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.

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, Bon Secours hospital system is growing a volunteer project to upcycle single-use surgical wraps into sleeping bags. To give an idea of how much waste is being diverted, 370 pounds of surgical wrap was recently made into 22 sleeping bags.

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.

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, China is buying more from U.S. scrap market.

Also, a new recycling facility in Portsmouth, VA, is using A.I.-supported sorters, which will divert more materials from landfill.

Normally, this Wednesday would be a “Red Wednesday”, which means trash and recycling pickup, but because of the recent Memorial Day holiday, pickup should instead be on Thursday.

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’s new program in Virginia Beach that hopes to cut down on plastics in the water and give beach toys a new life.
To reduce littered toys local environmental nonprofits partnered with the City of Virginia Beach to launch the Beach Toy Recycling Program at Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Littered toys contribute to plastic pollution in the ocean, which is harmful to local wildlife.

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.

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.

Don’t forget about the Sierra Club/University of Richmond ‘Big Yard Sale’ this Saturday, which is in itself a huge recycling event.

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.

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.

Plan ahead: Richmond’s E Cycle Day will be held at 1710 Robin Hood Road on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to Richmond residents only, proof of residency will be required.

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.”