December 12, 2024 |
A worldwide movement that helps people fix broken belongings rather than throw them away has come to Richmond. Repair Café RVA will host its first event Jan. 19, 2025, from 3-6 p.m., at the Rag and Bones Bicycle Cooperative, 2916 North Ave., in Brookland Park. The café was established recently under the umbrella of Repair Café International. Richmond resident Jenny Malone has been working on the project for several months.... Read MoreNovember 22, 2024 |
For immediate release Contact: jbuchanan@cvwma.com or 804-612-0557 RICHMOND — CVWMA collections normally scheduled for Thursday and Friday during Thanksgiving week will be delayed by one day. Thursday collections will be on Friday. Friday collections will be on Saturday. CVWMA reminds all residents that food waste contaminates recycling. Please empty and rinse all food containers before recycling them. Other tips for Thanksgiving waste: Give guests... Read MoreNovember 19, 2024 |
“Umama, and so she sows“ is sculpted primarily from reclaimed materials found and sourced in the community of Richmond, Virginia. “Umama” was born out of the eight-week Atlas Artist Summer Residency Program facilitated by ART 180 and in collaboration with the Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. This one-of-its-kind program offers 10 high school students a paid opportunity to experience mentorship and creative... Read MoreNovember 15, 2024 |
RICHMOND — Curbside recycling collected last fiscal year in Henrico, Hanover and Goochland rose 34% compared to the previous fiscal year, according to the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority. In the spring of 2023, CVWMA distributed large, rolling recycling carts to thousands of homes in the three counties. “We’re thrilled that Henrico, Hanover and Goochland residents are using their recycling carts and recycling more at the curb,” CVMWA Executive Director... Read MoreNovember 1, 2024 |
CVWMA will launch a contest for America Recycles Day, Nov. 15. For immediate release Nov. 1, 2024 Contact: Julie Buchanan, 804-612-0557 or jbuchanan@cvwma.com RICHMOND — The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority will launch “Bucks for Boxes,” a cardboard box recycling contest, on America Recycles Day, Nov. 15, 2024. CVWMA staff will be scouring neighborhoods and local recycling drop-off centers to find people who are recycling cardboard boxes correctly. That means the clean and... Read MoreOctober 29, 2024 |
Once Halloween has come and gone, many people will be looking to rid their porch of ol’ Jack. In the U.S., we throw away 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkin every year. Why not give our pumpkins a sustainable send-off, while conserving space in local landfills? Here are some options in Central Virginia: Henrico County Pumpkin Composting Kickoff Henrico residents can drop off pumpkins for composting and learn about the county’s... Read MoreOctober 22, 2024 |
Member localities now have an option to recycle mattresses through CVWMA’s contract with specialty recycling company. A worker cuts metal coils from an old mattress at van der Linde Recycling in Troy, Virginia. Throughout its 34-year history, CVWMA has developed programs to help residents recycle more than just the traditional cans, bottles and paper. Recycling programs for electronics, tires, household hazardous waste, batteries and more provide a circular solution for... Read MoreSeptember 6, 2024 |
Miles M. Jones Jr. of Richmond was sworn in Aug. 16 as chair of the CVWMA Board of Directors. Jones, who works in the city’s Department of Public Works, was appointed to the board in 2018. We asked him some questions about his career and what he hopes to achieve in the next year. Q: Tell us about yourself. A: I’m Miles Maxfield Jones Jr., born and raised in Richmond,... Read MoreAugust 27, 2024 |
RICHMOND, VA — CVWMA collections will be delayed Sept. 2-6 because of Labor Day. There will be no collections on Monday, Sept. 2. Red Week recycling collections will be delayed by one day. Trash pickup in Ashland, Colonial Heights and Hopewell will be delayed by a day. Collections normally scheduled for Friday will occur on Saturday, Sept. 7. To view holidays that will impact CVWMA collections, visit https://cvwma.com/holidays. # #... Read MoreAugust 7, 2024 |
Back to school is a busy time for students, teachers and parents. Oh yes, and one more group — waste and recycling workers! Our region’s volume of trash and recycling spikes in August and September. This spike is comparable to what we see during the holiday season. Chalk it up to all the purchases of supplies, clothes, dorm gear and electronics. Families are expected to spend an average of $586... Read More