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Apartments - General Information
Our department does not provide
collection service to apartment buildings of 5 units or
more. For information on service providers, visit the
Sacramento Regional Waste Authority website:
http://www.sacramentoswa.com/
Recycling for Apartments
Residents of multi-family housing units in the City of Sacramento, Citrus Heights and the Sacramento County Unincorporated Area now have the same recycling opportunities as single-family and duplex homes. This service was adopted by the Sacramento Regional County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) February 5th, 2000 in accordance with Ordinance V. This ordinance requires all multi-family communities with five or more units on one parcel within the Cities of Sacramento, Citrus Heights and the Sacramento County Unincorporated Area to provide recycling programs for their tenants.
Service Providers
Apartment owners and managers may use
a recycling service provided by a permitted waste
hauler, a recycling service from an independent
recycler, or an owner or manager can choose to haul the
recyclable materials themselves (called self-hauling).
In any case, the Ordinance requires Plan Forms to be
submitted describing the type of recycling service that
will be used. (See Plan Forms in the
Documents Section).
If a permitted waste hauler or an independent recycler
is used, they should fill out the plan forms and submit
them to the County. If the owner or manager hauls their
own recyclables, then the owner or manager must fill out
Plan Forms themselves and submit them to the County.
Ordinance Requirements
The Ordinance establishes 30% of your collection
volume as a target amount of space allocated for recycling. (For example,
if an apartment complex normally has 10 cubic yards of garbage bins,
then 3 cubic yards of new service should be set up for recycling).
When you can use 30% of your collection volume for recycling space,
you should use Plan Form A. If 30% space cannot be used for recycling,
then submit Plan Form B (See Plan Forms in
the Documents Section). Forms
must be submitted to Sacramento County.
- Initial 30% of all multi-family communities
receive service between July 1 and December 31, 2000
- Additional 30% of multi-family communities
receive service between January 1 and June 30, 2001
- Final 30% of multi-family communities receive
service between July and December 31, 2001.
Scavenging
If your complex has a scavenging problem,
e-mail us
with a detailed description of the situation or you can call 875-7165.
Documents
For your assistance, the Sacramento Regional
County Solid Waste Authority provides information to ensure Ordinance Five
is successful. If you have a question which is not listed on this site or
the Q & A section of the guide, feel free to e-mail us.
Clip Art and Memos
Below is clip art and editable memos to help
you with the program
Other Recycling Opportunities
Residents can also drop off materials at the CSUS
Recycling Center. This facility accepts a wide variety of recyclable
materials. CSUS Recycling Center Information
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