The bin stops here

The city of Los Angeles Department of Public Works (LADPW) announced that it will not collect the contents of recycling bins that are contaminated with trash but instead tag the container. Common contaminants in the city's green and blue recycling containers have included plastic bags, car parts and trash. It is admitted that the new rule may delay collection times as drivers will need to dismount their vehicles to tag the bins. The city will enforce the policy using warnings and fines for commercial customers, and delay collection for offending single-family customers in 2006.