Residential

Presidio Place Condominiums

403 unit condo complex with studios, one, two and three bedroom units

Previous situation

• 12 four cubic yard trash dumpsters inside enclosures, serviced two days a week
  
  
• Each building has two trash chutes that were constantly clogged with cardboard and large bulk items
  
  
• Members of Home Owners Association (HOA) were interested in implementing recycling collections at the complex

The City of Diego Environmental Services provided technical assistance and a recycling program was implemented in December 2007

Current situation

• 6 six cubic yard trash dumpsters and 6 six cubic yard recycling dumpsters
• One trash chute and one recycling chute in each building
• Trash collection twice a week and recycling collection once a week
• Recycling collection services will increase as residential participation increases

Recycling Dumpster

Trash Dumpster

• Current savings is over $100 per month on waste collection with future cost reductions as recycling volume increases
• Recycling signage is posted on trash chutes, recycling chutes and enclosures
• Residents are provided recycling information in monthly newsletter articles and postings on bulletin boards
• Building chutes are no longer clogged and dumpsters are no longer overflowing