Visit the Green Resource Center at 2000 Center Street, in Berkeley for advice on ecologically sound building methods, and samples of building materials made from recycled materials or call 845-0472. The City collects bulky items, excess trash and reusable items from Berkeley neighborhoods one weekend each year, between May and October. Save the postcard - it is a coupon for free dumping of four yards of plant debris at the transfer station. Each building should have 2 or more blue wheeled carts. Put bottles, cans, plastic bottles in one, and mixed paper in the other.
Some buildings also have carts for flattened cardboard or newspaper.
The City will supply carts, and brochures for tenants. Labels on carts have recycling instructions and the pickup day. Keep the Recycling carts in a location that is convenient to tenants, protected from theft, and easy to roll to the street. Usually they will be in the parking garage or behind the building, next to the refuse bin. This makes it easy for tenants to recycle when they take out their trash.