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Regional Recycling
Rate Surpasses 50% for 2008
Central Virginia
citizens and businesses recycled 52.8 percent of waste generated in
the region in 2008, according to a report by the Central Virginia
Waste Management Authority released May 19.
CVWMA, a cooperative
government agency that coordinates recycling and other waste
management programs with thirteen area local governments, compiles
the annual regional recycling rate and submits the information to
the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. State law
requires that the region recycle at least 25 percent of their waste
each year.
The recycling rate is
computed by dividing the amount recycled in the region by the
amount of trash generated. he amount recycled is gathered from
local and national businesses with programs in the area. The total
amount recycled for the region in 2008 was 432,471 tons.
Read entire Press Release
here.
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No
Changes to July 4 Holiday Recycling and Refuse Collection
Schedule
Regular Collection Schedule on Friday, July
3
Curbside recycling and trash collection
will not be affected by the Saturday, Fourth of July
holiday. Regularly scheduled collections will take place on Friday,
July 3. There will be no impact to bi-weekly recyclers (Red Friday)
in the City of Richmond and Henrico County and weekly recyclers in
Colonial Heights. Trash customers in the City of Petersburg are
also not affected. Press
Release
WWBT NBC12, TFC Recycling and
CVWMA
Be sure to watch Andrew Freiden's Go Green two part
segments on how to recycle right in central Virginia. The first
segment
Do Not Let Your Recycling Go to Waste aired
on June 9th. Click
here to see video and NBC 12 website. The second segment,
Where Does your Recycling Really Go? aired
Tuesday, June 16. Click here to see the video during
the 5 pm news on NBC
12.
Hanover County Expands Curbside Recycling
Program
The following subdivisions have been approved and established
as a service district for curbside recycling: Ashcreek, Atlee
Ridge, Castlewood, Charter Lake, Craney Island Farms, Deer Valley,
Ivy Banks, Kings Charter, Madison Springs, Manorwood, Milestone,
Reardon's Ridge, Royal Glen, Somerset, and Stephens Manor.
Collection is bi-weekly on Blue Thursdays. To purchase a
bin contact the Hanover County Transfer Station located at 7301
Courtland Farm Road. Residents can use their own container up to 40
gallons and can pick up free decals at the Courthouse,
Mechanicsville and Elmont Convenence Centers. Click
here for more information.
Recycling Workshop for
Teachers
August 6, 9 am- 3 pm, VCU/Rice
Center
Sponsored by CVWMA, VCU Rice Center ,James
River SWCD and Prince George HS Bio-Diesel
Project
Calling all K- 12 Science teachers (or anyone teaching subject
areas covered by this one day workshop) from Charles City County,
Chesterfield County, Goochland County, Hanover County, New Kent
County, Prince George County and the City of Colonial Heights
Hopewell Petersburg and Richmond. 7 accreditation hours
will be given for this workshop. Reserve your spot now as space is
limited to 25 participants. Workshop flyer and
registration information.
Curbside Collection E-Mail Reminder...Sign up
Today!
Sign up to receive an Email Reminder the day before your
curbside recycling collection. To subscribe, click here to
find your address
in our database of eligible
homes.
Trash Talkers Commerical on
YouTube
CVWMA partered with WRIC Channel 8 to create a
recycling message from the recycables point of view. Click on the
image to see the video clip of the commercial. It's easy to go
green...call CVWMA and start recycling!
CVWMA programs are for
residential use within the 13 localities we represent. However, we
feel that recycling away from home is very important. CVWMA wants
to help you recycle by offering you the following
resources:
Business Recycling Resources
Electronic Recycling Resources
School
Recycling Resources
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