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Thank you for recycling! Through your efforts, you’re helping to keep the Richmond area clean and beautiful!
PAGE 2 - Summary PAGE 3 - How it works PAGE 4 - Future of our City PAGE 5 - Yearly recycling events PAGE 6 - Why recycle? PAGE 7 - The 6Rs PAGE 8 - Recycling Perks PAGE 9 - Reward samples PAGE 10 - Local residents PAGE 11 - Local businesses PAGE 12 - Local spotlight PAGE 13 - Oops campaign PAGE 14 - Upcycling crafts PAGE 15 - Recycling crossword Printed on 2019/01/08
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But it’s not just that. You’re protecting our natural resources, ensuring a better life for future generations, and supporting local jobs. We hope the information in this guide will help you become an awesome recycler!
IT W S O K H OR W Recycling works differently in every city, so be sure to familiarize yourself with the way recycling works in Richmond.
Recycling cart The green cart with blue lid is ONLY for un-bagged, recyclable items accepted through the program. See back cover for a list of items that may be placed in the recycling cart.
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More questions? If you need assistance or more information about the recycling program, go to www.CVWMA.com, email them at customerservice@cvwma.com or call them at 804-340-0900.
Recycling Perks Richmond single-family recycling customers get free access to the local recycling incentive program, Recycling Perks. Simply sign up at www.Recyclingperks.com or call 855-813-2154 for non-computer users. Find more on page 8.
In Richmond, recycling is picked-up bi-weekly. To know your collection day, check the back of the collection schedule that was mailed to you by CVWMA, or search your address in the database available at cvwma.com. You may also call CVWMA, or email them at customerservice@cvwma.com.
Drop-off An alternative to curbside recycling is taking items to one of the drop-off locations: “Robin Hood” 1710 Robin Hood Rd (Robin Hood Rd. and N. Blvd. - across from Arthur Ashe Center) “Southside Transfer Station” 3506 N. Hopkins Rd. “Stratford Hills Shopping Center” 6788 Forest Hill Ave. “East Richmond Road Convenience Center” 3800 E. Richmond Rd.
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The City of Richmond strives to provide residents with the best possible service, the latest innovations, and ongoing opportunities to help the environment. Through your recycling efforts, the amount of trash that goes to our landfill is reduced. You can be proud of the fact that you’re doing your part to keep our community clean and green. Recycling is a great way to give new life to what could otherwise be trash and benefits our community by creating jobs and protecting our local environment. Since the Department of Public Works rolled out 95-gallon recycling carts in 2015, we’ve offered the Recycling Perks reward program to residents as our way of rewarding you for your recycling efforts. It’s a great incentive to recycle and we’re proud to offer it to you. I’d like to personally thank you for recycling and for doing your part to keep Richmond beautiful! Alicia R. Zatcoff, J.D. LEED AP Sustainability Manager City of Richmond
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F O E Y R T U I T C U F UR O
Y L G R N A I YE YCL TS N C RE EVE
EARTH DAY RICHMOND FESTIVAL Every April
EARTH DAY 5K RACE Every April
EARTH DAY FESTIVAL Every April
ELECTRONICS RECYLING DAY Every September
AMERICA RECYLES DAY Every November Richmond City Hall
Find more events at: http://cvwma.com/events/list/
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RECYCLING REWARDS Recycling helps to create cleaner land, air, and water so that we might be healthier.
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When you get rid of something, where does it go
Annually 66% of the trash produced ends up in landfills and incinerators.
Only 34% is recycled.
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Collectively we can make a difference! Small changes in behavior can have a big impact on our planet.
YOU CAN reduce your waste in 6 easy steps Reduce
Refuse
the number of ‘one-time use’ or non-recyclable items that you buy.
to buy items that are not recyclable or have only a one-time use. Think twice before buying anything!
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Rebuy Close the loop by buying items made from recycled materials.
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Redeem Get rewards for your efforts! Sign-up for Recycling Perks and redeem your reward points for freebies and discounts at local businesses.
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to make the best use of everything by repurposing (upcycling, or donating to others). Repair items whenever possible to further reduce the need to buy new items. Thrift Store
Recycle Every bit counts so start with the basics like paper, aluminum, glass and plastic bottles.
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We would like to reward you for recycling. Recycling Perks offers great savings from your local businesses, saving you up to $300/yr.
SIGN UP
Register for your FREE Perks account at RecyclingPerks.com. It takes less than 2 minutes.
FILL IT UP
Recycle on your collection day and earn 50 points in your Recycling Perks account.
LIVE IT UP
Redeem your points for amazing discounts from local businesses.
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Presentation
Looking to encourage your neighborhood to recycle and get perks? Your Local Recycling Perks Representative is happy to come out to your neighborhood association’s meeting and give a free presentation. Please feel free to request your free neighborhood presentation at: richmond@recyclingperks.com. Want to educate your school class on recycling in the Richmond area? CVWMA offers recycling education programs tailored to schools in RVA. Please feel free to request a free school presentation online (http:// cvwma.com/education-and-outreach/request-aspeaker/) or call 804-340-0900.
Resident testimonials “Hi! I recently signed up to your wonderful site! We have been avid recyclers for years and now we can benefit a little.” “We find it fun finding new restaurants and using the perks there.” “Recycling in the Richmond area is super easy. Plus they also offer yearly recycling events where you can drop-off your hazardous waste!” “I love the idea of Recycling Perks and joined under my family name”. 10
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We invite local businesses to become Reward Partners by offering a unique reward to our Perks members. Your reward is distributed throughout the local community, featured on Facebook, and on our website.
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What are the Perks of being a business reward partner? The promotion of your business starts with a dedicated web page at www.RecyclingPerks.com highlighting the following: Business description Listing of all participating locations with maps and contact information Listing of your Perks reward Links to your company website On top of these Perks, your business will have a dedicated local representative. They will be there to manage your listing and promote you at events and on Facebook live. Your business will also have the opportunity to be selected for our quarterly raffles, we buy the gift card and give it to a Perks member! As a valued reward partner you’ll be showing your support for recycling and green living in your community. Recycling Perks members love seeing their favorite businesses become reward partners -- and they love redeeming their great rewards!
What’s next? Your local representative is happy to answer any questions you might have and help you promote your business with your FREE Recycling Perks web page and more. Email: richmond@ recyclingperks.com
Want to recycle at your business? To coordinate a recycling service for your commercial needs, contact TFC Chester at 804-706-5877. 11
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Tech For Troops Project
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ech 4 Troops Project (T4TP) is a business/non-profit that we highly believe in and stand by as one of our partners. Their program offers veterans the opportunity to obtain skills, computers, and IT workforce training that will benefit them in their search for work, or even in their everyday lives. They are able to do this by providing veterans, and the children of veterans, in need with free, refurbished computers, as well as the opportunity to receive training and gain valuable experience from T4TP’s partner businesses. They have helped so many vets and their families, it is simply remarkable.
create artwork, and ultimately bring their artwork home. These vets have created art projects that are creative and uniquely beautiful--pieces of art that you would never suspect came from an old hard drive.
Not only are they doing all these great things for veterans, but they also recycle every bit of scrap that isn’t used in their projects, which amounts to tons of material being recycled each month. Recycling Perks is proud to offer its members discounts on handmade jewelry, clocks, keychains, and other items that were created by the members of the Creativets program. You can find Tech 4 Troops Project at 4840 What many do not know is that T4TP’s Waller Rd in Richmond. Stop by today to Creativets program provides computers to see all of the wonderful things that this vets who desire to research art projects, amazing partner has to offer.
Information
Location: 4840 Waller Rd, Richmond, VA 23230 Hours: Monday & Friday; 10 AM - 4PM Website: https://techfortroopsproject.org/
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Oops, your hauler is seeing higher than normal contamination, so you will be seeing these tags around town. Make sure your bin is free of the following items so that pickups go smoothly. Recycling is always great but we all need to remember to recycle right.
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Discover some easy recycled crafts to do at home or at school!
Can crayon holders
Watering bottle 1. Reuse a gallon water jug. 1. You’ll need a clean metal can (wash it out to remove any food residue), crayons, and paper. Don’t forget to recycle the lid.
2. Ask an adult to poke small holes into the bottle cap with scissors or a knife.
3. You can now water your plants!
2. Color some blank paper and cut bands.
3. Glue the colored paper bands onto your cans, and use them to hold your crayons!
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Note: Adults should supervise this activity closely with small kids because the edges can be sharp.
ACROSS 1._________ helps divert waste from landfills. 3.Even the _______ benefit from our recycling efforts. 5.Don’t throw your_____ into the recycling bin. 7.By recycling, we improve the ___________. 9.Americans use 2,500,000 _______ _______ every hour. 2
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2.We recycle in order to save natural _________. 4.An ________ ___ won’t break down for over 500 years. 6.Americans throw away enough office _____ to build a 12 foot high wall from Seattle to NY each year. 8.Recycling _______ saves twice as much energy as burning it in an incinerator. 10.__________ waste totals approximately 2% of the waste stream in the U.S.
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Recycle right at home!
EMPTY AND RINSE CONTAINERS • NO PLASTIC BAGS • REPLACE PLASTIC LIDS AND CAPS
PLASTIC
GLASS Bottles Jugs Tubs #1-7 Lids & caps
No lids & caps
Bottles Jars
Rinse
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CARTONS
CANS
Food & Beverage Cartons
Aluminium Steel
Rinse
Rinse
PAPER Flattened cardboard Office paper Mixed paper Newspapers Magazines
No Styrofoam®
The Dow Chemical Company
No plastic wrap No plastic bags
Recycle plastic bags at grocery stores.
Thank you for recycling! Sign up today to get rewarded!