Maple Street Apartments:

A 28-unit apartment complex conveniently located two blocks from the University of Arkansas, two blocks from beautiful Wilson Park, and two blocks from lively Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

14 one bedroom apts

14 two-bedroom apts

For more information call the manager at (479) 444-7445.

 

Information for Tenants

DON'T THROW AWAY THOSE RECYCLABLES!

"LEAVE NO WASTE, LEAVE A LEGACY " - RECYCLING COLLECTION PROGRAM
Leave this place in a better condition than when we arrived.

Putting your recyclables out for curbside collection is a 'MUST' at this complex.
Get with the program!
Recycling at The Apartments is EASY and FUN! Here's how it works.

Step 1. Read the "how-to" brown recycling pamplet provided at move-in
Step 2. Chemistry is important! View the hanging contaminant display above the mailboxes
Step 3. In your apartment collect your recyclable discards in a container
Step 4. Sort the following items into the labeled green curbside bins
  • Cardboard (Remove contents. Please flatten.)
  • Rigid Paperboard (Remove contents. Please flatten.)
  • Newspaper
  • Mixed Paper: junk mail, magazines, looseleaf paper, phonebooks, paper grocery sacks, receipts, flyers, etc.
  • Soda bottles, water bottles, sports drinks, etc. (#1 / PET / PETE plastic with opening narrower than the base. Please rinse. Discard cap.)
  • Milk jugs, hair care bottles, detergent jugs, etc. (#2 / HDPE plastic with opening narrower than the base. Please rinse. Discard cap.)
  • Glass bottles and jars: Brown, clear, green (Pleaes rinse. Recycle steel lids and caps.)
  • Aluminum cans (Please rinse.)
  • Steel cans (Please rinse.)
  • Plastic Film (Non-rigid, dry, and clean T-Shirt bags, Merchandise Bags, Newspaper Sleeves, Bread Bags, etc.)
  • Organics - Food scrap & soiled paper (Dirty napkins, paper towels, and greasy pizza boxes.)

Common Recycling Collection Paper-Based Contaminants

Please do NOT put these in the recycling bins.

 

Common Recycling Collection Plastic-Based Contaminants

Please do NOT put these in the recycling bins.

Quick Reference Card

Helpful Recycling TIPS

Frequently asked questions

Collection Containers

Frequently Asked Questions

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What you need to know
Q: What is the LNW Recycling Collection Program?
A: The LNW Recycling Collection Program allows Maple Street Apartments residents to put recyclables (cardboard, newspaper, glass bottles, plastic bottles, etc.) out for separate collection along with trash.

Q: What are recyclables?
A: Recyclables are materials that can be processed and made into new products of the same material. This saves them from going to landfill - landfill disposal is not optimal in terms of the potential for detrimental environmental affects.

Q: What materials are accepted in the LNW Recycling Collection Program?
A:
  • Paper-based products
  • Glass bottles and jars (Brown, Clear, and Green)
  • Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 / PET (PETE) and #2 / HDPE)
  • Steel cans
  • Aluminum cans
  • Carrier (vest type) and produce bags (#2 / HDPE plastic)

Q: Are there specific items that I CAN'T put in?
A:
  • Plastic wrap, baggies, sandwich bags, newspaper covers
  • Plastic yogurt or margarine tubs
  • Plastic #1 and #2 bottles with NO neck (if they have a neck then they're OK)
  • Plastic cutlery
  • Aseptic packaging (juice and milk pouches with a straw)
  • Paperboard juice containers with plastic spouts
  • Styrofoam, meat tray liners
  • Wax paper
  • Artificial flowers and plants
  • Leather, textiles, clothing
  • Rugs, carpets
  • Cigarette butts, tobacco
  • Corks (from wine bottles, etc.)
  • Gum
  • Ear cleaners, cotton balls, make-up removal pads
  • Baby wipes
  • Disposable mop sheets
  • Dryer lint, dryer sheet
  • Vacuum cleaner bags and contents
  • Feathers
  • Hair, pet fur
  • Dead animals
  • BBQ ashes
  • Wood products, wood chips
  • Candles
  • Heavily soiled, oily or greasy paper products
  • Food
  • Household hazardous waste

Q: What are apartment residents supplied with?
A:

For every household, their is:

  • A roll of 'blue bags.'

  • Access to labeled green curbside containers(boxes). Access to the plastic bag recycling box located under the mailboxes.

  • Instructions about what goes into the containers.

Q: When may I place my recyclables in the outdoor curbside containers/boxes?
A:

You may place your recyclables in the green containers/boxes anytime before Tuesday late afternoon and after Wednesday afternoon. The curbside recycling containers will be emptied once a week, usually early each Wednesday morning.

 

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What you need to do
Q: What do I have to do?
A:

Here's a summary of the process:

  1. Look through the brown "how-to" pamphlet provided at move-in (there's one posted above the mailboxes too).

  2. Chemistry is important! View the hanging display of frequent contaminants (degrade the entire collection rendering it useless) found above the mailboxes.

  3. Place your 'blue bag' container in a convenient location in your home - it can be placed underneath your sink, next to your refrigerator, or in the entrance way inside your apartment depending on the building.

  4. Place all items accepted in the LNW Recycling Program into the provided 'blue bag.'

  5. Bring the 'blue bag,' when it's full, to the outdoor recycling area.

  6. Sort the contents of your 'blue bag' into the appropriately labeled green recycling bins. Separated by material/commodity is the only way The City will pick up (early every Wednesday morning) our recyclables.

  7. Cover the container after placing your recyclables in it.

  8. Once your 'blue bag' has been emptied place it in the large dumpster.
 
Q: I have lots of plastic grocery and shopping bags. What do I do with them?
A:

Here's a summary of the process:

  1. Look for a #2 inside chasing arrows printed somewhere near the bottom of the bag. These kinds of plastic bags ARE recyclable.

  2. Chemistry is important! View the hanging display of frequent contaminants (degrade the entire collection rendering it useless) found above the mailboxes.

  3. Separately collect your #2 plastic grocery and grocery bags by stuffing them one inside another.

  4. Bring the bags to the white corrugated plastic box underneath the mailboxes.

  5. Stuff the #2 plastic bags through the top opening. Discard all other plastic bags in the dumpster.
 
Q: If I run out of blue bags what should I do?
A: Call (479) 444-7445 to request more bags.

Q: Can I use the blue bags for my other trash?
A: The blue bags are provide to help with separation of the recyclables. It is requested that the blue bags NOT be used for any other purpose.

Q: What if I don't want to participate in the recycling collection program. Is this okay?
A: By signing the lease agreement you have committed yourself to recycling as much as reasonably possible subject to the terms of the lease. You are encouraged to participate in the LNW Recycling Collection Program as much as possible. The less we depend on landfilling, the better for the environment and future generations.

 

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Important notes about plastic
Q: If I see a #1 or #2 inside chasing arrows on any plastic container, does that mean it can be recycled?
A: Not necessarily. If the top opening of the plastic container is narrower than the base of the container you may place it in the appropriate collection box. Yogurt and margarine tubs are often mistakenly placed in the recycling bins having the affect of contaminating the collection. Remember, the top of the container must be narrower than the bottom. Yes. It is the same type of plastic the manufacture process is different. It has to do with whether the container was blow-molded or form-injected. The two processes involve different levels of heat that radically change the chemistry of the plastic.
   
Q: Can't I place all plastic bags in the plastic bag collection container?
A: No. Generally, there are two types of plastic used for bags - #2 HDPE and #4 LDPE. At this time the momentum has been in the direction of recycling #2 HDPE. Mixing #4 LDPE with #2 HDPE contaminates the collection possibly making the entire collection unusable.
   
Q: What if I can't find a number on a particular plastic bag?
A: When in doubt place the item in the trash rather than risking contamination. Black liquor store bags are the perfect example as are the newspaper covers. They are unmarked (and most likely the wrong type of plastic anyway).

 

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Here's the LNW Recycling Collection Program schedule
Q: Who's on the LNW Recycling Collection Program?
A: The program started at Maple Street Apartments in the month of September 1999. There is no known apartment complex of this size or larger in the region that has such an extensive and developed recycling collection program.

Q: When will I receive my blue bags and information?
A: Maple Street Apartments residents will receive information and containers upon move-in. If you still need blue bags and start-up information, please call 479-444-7445.

Q: When can I start using my blue bags and begin recycling?
A: You may start immediately upon move in.

Q: Why isn't everyone across the city participating?
A: This is a pilot program designed to assess what is involved in such a program so that better collection programs can be developed.

 

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How the program works
Q: Where is the recycling material going?
A: With the exception of your plastic bags, your separated recycling materials are being taken by the City to its materials recovery facility on Happy Hollow Road. The collected grocery and shopping bags are being taken by Management to a nearby Wal-MART for further collection.

Q: Is this program safe and sanitary? What about germs/bacteria?
A: The LNW Recycling Collection Program is sanitary and safe. It is no different than placing your garbage out for weekly collection.

Q: Are apartment residents throughout the city participating in the LNW Recycling Collection Program?
A: Not at this time. This pilot project is being undertaken at this apartment complex to determine the system that would work best at this and other apartments.

 

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The big picture: Diverting waste from landfill
Q: Is the LNW Recycling Collection Program really helping Fayetteville reduce waste being sent to landfill?
A: Absolutely. Every bit of diversion helps. Information gathered from this pilot program will go a long way to helping with informed design of better collection programs.

Q: Why was this program started?
A: The program was begun to facilitate the better use of available natural resources by recovering recyclable household discards that would otherwise be wasted or disposed of improperly in a landfill.

 

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More questions?
Q: What if I have a problem with the program? Who can I call?
A: You can call (479) 444-7445.

 

Paper Recycling Tips

Recycling paper-based products is EASY! Here's how.

  1. Just about any DRY paper, newspaper, paperboard, cardboard, or mixed paper that isn't heavily soiled is collectable as a recyclable. See below for specific items that are NOT collected.
  2. Remove and throw away any plastic/vinyl (often found on packaging and notebooks) or metal (sometimes on notebooks) that may be attached to or covering (e.g. yellow plastic bags for newspapers) the paper product. Don't worry 'bout the packing tape when it comes to cardboard boxes and don't worry 'bout the cellophane windows often found on envelopes.
  3. Crush or flatten all cardboard boxes (after removing and discarding all styrofoam packaging) and the larger paperboard boxes such as shoe and cereal boxes.
  4. Put all paper, newspaper, paperboard, cardboard, and mixed paper in the recycling containers (i.e., bluebags or green bins) along with your other recyclables.

DO include these kinds of paper products:

Everyday Living:

  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Brochures
  • Catalogs
  • Flyers
  • Junk mail
  • Manila envelopes
  • Notes
  • Sticky pad paper
  • Notebooks (remove metal or plastic binders and covers)
  • Reasonably clean fastfood paper bags
  • etc.

Bathroom:

  • Personal care product boxes
  • Bathroom cleaning product boxes
  • Toilet paper rolls
  • etc.

Laundry:

  • Laundry detergent boxes
  • Bleach boxes
  • Fabric softener boxes
  • etc.

Kitchen:

  • Cereal boxes (remove wax or plastic bag inside)
  • Frozen food boxes
  • Paper towel rolls
  • Paper grocery bags
  • Brown bags
    etc.

Do NOT include:

  • Wet-strength beverage cartons (place in regular trash) such as:
    • Paperboard juice containers
    • Paperboard milk containers
    • Paperboard ice-cream containers (place in regular trash)
  • Rigid paper food packaging tubes (place in regular trasch) such as:
    • Frozen juice concentrate containers
    • Pringles potato chip tubes
    • Planter's peanut cans
  • Oily, greasy or heavily soiled paper-based products (place in organics collector if available) such as:
    • paper plates
    • paper napkins
    • paper cups
    • tissue paper
    • fastfood paper-based containers
  • Packing or mailing envelopes with plastic liners
  • Any packaging with plastic wrap still attached
  • Photographs
  • Any WET paper products (place in organics collector if available)

Plastic Recycling Tips

Recycling plastic bottles is EASY! Here's how.

  1. On plastic bottles and jars look for a #1 or #2 inside chasing arrows. Then remember to "Check the Neck." Only #1 and #2 containers with a neck that is smaller than the body are acceptable.

  2. Remove and throw away caps, lids, and pumps.

  3. Empty contents. You don't need to remove labels or rinse thoroughly.

  4. Crush plastic bottles by carefully stepping on them so they take up less room in the recycling container. Hold onto a countertop or doorway so you don't slip.

  5. Place uncapped and flattened empty plastic bottles in your recycling container along with your other recyclables.

DO include these kinds of plastic bottles:

Kitchen:

  • Soft drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Milk (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Water (usually #1 PET)
  • Juice (usually #1 PET)
  • Sports drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Syrup (usually #1 PET)
  • Cooking oils (usually #1 PET)
  • Ketchup (usually #1 PET)
  • Vitamin containers (usually #2 HDPE)
  • etc.

Household Cleaners:

  • Liquid dish detergent (usually #1 PET)
  • Liquid household cleaners (window, bathroom & kitchen cleaner) (both #1 PET and #2 HDPE)

Bathroom:

  • Shampoo (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Conditioner (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Mouthwash (usually 1 PET)
  • Lotions (usually #2 HDPE)

Laundry:

  • Liquid laundry detergent (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Bleach (usually #2 HDPE)
  • Liquid fabric softener (usually #2 HDPE)

Beverage Containers at Home and on the Go:

  • Soft drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Sports drinks (usually #1 PET)
  • Water (usually #1 PET)


Do NOT include:

  • #3, #4, #5, #6, or #7 stamped plastic of any shape or size
  • Tubs such as yogurt and margarine
  • Plastic pails such as ice cream
  • Flower pots and garden plastics
  • Plastic bottle caps
  • Styropore/styrofoam fast food containers or packaging.
  • Food storage and microwave containers
  • Polystyrene drink cups (party cups)
  • Plastic bread bags
  • Plastic freezer bags
  • Plastic frozen food bags
  • Plastic newspaper covers
  • Film
  • Syran Wrap
  • Wax paper
  • Toys
  • Medical supplies
  • Large plastic items
  • Pesticides and herbicides
  • Motor oil containers
  • Solvent, paint and adhesive containers

Put #2 shopping and vegetable bags in the plastic grocery bag collection box under the mailboxes. Put all other plastic bags in the trash.

Glass Bottle and Jar Recycling Tips

Recycling glass bottles and jars is EASY! Here's how:

  1. All colors are fine BUT only glass jars and glass bottles please!

  2. Remove and throw away plastic lids BUT recycle metal lids.

  3. Empty contents and rinse. You don't need to remove the labels.

  4. Please don't put broken glass in the curbside containers. Instead, discard it in the trash.

DO include these kinds of glass bottles and jars:

  • Food containers (e.g. pickles, salsa, steak sause, mayonaise etc.)
  • Beer bottles (all colors)
  • Wine bottles (all colors)
  • Liquor bottles (all colors)
  • Water bottles (all colors)

Do NOT include:

  • Any broken glass
  • Mirror glass
  • Window glass
  • Picture frame glass
  • Glass drinking cups and glasses

Carrier and Produce Bag Recycling Tips

Recycling #2 vest type carrier bags and produce bags is EASY! Here's how:

  1. Look for #2 inside chasing arrows somewhere near the bottom of the bag.

  2. All colors are fine.

  3. Please remove all receipts and other contents.

DO include these kinds of bags:

  • Wal-MART and Harps grocery bags (all colors)
  • Wal-MART and Harps clear plastic produce bags
  • Lowes clear shopping bags
  • Some smaller department store shopping bags
  • Any other plastic bag that has #2 inside chasing arrows printed somewhere on the bag

Do NOT include:

  • Plastic newspaper covers of any color (made of different type of plastic) (Please discard in trash)
  • Trash bags (made of different type of plastic) (Please discard in trash)

Collection containers

Curbside recycling container and #2 plastic bag collector

 

Indoor organics container
Indoor organics container

Closing the curbside containers
Please put the black lid on the curbside container after you are finished. It is important to keep moisture out of the bin. To close the curbside container lid, press down on the side tabs.

Contact us by Email or phone: (479) 444-7445
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