Today is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, WWBT/Channel 12 has this report:

April is Earth Month, and to celebrate, the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) is hosting several events dedicated to environmentally friendly recycling.

Statistics indicate that, on average, each person generates five pounds of waste per day, and recycling is one way to reduce this waste.

CVWMA serves ten localities with recycling programs. During Earth Month, they will partner with these localities to host several recycling events, which will be open to residents only.

Many residents are unaware of available recycling services which include electronics, household hazardous waste collection (such as spray paints, pesticides, and lawn chemicals), and tire recycling.

According to the Regional Recycling Rate, our region recycles about 57% of its waste. While this is great progress, CVWMA hopes to increase that percentage by implementing special recycling events.

Earth Month recycling events will kick off on Friday, April 19, and run through Saturday, May 11, 2024. Please refer to the list of events below for dates and locations.

Friday, April 19: Powhatan Earth Day Paper Shredding
Saturday, April 20 – Hanover County Electronics Recycling
Saturday, April 20 – New Kent County Paper Shredding, Electronics Recycling and Tire Recycling
Monday, April 22 – Stony Point Fashion Park Paper Shredding and Environmental Fair
Saturday, April 27 – Prince George Clean Community Day
Saturday, May 4 – First Saturday Electronics Recycling @ Securis
Saturday, May 11: City of Richmond Electronics Recycling, Paper Shredding and Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Today is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, Chesapeake metal recycling company Greenwave Technology Solutions Inc. this month made its Scrap App available in the Richmond area.Aimed at helping customers recycle old cars and scrap metal, Scrap App launched in September in Hampton Roads and expanded to the Cleveland area in December. The app became available in the Richmond area at the beginning of March.

After announcing ‘Large Trash’ and ‘Huge Trash’ Pick Up Days are being scheduled, the Clean City Commission liaison came back to add that additional events, ‘Gargantuan Garbage’ Pick Up Days, are in planning.

“After further polling, we realized we further under estimated how many City residents are forgetting and missing their regular trash pickup, even as they are making plans to move to different addresses at the end of their leases. Some of them have big piles of garbage bags in their kitchens, hallways, and backyards. We want to accommodate this group and help with their garbage problems. But these are the last extra pick up days we are scheduling for this year. We swear to that.”

‘Large Trash’ Pick Up Days as part of the City’s ‘Neighborhood Clean-Up Program’ were previously scheduled, but now, based on further analysis, the City’s Clean City Commission is planning additional pick up days for ‘Huge Trash’.

A Clean City Commission liaison reports “We decided, based on enhanced data gathering, that we had under estimated the amounts and sizes of trash from certain households. We realized we can expect more sofas and bulk items than ever before. Therefore we are increasing our scope and campaign.”

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, TES, a Singapore-based subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Group, has announced the grand opening of its IT asset disposition (ITAD) repurposing and processing facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia.The company says the site is dedicated to extending the life cycle of technology assets and data center equipment, ensuring that valuable materials are not sent to landfills and supporting the flourishing data center industry in the area.TES says the new facility is located with nearby access Interstate-95, and the 128,000-square-foot site “is optimized to process hyperscale and enterprise equipment, meeting the specialized needs of the local data center sector.”

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, WasteDive.com is reporting that solar panel recycling company Solarcycle is investing $344 million to establish a solar glass manufacturing facility in Cedartown, Georgia.
The company will use recycled solar panels to produce five to six gigawatts of crystalline-silicon photovoltaics, or solar glass, annually. The site will create 600 jobs in manufacturing, engineering, research and other sectors. Construction is expected to begin later this year, with production slated to start in 2026.

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, NPR recently did a number on the plastics industry- “Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf”

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, the Virginia Mercury has reported on a General Assembly bill from Del. Thomas Garrett, R- Goochland. It would increase the fee the state imposes on new tire sales to pay for recycling costs, as well as require tire producers to register with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and to use a licensed hauler to transfer waste tires to a licensed recycling center or processing facility.

This Wednesday is a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup.

Please go over what can be recycled.

NOTE: CVWMA (Central Virginia Waste Management Authority) has announced that all curbside recycling must now be INSIDE the CVWMA containers with lid closed. Items beside the container or on top of it will not be collected. In fact, incorrect setouts may not be collected at all. This is new as of July 1 for all our curbside recyclers, with the exception of townhomes/condos still using small bins. (And yes, this also applies to flattened cardboard boxes.)

Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.

If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news:
There is a proposal in the General Assembly for a Virginia Recycling Development Center that would work on improving the recycling market, including giving localities money to invest in recycling and working with plastics producers to boost their recycling capabilities.