The bill by Democratic Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield would require apartment owners to provide recycling service to tenants. The legislation would apply to multi-family housing of five or more units. Mark Murray of Californians Against Waste is a big fan of the bill:
"Less than 40% of those living in multi-family residences in CA have access to convenient recycling. 85% of the waste generated at multi-family residences still goes to landfills."
Murray says the recycling rate for single-family homes is much
higher - more than 50 percent - since nearly all communities have
curb-side recycling. Blumenfield pushed a similar bill
through the legislature in 2009, but it was vetoed by then-Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger. In his veto message he said the
legislation placed costly requirements on apartment
owners.
