Apartment Recycling
Living in an metropolitan area has many advantages, walkable neighborhoods, local restaurants, great running and biking trails, the list 
just goes on. For many of us living in the Northern Virginia area, apartment/condo living has become part of our life style. There are a wide range of condo and apartment buildings in the Northern Virginia area area, with many different features including swimming pools, high tech gyms, roof top gardens, concierge, etc. The choices are plentiful.
I enjoy apartment living, but a big frustration living in a high rise apartment building is the lack of recycling options. Most apartment buildings have a trash chute where all garbage ends up in a compactor, crushed and sent to the landfill site. Some builds have a small recycling area, but the destiny of the recycled matter is anyone’s guess.
After doing a little research, it seems that condo and apartment residents across the country share the same frustration on recycling options. California, which seems to be a state that is way ahead when it comes to environmental issues is planning to mandate recycling for businesses, and apartments. This would force apartment & condo building to supply adequate recycling options for residents, making recycling for the apartment resident a whole lot simpler. Lets hope the other states follow suite.
Share your comments on how easy it is for you to recycle in your condo or apartment building.
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I am happy to see this issue is being addressed in other places. I started recycling when I was living in the dorms mainly to get money for washing clothes, etc. This was back in the early nineties before recycling became so hip. I’ve been living in apartment complexes now for awhile and I’ve tried on and off to recycle on my own, but every city doesn’t have a place close by. Mandatory recycling in apartments would also help to reduce I believe the trash fees charged by apartments. I would love to join with somebody in getting more states to require apartments to recycle.