A grant-funded pilot program is offering free recycling pickup at several apartment buildings in Cincinnati. Curbside recycling is available for single-family homes with no extra fee, but multifamily properties have to pay for the service.
“Our goal is to reduce at least 25 percent of the trash and move it into recycling,” said Recycling Manager Sue Magness. “Because then we could actually reduce garbage service and it’s cost-neutral.”
The pilot aims to reach 3,000 housing units with about 2,000 to go to reach that goal. Properties in the pilot so far include a few buildings with less than 20 units, which may have a few recycling carts instead of an on-site dumpster. The largest participant is 7 West 7th, the recent office-to-housing conversion of the former Macy’s headquarters Downtown, with over 300 units…