True Blue Love

One of the biggest challenges at the beginning of my green path was to figure out where to recycle. I live in an apartment complex near Weho and had never had anything but a dumpster in the alley. I used to save all my cans and bottles and take them to this place off of Santa Monica Blvd, but unfortunately that was all they accepted. What was I supposed to do with paper, cereal boxes, wire hangers, envelopes, styrofoam, shampoo bottles, yogurt containers, etc?

My prayers were answered last month. I’ll never forget the day I walked to the back of my building to throw out the trash and saw the brand new, sparkly blue bins. Upon that vision I saw golden rays of light and heard an orchestra of angels playing harps and flutes. Ok, I made that part up but it was kinda magical like that.

Back in 2007, Los Angeles started to offer multi-family residences free bins for recycling. You can go online here to read more about the program or call 1-800-773-CITY (2489). They make it super easy to order, you can do it as a tenant as long as you have your building or property managers approval to do so. Once the request is put in, you can expect the blue bin within 7-10 days. Look here to see all the things that can be recycled- its not just bottles, plastic and paper. Seriously I’ve cut my trash down in half by recycling. Now it’s your turn, pick up the phone and be the change.

Posted by thuy