CLIPBOARD : Recycling Fever
The city of Irvine expanded its curbside recycling program late last year to include 14,000 apartments and condominiums. Since last November residents of these complexes have been separating their glass, plastic, aluminum and newspapers into bins that city trucks empty weekly.
“We’re getting good participation from the residents,” said Cindy Asher, who heads the city’s 3-year-old recycling project. “Everyone is pleased to have the opportunity to recycle at home.”
According to Asher, nearly 80% of those living in single-family homes have made recycling a habit, with nearly 20,000 tons of newspaper, aluminum cans, plastics and glass being collected. Newspapers account for the greatest share, with 86% of the gross yield.
Here is what Irvine residents have returned between September, 1987, and September, 1990.
NEWSPAPER: 16,758 tons GLASS: 2,341 tons ALUMINUM AND TIN CANS: 410 tons PLASTICS: 25 tons Source: City of Irvine
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