we contact? Thanks!

6/17/2008 9:17:30 AM

the trashcan is right over there. It takes plastic, paper, and aluminum cans as well as spoiled food.

6/17/2008 9:19:16 AM

take your stuff to the recycler yourself
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6/17/2008 9:20:49 AM

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"the trashcan is right over there. It takes plastic, paper, and aluminum cans as well as spoiled food."

6/17/2008 9:43:57 AM

First person to contact would be the HOA for your apartment complex to see if they offer recycling facilities at a central location (i.e. where their office is located) or if they had plans to put up bins and such at your complex.

More than likely they don't give a fuck. So here's what you do: Get a recycling trash can in which you can throw in crushed aluminum and plastic bottles (and plastic bags, etc). Find a nifty little spot behind the trashcan or behind something heavy (or in a corner somewhere) that you can stack broken down cardboard. Bundle up your cardboard every few months (by size) with some good twine so it's easier to take to the dump. You can also do this every few weeks to keep the size of the cardboard pile down. Once you've filled up your recycling trash can, take out the bag and either make a dump run or store it in a closet somewhere to wait for the next bag (it's not filled with rotting food, so unless you put a bunch of semi-full beer cans in there you'll be fine with smell). Take it to a wake county dump that has recycling facilities. Since I'm technically a legal resident of Cary, I just go to the dump in Cary and recycle my stuff there.

6/17/2008 10:00:54 AM

inform them (HOA) that the city provides recycling stations free of charge to apartment complexes and request that the complex get one.

unfortunately when i tried this at a previous residence, the owners apparently didn't want the bins because they didn't want to deal with the noise of dropping glass, etc in the middle of the night. so it didn't happen.

6/17/2008 10:11:30 AM

^ *forehead smack* Gotta love that sensibility. I've heard people do that all of two or three times in my living in this apartment complex for a year. We've got some on-site facilities but I have to hoard cardboard until I can justify a trip to the dump.

HOA's shouldn't cave to people whining about noise when it comes to things that are necessities like waste disposal facilities. I mean, dumpsters are loud as hell when they're empty and somebody throws a medium-heavy bag of garbage into it. Louder than a recycling bin with breaking glass, I'd say. Like a giant drum!

6/17/2008 10:29:50 AM

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"inform them (HOA) that the city provides recycling stations free of charge to apartment complexes and request that the complex get one."

More than likely, they're too lazy to call and request the bins. I have bugged my property manager about this multiple times and he keeps saying he'll "look into it."

Its pretty stupid that they won't take advantage of it. Private dumpster service costs money, recycling is free in Raleigh.

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6/17/2008 12:56:17 PM

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"the trashcan is right over there. It takes plastic, paper, and aluminum cans as well as spoiled food."

6/17/2008 1:49:53 PM

im all about recycling glass and aluminum because those (a) can be recycled an infinite number of times and (b) it is cheaper to recycle aluminum than to mine bauxite and process it

everything else just creates more pollution than making a new product

6/17/2008 1:51:38 PM

True, but it does reduce the amount of stuff you throw into the landfill. The only person that benefits is the city, though, considering they are footing the bill for that.

6/17/2008 1:56:46 PM

the city is its citizens

6/17/2008 2:03:40 PM

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"everything else just creates more pollution than making a new product"

Are you sure?

6/17/2008 2:16:33 PM

^^ Yeah but they're not going to reduce the amount they tax you because they save a small amount of money on landfill expenses. It'll go to something else that you probably won't use, like a really expensive urban renovation in an area you drive through twice a year... <_< >_>

6/17/2008 2:19:15 PM

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"Are you sure?"

penn and teller bullshit had a special on it

6/17/2008 2:21:36 PM

I live at The Park in Cary. I've asked several times about why they don't have recycling. They claim the town doesn't allow them in large apartment complexes. I called the town, and they said they don't have a problem with it. I don't know who to call to pressure them into getting the bins. I think the issue is that the complex doesn't want to pay for them to be put in. Tips or ideas anyone?

6/17/2008 2:41:27 PM

i ♥ jessiejepp because she cares

6/17/2008 3:21:46 PM

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"Tips or ideas anyone?"

Pack up your bottles and cans and haul your butt to a recycling center. Thats what I do. BTW, its on my way to work.

6/17/2008 3:32:34 PM

Sure she recycles but how energy efficient is she?

HUH!? HUH!?!

6/17/2008 3:36:19 PM

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"Pack up your bottles and cans and haul your butt to a recycling center. Thats what I do. BTW, its on my way to work."

We already take cans to be recycled somewhere else, but it would be a whole hell of a lot easier if it were next to the trash compactor and had bins for glass. It would also be nice if I could get straight answers from management here.

6/18/2008 12:54:27 AM