NEW FREE MULTI FAMILY RECYCLING PROGRAM

Contact: Richard E. Lee
(213) 978-0324
(213) 978-0333
e-mail: rlee@bpw.lacity.org

REGISTRATION PAVES WAY FOR CITY*S NEW
FREE MULTI FAMILY RECYCLING PROGRAM

LOS ANGELES (March 22, 2007) - The City of Los Angeles Department of
Public Works is registering multifamily residential buildings for a free
recycling program that will begin early this summer, Board of Public
Works President Cynthia Ruiz announced.
*Our Bureau of Sanitation*s Solid Resources Citywide Recycling
Division (SRCRD) is implementing this new program,* said the Board
President. *Multifamily residential buildings of five units or more,
that*s apartments, condominiums, cooperatives, and mobile home parks,
are eligible.*
To register, tenants, managers or owners should call 1-866-933-1101 or
send an email message to: SRCRD@san.lacity.org, and include a name and
phone number, address of request, the service
area of the city (i.e. Valley Village, Baldwin Village) the zip code,
the type of building (i.e. apartment, condominium, mixed use, mobile
home) and the number of units.
*Tenants should provide a contact name and phone number for the
building owner or property manager,* said Ruiz. *Condominium owners
should provide a contact name and number for their homeowners
association.*
Program participants will receive free weekly recycling services, blue
bins for storage of recyclables, and educational information about
materials accepted in the blue bins. The Bureau of Sanitation also
offers a Question and Answer Fact Sheet about the Multifamily
Residential Program, a Multifamily Recycling Guide, the Put it to Good
Re-Use LA booklet, as well as other recycling service publications
available online for multifamily residential building tenants and
owners.
*Our Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division develops and
implements effective and cost-effective source reduction, recycling, and
re-use programs and policies,* notes Ruiz. *The Division also
provides technical assistance to City Departments, private sector
businesses, multi-family complexes, and the community.*

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For General Information about Single-Family Homes, Curbside
Collection, or Blue Bins, call (800) 773-CITY, (800) 773-2489 or visit
the website: www.lacity.org/SAN/solid_resources/recycling.
For more on the Department of Public Works call the Public Works Public
Affairs Office at (213) 978-0333, or email: PAO@lacity.org. The website
address is: www.lacity.org/DPW/dpwhome.
The Public Works Department is the third largest municipal agency in
the City. With more than 5,700 employees and an annual budget of more
than $1 billion, DPW is responsible for construction, renovation and
operation of public facilities and infrastructure.

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