iBIN Recycling Program
11/14/2007 Letter to Apartment Managers
iBIN Recycling Program FAQ's
iBIN Recycling Press Release
iBIN Recycling Workshop Presentation
Introduction Letter for Apartment Residents
Recycling Flier
Recycling Information for Managers
More Apartment Recycling Information
The California Department of Conservation awarded the City of Davis grant funding to implement a new recycling program at multi-family properties in Davis --the iBIN Recycling Program.
The iBIN Recycling Program will provide each apartment unit with its own recycle bin. These iBINs (in-apartment recycling bins) will make it easier for residents to collect and transport recycling from their apartments to the recycling carts in their community's trash enclosure.
iBINs are available at no cost to multi-family properties in Davis. Interested property managers, home owners associations and other multi-family community leaders are encouraged to contact the City of Davis Public Works Department at 757-5686 or via email (pwweb@cityofdavis.org) with your property name, address and number of units, to see if your property qualifies to receive iBINs for your residents. Residents who would like an iBIN should talk to their property managers, as their approval is required before iBINs can be delivered to the property.
Program information for Apartment Managers:
iBIN RECYCLING
What is the iBIN Recycling program?
The City of Davis Recycling Program has received a grant from the California Department of Conservation to purchase recycle bins for multi-family properties in Davis. With this program, each apartment will receive their own iBIN recycling container to collect recyclables.
iBIN NEEDED
Why the need for individual containers for residents?
In 1989, Assembly Bill 939 was signed into law, requiring that all cities recycle 50% of their waste. In order to maintain this goal, we need to recycle as much as we possibly can. We want to make recycling easy for Davis residents--single-family homes in Davis have their own recycling cart, it makes sense that residents in apartment units have their own as well. On campus housing uses these same recycling bins, so students moving into off-campus apartments are already familiar with these. The presence of a recycling container in the home is also a visual reminder to recycle.
iBIN BORROWED
Do the residents get to keep the recycling containers?
No, the iBIN recycling containers remain the property of the program. While each apartment unit will have its own iBIN, the iBIN does not belong to the residents.
When the residents move, they must leave their iBIN behind. Please add the iBIN recycling container to your inventory checklist so that residents are responsible for their iBIN's return at the end of their stay.
iBIN WHAT?
What is an iBIN?
An iBIN, or in-apartment recycling bin, is a small recycling container that will be purchased by the City with grant funds and given to each apartment unit in Davis. The iBIN will stay in the apartment to be used for collecting and transporting recycling. The iBINs are small, 6 gallon containers (13" x 13" x 12") with a handle, so they are easy to carry back and forth to the community recycling carts. The iBINs will have labels on them that explain what materials are recyclable and a note that the iBIN is the property of the City of Davis.
iBIN PROVIDED WITH...
What will the City's Recycling Program provide?
The City of Davis Recycling Program will provide you with:
- 1. iBINs, delivered to your property
- 2. Information packet for property managers explaining the program
- 3. Recycling guides and letters from the City that explain the program to your residents
- 4. Posters promoting the program and encouraging recycling
iBIN HELPING
If we choose to participate, what are my duties as a property manager?
As part of your participation, we ask the following:
- Inform your residents in advance about the program. The City Recycling Program will provide a draft letter to use as a template or to copy.
- Distribute the iBINs, recycling guides and the letter provided by the City to your residents.
- Add the iBIN to your apartment check-out list so residents know to leave them behind when they move out. Some managers in the pilot program had their residents bring their iBINs to the office as they checked out, just to make sure they were left behind.
- Collect discarded iBINs and report back to the City of Davis Recycling Program if you see any iBINs abandoned by dumpsters or thrown away.
iBIN DISTRIBUTION
How am I supposed to distribute the iBINs to my residents?
We will let you know ahead of time when your iBINs will be delivered. Please distribute at your earliest convenience, however you wish, making sure each apartment has one.
iBIN TAKEN
What happens if some of my residents take their iBINs with them when they move?
We cannot expect that 100% of the iBINs will be left behind when residents move-out. Unfortunately, over time some iBINs may be broken or misplaced. If that happens, the City Recycling Program will not hold you financially responsible for their return. If you would like to replace a lost iBIN, you can contact the local hardware stores about ordering more iBINs. Both Davis Ace Hardware and Hibbert Lumber in Davis will be carrying the iBINs as part of their regular stock. However, the best way to ensure that the iBINs will not be taken is to add the iBINs to the check-out list and make residents responsible for them.
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