This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
VCU, University of Richmond, and other schools are currently competing in RecycleMania 2014.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night. (For more information click here.)
Also, RVA Environmental Film Festival (RVA EFF) starts tomorrow. It will be at Henrico’s Tuckahoe library at 6:30 for a showing of Plastic Paradise and a special preview of a new local documentary called Richmond Had Rails. Then on Wednesday night, it will be at VCU’s Grace Street Theater for a showing of The Right To Breathe, Trashed, and More Than Honey. See the full schedule for this FREE event by clicking here.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night. (For more information click here.)
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The Fourth Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival (RVA EFF), to be held around the second weekend in February, 2014, is right around the corner! The Enrichmond Foundation, Falls of the James Group – Sierra Club, Capital Region Land Conservancy, EarthCraft Virginia and the James River Green Building Council have been working together to make sure this year’s festival is the best yet, with many insightful films designed to raise awareness of environmental issues relative to all residents of our planet – and to Richmond citizens in particular.
Tomorrow night, there will be a fundraising dinner at Baker’s Crust in Carytown:
The film selection subcommittee is pleased to announce that it will expand the Festival to include an additional film evening at VCU’s Grace Street Theatre on February 6, 2014 between 6:00 and 9:00 PM. This special event will include screenings of the following films:
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night. (For more information click here.)
Also, check out a recent column on local recycling by local writer, Phil Riggan, by clicking here.
In other recycling news, Los Angeles plastic bag ban has gone into effect (though with some confusion and New York City’s City Council has voted to ban styrofoam containers. Begs the question, what is RVA doing?
Due to the holiday, the trash and recycling pickup will be on Thursday. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup Thursday night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after Thursday night.
In recycling news, on Saturday, January 11, 2014, the City’s Department of Public Works is sponsoring the fourth annual “Bring One for the Chipper” Christmas tree recycling program. In addition to Christmas trees, the event will include electronics recycling, document shredding and donations of clothing and small household items to Goodwill Industries.
“Bring One for the Chipper 2013” will take place in the paved lot at 1710 Robin Hood Road (northeast corner of Robin Hood Road and North Boulevard), from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on January 11. The event began in 2010 as part of Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ City-wide sustainability initiatives. Recycling keeps the Christmas trees and electronics equipment out of landfills, which helps reduce the City’s carbon footprint.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
In recycling news, the United Kingdon has a new report on its recycling.(LARGE pdf)
“The report recognizes that our markets are global and intertwined and that we cannot base the export debate solely on the needs of the U.K.,” says Hetherington. “Exports are vital to the U.K.’s £5 billion (US$8.167 billion) metals recycling industry. Currently 60 percent of the recycled material processed in the U.K. is exported. This reflects the decline of our metal production industry which is a matter of regret for our members.”
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
In recycling news, Charlottesville City Schools launch recycling challenge. As reported by NBC29,
“the project is led by the city’s high school students and supported by local recycling and waste hauler, Republic Services in partnership with TFC Recycling.”
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
Also,
The Virginia Recycling Association (VRA) recognizes the best programs in waste reduction, recycling and litter prevention as well as individuals in the state at our annual conference awards ceremony. We invite you to submit entries for recognition. Nominate your program or someone else’s! Deadline for submission – February 28, 2014.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night (Let’s keep sidewalks clear for trick-or-treaters and the Halloween Parade).
Don’t forget about VCU’s Paint The Town Green on Saturday. Paint the Town Green is “a collaborative neighborhood clean-up between the VCU Monroe Park campus and its surrounding neighborhoods, including The Fan, Jackson Ward, Carver, Mosby Court, Randolph and Oregon Hill.” Hope to have more details on that soon.
Check out this recent story on how Prince George County is approaching the “Final Frontier of Recycling”. Is Richmond going to reach that frontier?
Also, consider theseimages of recycling and Halloween by clicking here.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night. They do not belong on the sidewalk after tomorrow night.
Also Wednesday:
Sierra Club Falls of the James Group. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. Jepson Alumni Center on the University of Richmond campus. Students from Virginia Union University, Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Richmond will review their recent green accomplishments— both on and off-campus— including e-cycling collections, rainwater irrigation, community gardensand much more. Join us to learn about their projects for the upcoming school year considering the needs of their campuses and neighboring communities. Located on Crenshaw Way; fordirections go to http://events.richmond.edu/jepson-alumni-center/directions.html.
Also, don’t forget the Fall Plant Exchange tailgate before the meeting 5:30-6:45 in the adjacent parking lot!