Neighbors @ 620 Peachtree

I contacted Anne Dover in the management office and she gave me the following info to answer the above questions.

1. Don't have info yet on how much waste in cubic yards or tons
2. We have 263 units and have about 85% occupancy with some of that being part time. (some tenants are only here part of the time)
3. a.)We have trash chutes accessible to every floor.
b.) The dumpster is changed out daily. We have 8 dumpsters available.
c.) Our trash hauler is Allied Waste
d.) Each dumpster is a 4 footer.
e.) Allied picks up daily.
f.) The space is available for recycle containers but that still needs to be discussed.
g.)All commercial property shares Allied Waste with Windsor except Broadway Diner.

Stay tuned for the next installment of Recyling at the Windsor!

This is my first time on the website and I'm excited to see that there's already a discussion on how to recycle at Windsor. It looks like no one's posted in a long time, but hopefully people will still get this information. I'm the chair of the Green Team and have been working on getting a successful recycling program started. We currently have recycling bins on the sidewalk in the loading dock area- 3 for paper, 4 for other recyclables.

Here's the email I put together for 620peachtree.org. If you are interested in helping, please contact me (Candice).

The Windsor Over Peachtree is the proud provider of a new recycling program. The program was brought about in large part by a city ordinance signed November 13, 2007 mandating that multi-family dwellings accept recyclables. The building must collect at least all items collected by the City of Atlanta (paper, aluminum, glass, and plastics). In response to this mandate, the Windsor has signed on with Allied Waste Management and CONservation EXcellence Recycling Corporation (CONEX). Recyclables must be separated per type. All papers (newspaper, phonebooks, magazines, office paper, junk mail, and catalogs) must go into the bins labeled "Newspaper/Office Paper Only." Other recyclables (aluminum cans, foil, pie pans, plastic containers and bottles, glass, stell/tin cans) must be placed in the bins labeled "Plastic, Glass, and Aluminum." For convenience, the trash can located in the mail room is now a paper recycling only bin. Recycling guidelines are also posted in trash chute rooms. Please do not remove the guidelines from this locations- pamphlets are being created to explain the recycling program in full detail for all residents.

For increased convenience, the Green Team is working on implementing a door-to-door reycling pick-up program. A nominal yearly fee (early estimations range from $100-200 per year or $2-$4 per week) will be charged for residents participating in this program. If a resident chooses not to participate, they can continue to bring their recylables downstairs to the loading dock. This program will allow residents to collect and separate their two types of recyclables (paper vs. all other) in small bins within their condos. On Tuesdays, residents will place their bins in the hallway immediately in front of their doors. When residents return home from work, their bins will be empty waiting to be brought back inside their condos. Stickers will be provided by the Green Team to be placed on the bins indicating which condo unit the bins belong to, and indicating the resident has paid for this service. Stolen bins will be returned to the rightful owners and repeat bin thieves will be fined as appropriate to discourage bin theft. The price of the door-to-door service depends on the number of residents participating (the more residents, the lower the cost). If you are interested in participating in the door-to-door recycling pick-up program please contact Candice Bullard at cmbullard@gmail.com so that a more accurate yearly fee can be assessed.

The Green Team is also working on introducing compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), low-flow showerheads, and other energy-saving, earth-friendly methods in future months. If you are interested in helping with the Green Team, please contact Candice.