Polinger Shannon & Luchs Company and its properties are committed to supporting the Green movement. The Company recognizes the importance of caring for our environment. We educate our employees and the people who live in and visit our communities on what we can do to contribute to bettering the environment. Currently, each property is replacing (or has replaced) all apartment shower heads, faucets and toilets with low flow devices. Also we have/or will be replacing incandescent lighting with fluorescent or compact florescent light bulbs. All chemicals used for cleaning etc. in the common areas are environmentally safe wherever possible. And finally, we are designing designated recycling areas at each of our apartment communities.

Please take the time to read through this brochure, containing Green Tips for Apartment Residents and Recycling information. Join Polinger Shannon & Luchs in our efforts to make a better future.

WHAT IS RECYCLING?

Most items that we use every day—especially containers— are made of materials that can be used over and over again. Recycling is collecting used materials that would otherwise be thrown away and breaking down and remaking these materials into new products. When we recycle more, we are saving resources and sending less trash to landfills and incinerators. That’s good for the environment.

In DC, we recycle glass bottles and jars; most types of clean paper, such as mail, office paper and newspaper; metal cans; and plastic bottles with narrow-openings, such as shampoo and ketchup bottles.

So, don’t throw away that milk jug, soda can, pickle jar or newspaper! Don’t just toss that junk mail into the trashcan! Put those items into your recycling cart or bin instead. Now that’s recycling!

Municipality Contacts

By Mail

DC Department of Public Works - Office of Recycling
Government of the District of Columbia
3220 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020

By Web

Email: recycle@dc.gov
Website: http://recycle.dpw.dc.gov
Office Hours: 8:15 am to 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday, except District holidays

By Phone

Main: (202) 645-7190
Fax: (202) 645-8518

The best way to reduce waste is not to create it in the first place. If waste is prevented, there is no need or cost for the collection, processing and disposal.

MORE GREEN TIPS

• One of the easiest ways to move your apartment in the green direction is to simply turn down your thermostat. By lowering your thermostat one degree in the winter and raising it one degree in the winter, you can reduce your energy costs by almost five percent.
• Make sure that your air conditioning filter is getting changed, and checked, as often as it needs to be. Energy Star, a joint program established by the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy, recommends checking the filter monthly and having them changed at least every three months. If you haven’t seen your maintenance man in a while, you might want to give your leasing agent a friendly reminder.

Did you know?

• Lighting accounts for nearly 25% of total energy costs in the home or office.
• Fluorescent light bulbs consume 75% less electricity, last 4-15 times longer, and generate 74% less heat than incandescent bulbs.
• For every ton of paper that is recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water, 380 gallons of oil, and enough electricity to power an average house for six months.
• You can run a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can.
• By recycling just one glass bottle, you save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for four hours.
• According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a faucet dripping at one drop per second wastes 2,700 gallons per year.