Apartment move-out waste reduction program

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There is also a possibility of waste disposal savings for apartment managers. Many participating apartment properties experience a reduction in generated waste during turnover.

More information on the Apartment Move-Out program. For all scheduling or pick-up questions: Recology Davis Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Greener Davis Facebook Jan 12 No information for likes saveourwater We need trees, and trees need water. Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program Every year the City of Davis Recycling Program teams up with apartment managers to encourage reuse of items and reduce the amount of waste that happens during the yearly August move-out.

View Full Site. Yard Material Piles. Instead, we are shifting our focus during turnover time to recycling and reuse via alternative methods and the proper disposal of hazardous waste items. How does the program work? Interested managers sign up for the program.

Step 2: City program staff will supply the participating managers with a flier for their residents and posters advertising the program. Managers pass out the fliers to their residents and hang up the posters in a common area so that residents will know about the event. Blue frames with bags and signs are set up to collect donated clothing the 1 donated item year after year!

Local non-profits, residents moving in, current residents, and apartment staff are free to take whatever they want from the donation station.

The donation station becomes a swapping area. Volunteers recruited by the City of Davis assist City staff in keeping the donation station neat and tidy.

Volunteers are also encouraged to take donated items if they wish. Step 5: The program ends on September 1st. City staff will remove the donation station signs, traffic cones and caution tape. Why should apartment properties participate? Is there any fee for apartment properties to participate? How do the donated items get to the non-profits? How can I help? What if my apartment doesn't have a donation station?

Can I take stuff left in the donation station? Residents and staff at the apartments are encouraged to take what they want from their donation stations. Although reuse and recycling is encouraged, the City cannot invite the general public to come to the donation stations as they are set up on private property. As a result, many people have made a habit of driving around the city from property to property gathering up furniture and other items. Please be aware that scavenging through dumpsters to find usable items can create a big mess and create more work for maintenance staff trying to stack things carefully into the dumpsters to save space.