Tomorrow 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. More CVWMA information can be found at this link:
https://cvwma.com/cvwma-locations/richmond/

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

In recycling news, the Trump administration recently revived a push to reclassify two thermal processes lauded by industry groups as solutions for handling hard-to-recycle plastics.

In response, last month, more than 50 lawmakers sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging he reverse course on loosening clean air regulations for nascent plastics recycling development.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and California Rep. Jared Huffman led the coalition of Democrats opposing a March proposal to remove pyrolysis and gasification from the Clean Air Act’s definition of municipal waste combustion units.

The Trump administration’s proposal aligns with a yearslong campaign from the plastics industry to reclassify the two high-heat processes as “manufacturing,” a definition with less stringent federal protections.

Expect more debate about ‘chemical recycling, including standards.