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Open data on availability of residential recycling? #63

Open BMegas opened 8 years ago

BMegas commented 8 years ago

California’s Mandatory Commercial Recycling Law (AB 341) requires all multifamily residential dwellings of five or more units to recycle.

Do we have data from the recycling providers on which residences are complying? Do we have a way for apartment-dwellers to complain if landlords do not comply?

Here's an open tool, developed for Chicago, to report exactly that: http://mybuildingdoesntrecycle.com/ Is it something CfSJ could adapt and promote?

golgistudio commented 8 years ago

I've forked the repo and got it running on my laptop.

I've added some issues for changes that I've identified to make it relevant for SJ.

I've sent an email to one of the developers at Opencity with some questions to help identify the changes we need to make to adapt it for SJ.

BMegas commented 8 years ago

Laurie, Cool. This being a California state law, I wonder whether our instance might start in SJ but allow reports from anywhere in the state.

I plan to be there Thursday. I look forward to talking about this one then. I hope to get a chance to dig for other economic dashboard inputs then, too.

Betsy

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Laurie Reynolds notifications@github.com wrote:

I've forked the repo and got it running on my laptop.

I've added some issues for changes that I've identified to make it relevant for SJ.

I've sent an email to one of the developers at Opencity with some questions to help identify the changes we need to make to adapt it for SJ.

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mthong commented 8 years ago

I think it would be useful to find out from City staff what San Jose's residential recycling program is like and whether redeploying the Chicago app in San Jose would make sense.

I have asked my colleague who used to work in Environmental Services if she has a contact for us.

BMegas commented 8 years ago

Sorry I couldn't make it tonight. My real job ran longer than I'd have liked today.

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Recycle/Commercial/ says that it is state law.

At least for apartments and condos, GreenTeam is the provider, per http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=1543 . Their flyer for landlords makes reference to AB341 at the bottom of the first page: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/32981 and the reference also appears here: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=3475

The more useful thing to know is what recourse tenants have if their building isn't recycling, and in how the city handles a landlord or property owner who does not comply.

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 8:14 PM, mthong notifications@github.com wrote:

I think it would be useful to find out from City staff what San Jose's residential recycling program is like and whether redeploying the Chicago app in San Jose would make sense.

I have asked my colleague who used to work in Environmental Services if she has a contact for us.

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golgistudio commented 8 years ago

If there isn't a need for a separate application - the community could use See Click Fix to report issues.

http://en.seeclickfix.com/san-jose