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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Several communities across Central Virginia are allowing residents to recycle or discard their real Christmas trees.
RICHMOND (Dec. 27-Jan. 14)
East Richmond Road Convenience Center, 3800 East Richmond Road — yard waste area
Parker Field Annex – Corner of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Robin Hood Road — designated tree drop-off
Note: City of Richmond Department of Public Works and the Clean City Commission will host the annual Bring One for the Chipper Tree Recycling Event Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at North Arthur Ashe Boulevard & Robin Hood Road (Parker Field Annex). Electronics recycling (fees apply) and paper shredding will also be offered. For information, contact the City of Richmond Department of Public Works.

Holiday related items that should not be recycled:

Strands of Christmas lights.
Tinsel because it contains plastic.
Plastic bags, bubble wrap and foam peanuts.
Christmas tree lights or broken bulbs.
Metallic or foil wrapping paper.
Wrapping paper that is coated or has glitter.
Bows, ribbons and tags.
Stockings, holiday sweaters and other clothing.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Several communities across Central Virginia are allowing residents to recycle or discard their real Christmas trees.
RICHMOND (Dec. 27-Jan. 14)
East Richmond Road Convenience Center, 3800 East Richmond Road — yard waste area
Parker Field Annex – Corner of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Robin Hood Road — designated tree drop-off
Note: City of Richmond Department of Public Works and the Clean City Commission will host the annual Bring One for the Chipper Tree Recycling Event Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at North Arthur Ashe Boulevard & Robin Hood Road (Parker Field Annex). Electronics recycling (fees apply) and paper shredding will also be offered. For information, contact the City of Richmond Department of Public Works.

Holiday related items that should not be recycled:

Strands of Christmas lights.
Tinsel because it contains plastic.
Plastic bags, bubble wrap and foam peanuts.
Christmas tree lights or broken bulbs.
Metallic or foil wrapping paper.
Wrapping paper that is coated or has glitter.
Bows, ribbons and tags.
Stockings, holiday sweaters and other clothing.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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 ni
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, an assistant professor at West Virginia University is working to develop technology that would make urine recycling more accessible.

According to WVU Today, Kevin Orner is developing a technology that can treat urine on-site, rather than it having to be transported to a remote, centralized wastewater treatment facility.

The goal would be to transform waste collection and treatment into an environmentally beneficial service that makes money by allowing urine treatment to happen quickly by quickly recovering nitrogen from the urine through a device under the toilet.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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 ni
If it seems like pickup did not happen, use this online form:
https://cvwma.com/programs/residential-recycling/recycling-service-request-form/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, earlier this month, announced support for more curbside recycling.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, Richmond Magazine recently featured a story on new restaurant Kitchen33, which hopes to set a news standard for sustainability.
Excerpt:

The difference between styrofoam containers and sugar cane or bamboo containers, which Kitchen33 uses, is 8 cents per unit. “We’ve been cleaning up other restaurants’ trash for the last six years,” he says. “We would talk to a lot of restaurants about getting rid of single-use plastic, so with Kitchen33, it was our idea of what restaurants should be as far as being environmentally responsible.”

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In recycling news, a new Greenpeace report confirms suspicions about plastic recycling: Most plastic simply cannot be recycled, a new Greenpeace USA report concludes. Circular Claims Fall Flat Again, released October 24, finds that U.S. households generated an estimated 51 million tons of plastic waste in 2021, only 2.4 million tons of which was recycled.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Local recycling officials are reminding folks to pay attention. From the article:

“Recycling is not trash. Some people use those terms interchangeably, but for us, recycling is definitely not trash. For us, recycling has a value,” said Julie Buchanan, CVWMA Public Relations Coordinator.

Recycling officials say they already have to trash between 10% and 15% of what comes in, so they want you to double-check what you’re putting in the can.

Crews say they’re finding plastic bags, Styrofoam, cords and food waste, which are not recyclable. So now they’re putting “OOPS!” stickers on bins and not collecting them. The sticker tells you the problem and what needs to be taken out.

At the same time, A group of 17 lawmakers recently signed a letter asking the U.S. EPA to adopt a standardized labeling system for recycling bins, saying a single label design could reduce confusion and prevent trash from ending up in the recycling stream.
In the letter, the lawmakers say there are too many different versions of informational labels on recycling bins around the country, and a standardized format would more clearly explain what’s acceptable to recycle in each region. The call to action is backed by Recycle Across America, which has made standardized recycling bin labels a longtime project.

Of course, citizens should remember that recycling, in its current form, to some extent, is a scam pushed by corporations. It’s up to us to demand better.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

In local recycling news, Chesterfield County is privatizing recycling and its residents will have to pay for curbside pickup.

(In better Chesterfield news, the county was recently recognized for its ‘green fleet’ policies. It’s also working with GRTC to create more transit access.

Here in the City, folks are watching a new pilot composting program. The Richmond Compost Initiative is currently funded through early Fall 2023. The initiative seeks to divert food waste from the landfill by providing options for composting at convenient, citywide drop-off locations and then cycle that organic waste into high quality compost for community use.

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

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

Also, its worth mentioning that there is an Oregon Hill neighborhood-wide yard sale in the works for September 24th & 25th- a great way to recycle!

Due to Labor Day on Monday, Oregon Hill’s trash/recycling pickup day for this week is shifting to to tomorrow, Thursday.

Please go over what can be recycled. 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/

If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.

CVWMA reminds everyone to be careful with batteries. Earlier this summer, a truck operated by a CVWMA contractor recently caught fire due to lithium-ion batteries someone threw in their household trash. Fortunately, the driver acted quickly, and no one was hurt. Never place batteries in regular residential or drop-off recycling containers! For more information, click here.

Also, its worth mentioning that there is an Oregon Hill neighborhood-wide yard sale in the works for September 24th & 25th- a great way to recycle!