January 11, 2019 Contact: Nancy Drumheller, Public Affairs Manager; (804)612-0557; ndrumheller@cvwma.com CVWMA Collection on Regular Schedule, MLK Day Holiday (Richmond, VA) CVWMA residential recycling and residential trash collections will be on regular collection schedule on Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King Day) holiday. All CVWMA BLUE WEEK residential recyclers should place containers out […]
Read MoreCVWMA’s January 2019 Waste Reduction News
Read our January 2019 Waste Reduction News electronic newsletter here. In this issue: New Year’s Day Holiday to Delay Some Collections 2019 CVWMA Recycling Collection Schedule CVWMA Collections on Regular Schedule for Upcoming Holidays ( *Date Correction: * MLK Day Holiday is Mon, Jan 21.) Did You Know?
Read MoreCVWMA’s Regional Waste Line – Fall 2018
Read our Regional Waste Line – Fall 2018 here. In this issue: A message from the CVWMA Executive Director CVMWA Strategic Plan Year Two update Regional Recycling Rate CY 2017 Regional Contamination Communications Public Education and Outreach Updates
Read MoreLocal Impacts to changing Global Recycling Markets, We must clean up our act! Recycle right!
July 26, 2018 Contact: Nancy Drumheller, Public Affairs Manager, 804-612-0557 or ndrumheller@cvwma.com Local Impacts to changing Global Recycling Markets We must clean up our act! Recycle right! Richmond, VA- Recycling needs OUR help! The recycling containers are for recyclable items ONLY. Placing items, such as plastic bags or food contaminated containers, that are not accepted […]
Read MoreCongratulations Central Virginia! CVWMA’s Regional Recycling Rate @59% for CY 2017
June 28, 2018 Contact: Nancy Drumheller, Public Affairs Manager, 804-612-0557 or ndrumheller@cvwma.com Congratulations Central Virginia! CVWMA’s Regional Recycling Rate @ 59% for CY 2017 Richmond, VA – Thanks to the efforts and commitment to recycling by central Virginia citizens and businesses the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) has notified Central Virginia Waste Management […]
Read MorePlastic Bags and Plastic Bagged Recyclables Not Accepted in CVWMA Recycling Programs
CVWMA wants to help you recycle better. CVWMA does not accept plastic bags or plastic bagged recyclables in its residential (curbside) recycling and drop-off recycling programs. Plastic bags are one of the top contaminants at local material recovery facilities ( or MRF’s) Plastic bags wrap around sorting equipment and cause damage Plastic bags prevent materials […]
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