Well, just moments ago I got off the phone with the infamous landlord!! I got a little more information on the situation, straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. Prior to this, all I had to work off of was hearsay from the real estate agent and a few tenants.
Apparently, the complex used to have recycling from the city and he and his son lugged all the blue bins to the curb every two weeks for pickup. However, people eventually stopped sorting and started just throwing their entire trash bags in the bins! So he cancelled it and got a dumpster, which I can't really blame him for doing.
However, now with renewed interest among the tenants (proved it with the survey!) and free labor (a girl that's willing to lug the bins herself) there's a glimmer of hope! He actually agreed to contact the city himself to find out about getting more bins. According to the city website, apartment complexes with 4 or more units are exempt from the curbside recycling program, so I'm not sure how he got away with this before. Maybe it's a new exemption? Anyhow, the good news is that if the city won't do it, Hoosier Disposal also offers recycling. And again, if he's got a sucker that's willing to do it for free (aka me) then he might actually foot the added recycling fee.
I'll be posting the results of the survey (just have to make the data look pretty) and an update on this NEW and exciting opportunity on next week's blog. I just couldn't wait to let you all know I finally got that "special" phone call. :)
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