Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Trash Chutes

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 6/19/2003 2:20 PM, "erisw" <erisw [at] sonic.net> wrote:

> I can see the convenience of a trash chute; however, what about recycling? If
> there is a chute for trash but you have to schlep recycling downstairs, that
> would seem to discourage recycling, which would Not be A Good Thing. Can there
> be a recycling chute alongside??? (Being a suburban California girl who's
> never lived in a building more than two stories tall, I have absolutely no
> experience with chutes whatsoever.)

In the buildings I've lived in with a chute, the chute was for trash and
there was a box by the chute for newspapers and one for plastic-glass-etc.
Someone was responsible for emptying these everyday. He went had a grocery
cart in the service elevator to do this. But most recyclables don't need to
be emptied everyday--they should be clean.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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