Orlando could soon require every residential and commercial building in the city to offer recycling, potentially affecting hundreds of buildings, ranging from high-rise apartments and office towers to condos and townhomes.

The proposed policy, which was discussed during a City Council workshop Monday, would not require individual tenants to recycle their waste. But it would force building owners to offer them the chance to do so.

“The cool thing about this program is that, if people do adopt the practices, they [building owners] actually save money, because recycling is cheaper than having your garbage picked up,” said Mayor Buddy Dyer.