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Recycling Programs In Blacksburg And Montgomery County

It is VERY important — when we cannot avoid the use of materials and cannot reuse them — that we recycle them, so that these things (or their parts) can be used again.  It is this belief that prompts...

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Battery Recycling In Blacksburg (VA)

Did you know that Blacksburg has a co-operative program that allows you to recycle all of your household batteries (rechargeable & non-rechargeable) in a safe way?  Did you know that, if you throw...

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RECYCLING CFLs – HOW, WHERE & WHY

If you access the SB Website, then select the RECYCLING page (see words below the mountains photo), you will find information about recycling programs operated or required by local governments and...

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Highlighting SB Volunteers

2013-14 “Battery-Recycling” Team The SB “Battery” Recycling Team – (left to right) April DeMotts, Derry Hutt, and Dan Zhu. Last year, three good people agreed to be the current team of volunteers who...

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Recycling Electronic Equipment in Blacksburg (VA)

Both working and non-working electronic equipment can be recycled in our community.  Teresa Sweeney, the Education & Training Coordinator at Montgomery Regional Solid Waste Authority (MRSWA) says...

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NEED CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM ART

The New River Creative Reuse Center The New River Creative Reuse Center, soon to be opening at Fieldstone United Methodist Church in Christiansburg, is collecting clean, unwanted items and materials...

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2014 SB Projects – Working with the YMCA for Processing Used Household Batteries

A merchant’s collection box. Our local YMCA is now providing SPACE TO STORE the black plastic boxes – purchased by the Town of Blacksburg (TOB) and used by select merchant-members of Downtown...

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HOUSEHOLD BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR BLACKSBURG RESIDENTS

Sustainable Blacksburg and the YMCA Cooperate to Improve Household Battery Recycling in Blacksburg A few of the many different types of “household batteries”. WHAT ARE “HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES”.  As you...

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TOWN OF BLACKSBURG CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT COMPANY FOR TRASH & RECYCLING PICKUP

Waste Industries Replaces Waste Management for Refuse & Recycling Service In Blacksburg Waste Industries USA, Inc has been selected by the Town of Blacksburg to provide garbage and recycling...

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HOMEOWNERS – FALL CLEANUP SCHEDULE & MyWaste APP

Please Add To Your Calendar the Date That TOB Will Begin Fall Pickup of Brush & Extra Trash  In Your Quadrant Schedule:    NE Quadrant (having weekly trash pickup on Thursday) 22 September...

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HOW TO RECYCLE USED HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES AT THE BLACKSBURG YMCA

Just inside the Y-Center door (closest to the Thrift Shop), on your right, you will see a tall book shelf, and on that book shelf there are two black-plastic boxes each having a sign saying “USED...

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER

Once again, SB is working with our local YMCA and the Town of Blacksburg to help keep the toxic chemicals from used household batteries out of our regional landfill (and eventually out of our area’s...

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SB Gifts 11 Recycling Bins To Blacksburg High School Stadium

An anonymous contributor to Sustainable Blacksburg allowed  SB to buy and label eleven (11) recycling containers for use at the Blacksburg High School’s Bill Brown Stadium; that’s one to be placed...

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VALUABLE SMART-PHONE APP FOR RESIDENTS

A New Phone App That Informs Blacksburg Residents About Curbside Collection of Waste & Recyclables and When and Where Hazardous Materials Can Be Safely Discarded Last Fall, the Town of Blacksburg...

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What Is Single-Stream Recycling?

In the Past, you may have heard people use the words “Single Stream Recycling” and not known what that means.  In the future, you may hear these words a lot more, so we want to explore this concept...

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