If you are one of those conscientious tenants who gathers and separates recyclables, hauls them down the stairs or elevator and then tries to find an empty spot in the blue bin to put them, I've got some information for you from the City of London.
The Hardest Thing About Recycling for Aparment Dwellers is Finding a
Blue Box that isn't Full or surrounded by garbage. Tenants need to crush boxes and put correct materials in correct bins. (not beside the bins).
Tenants & Landlords Need to Work together to Keep areas around Recycling bins free of garbage and other debris.