Sample Cover Letter To Businesses And Apartment Owners printable pdf download

SUSTAINABILITY/CLIMATE CHANGE

Sample Cover Letter to Businesses and

Apartment Owners-Managers Receiving

Commercial Recycling Flyer

How to Use This Sample Letter

Local agencies may use this sample cover letter as a companion to the sample

commercial recycling flyer prepared by the Institute for

Local Government. The purpose of the flyer and letter is to

This sample letter

help local agencies educate businesses about state

contains updates to

requirements to recycle, and about any local requirements

the May 2011 sample

that may apply. The sample cover letter includes suggested

letter to reflect

changes in California

language and options that can be tailored to the individual

law.

community. It also includes commentary for local officials

about key options or issues to consider as they adapt the

letter for their individual agencies. Finally, the sample cover

letter includes endnotes to provide more information for local officials they use it to

prepare their own letter.

The sample letter reflects state law that requires certain businesses, public agencies, and

apartment complexes (often referred to as multi-family communities by the California

Apartment Association) to recycle. The requirement is the result of enactment of AB 341

(Chesbro), which requires certain businesses and apartments to recycle beginning July

2012. (The commercial recycling requirements in state law may be found at Public

Resources Code §42649 and following.) CalRecycle’s regulations provide clarification

about what the law requires of businesses, apartment complexes, and cities and counties.

Information about the regulations is available at:

Who Should Receive the Letter and Recycling Flyer?

The sample cover letter and sample flyer are designed to giver to local businesses and

apartment owners/managers. Separate sample flyer templates are available for businesses

and for apartment owners. The apartment flyer also provides information for tenants.

The sample template flyers are available in both English and Spanish.

Local agencies may wish to use one cover letter for both businesses and apartment

owners/managers, or prepare separate letters for each.

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Sample Cover Letter To Businesses And Apartment Owners