The success is credited to two CVWMA programs that have been in existence since 1991. The CVWMA Curbside Recycling Program currently serves more than 228,000 homes with weekly or every other week collection. The CVWMA Drop-off Recycling Program, with 48 collection sites, provides recycling for citizens of eleven area jurisdictions.

In the last year, curbside recyclers set out 30,796 tons of materials, which is slightly higher than the five-year average for the Curbside Recycling Program. CVWMA collects an average 120 tons of recyclable material at the curb each collection day.

Weights collected in the Drop-off Recycling Program jumped twenty-five percent over last year to 4,611 tons. This increase is largely the result of changes made to the program one year ago to improve its convenience and simplicity. The changes included increasing the size of the openings on the collection bins and adding the collection of mixed containers, including plastic bottles, to all sites.

Both programs collect white paper, newspaper, magazines, cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic bottles and glass containers. Click here for more information about CVWMA recycling program statistics.