Commercial and multi-family bog down San Diego recycling

摘要

A recent audit of San Diego's waste diversion efforts finds nearly 60 percent of commercial and multi-family properties are not reaching mandated recycling requirements. The report from the city's auditor's office goes on to recommend higher diversion demands on private haulers serving those sectors. "Significantly increasing the diversion rate for commercial and multi-family properties - which combined, make up the largest source of waste generation in the City - is necessary to achieve the City's recycling goals," the auditor's report notes. "We found that the City's current enforcement strategy, which focuses on holding the property owner responsible for complying with recycling requirements, is unlikely to succeed without concurrently requiring each franchised hauler to achieve minimum recycling rates."