Digested From "Valley Apartments Go Green With Recycling"
Las Vegas Sun by Jeff Pope
In Clark County, Nev., a handful apartment communities have begun recycling efforts for their residents as an alternative to taking their recyclables to either drop-off sites or the home of a friend or relative who has curbside pickup. One such program was started at the Summerlin retirement community after residents grew tired of driving recyclables off site. After contracting with Republic Services, the 306-unit community has managed to cut down its trash containers from three to one, saving about $2,500 a year in fees to Republic Services. Company President Bob Coyle says the town of Las Ventanas is a classic example of how apartment recycling programs can work by making them simple for residents to use. He states, "The difference there is [residents] don't have to work harder to figure out where the recycling container is. Whereas you get into the bigger apartment [communities], unless they were designed to have a trash container and a recycling container side by side, the recycle container may be 300 feet from somebody's apartment door. Most apartment dwellers don't wander around the complex looking for the [recycling] container." Apartments make up the second most common form of residence in Clark County with 155,200 units. That is more than all the condominiums, townhouses and mobile homes combined.
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