DEQ: Recycling rate increases in Virginia
The recycling rate in Virginia increased in the year 2020, as reported by 71 planning units across the Commonwealth. Of…
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Solid waste report documents area recycling efforts
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority’s Board of Directors meets for the final time of 2021 tomorrow. The packet contains data about…
RSWA to conduct engineering study on new paper-sort facility
Planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions takes many forms. Albemarle County’s Climate Action Plan has a whole chapter on “sustainable…
RSWA seeks tonnage increase
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority has been experiencing higher volumes of tonnage received at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center. Material…
Regional solid waste report under development
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is preparing a plan for what happens to discarded materials that is required by…
Scottsville Town Council briefed on Keene Convenience Center, water supply
Scottsville’s Town Council met this past Monday and got several updates on several infrastructure projects. Planning continues for a park…
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority wants to install solar panels atop Ivy Landfill
Plans are being crafted to install solar panels atop 12 acres of the Ivy Landfill, which has been closed since…
Albemarle to further discuss fill dirt and debris changes in January
Albemarle officials are moving ahead with a review of whether its county code sufficiently regulates the burial of materials such…