In 1989, the Virginia Assembly passed a law which required unites of local government in Virginia to implement recycling programs to recycle 25% of their solid waste.

WHAT TO RECYCLE

BOTTLES

• glass bottles are NOTbeing accepted at this time

CARDBOARD

• must be clean & dry
• must be broken down into flats

NEWSPAPERS

• must be clean & dry
• be placed loose in box
• can include all slick advertising supplements
• can accept phone books & office paper
• cookie boxes
• junk mail
• cereal & rice boxes
• detergent cartons
• shredded paper
• no cardboard or corrugated boxes in newspaper bins

PLASTIC

• all plastics must be clean & empty
• flatten all  bottles
• include only those containers with bottoms marked 1 or 2
• Plastic soda bottles, milk & water jugs, laundry detergent containers
• no cottage cheese
• no yogurt cups
• no plastic film or wraps
• no styrofoam containers
• no pesticide or herbicide containers
• no anti-freeze or motor oil bottles
• no bags or boxes in collection bins

METAL CANS

• steel, bi-metal,tin & aluminum cans
• aluminum siding or other scrap metal
• rinse aluminum foil wrap & foil containers & pans
• empty & rinse all cans
• labels are acceptable on metal cans
• no aerosol cans
• no pesticide or herbicide containers

No business or commercial waste shall be deposited at the convenience centers. Acceptable quantities of waste shall mean no single load can be delivered to a convenience center in a vehicle larger than a pickup truck and the waste shall not be higher than the top of the bed.

Special Dates

Currently no special dates have been setup for collection of hazardous waste.