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Hi Board Talk, I am a freelance journalist writing a story for a leading NYC newspaper about conflicts within condos and co-ops where some residents obey the rules and recycle their garbage and others don't tow the line. If you would like to share your experience - either on the record or anonymously - I would be very interested. Doesn't matter which side of the recycling fence you stand. I would particularly like to hear horror stories and how they were or weren't resolved. I guarantee anonymity if you don't want your name used. Best wishes, Jane
Join the Conversation Comments (2)Thanks very much JG. This is very helpful but I would love to speak with you in more depth about this matter as my article is very detailed. Again, this would be entirely off the record and I don't need use your name or anything which would identify your building or situation. I am looking for interesting anecdotes/more details to flesh out the story. Many thanks.
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I think every building does. We have a mix of owners, a few sublets and 40% sponsor rentals. We started to hit people with an administrative fee for failure to recycle. If they are that bad, they usually have mail or something in the bag or we might catch them on our recording cctv system. Sponsor agreed to add fees to their rent bills, owners get it added to maintenance bills. Helps a little. We also put out building updates to advise of construction, assessments, meetings, etc. and include reminders to recycle as well.
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