BY SARAH BRAGER, CASSANDRA JENKINS & EMILY LINCKE
Multifamily recycling program launched On Oct. 21, officials with the city of Houston announced the details of a new pilot program aimed at increasing recycling efforts for multifamily units. What’s being done District C council member Abbie Kamin is part- nering with Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department to lead the program. The one-year pilot program officially launched Oct. 1, 2025, with six properties participating in the initial rollout. However, officials with Kamin’s office said the program remains open to any mul- tifamily complex in the city of Houston that wants to participate, at no cost for the first year. Program costs are covered by a grant from The Recycling Partnership, a nonprofit that works to improve the United States recycling system, and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste. The two entities cover all program expenses, including collection
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Recycling rates In 2023, over 420,000 tons of waste were sent to landfills in the Houston area.
1 Houston City Council dism is ses request to increase water rates
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On Nov. 12, Houston City Council rejected a request from the water provider Aqua to raise water rates for residents and business owners. The request would have raised around $30 million in additional revenue for the company and impacted about 93 residential customers across the area. 2 Houston receives $1.7M in state funds to address homelessness Houston City Council accepted about $1.7 million in state funding on Oct. 29 to eliminate and prevent youth and adult homelessness. The funds can be used for actions such as building housing, street outreach, case management and funding emergency shelters. 3 Houston approves purchase of new police, public works vehicles Nearly $9 million in purchase orders was approved on Nov. 19 for more than 70 new vehicles for the police and public works departments.
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San Francisco
80%
Portland
70%
Chicago
11.1%
New York City
15.4%
National average
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crews, recycling containers, education materials and operational costs, according to Kamin’s office. Multifamily complexes interested in joining the program can contact the office of council member Abbie Kamin at districtc@houstontx.gov.
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