Tag: Recycling

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October 23, 2018

Environmental committee will try to convince council to act on long-term sustainability plans

By Liesl Graber, Contributor

Community volunteers and city staff who are part of a key environmental committee will present their Environmental Action Plan to city council Tuesday, which the group says will serve as a blueprint for ways Harrisonburg can help save energy, money and the planet. As part of that effort to encourage the council to act, committee members are urging residents to turn out to Tuesday’s council meeting.

October 10, 2018

Harrisonburg sorts through tons of plastic, paper and pent-up demand for more recycling options

By Bridget Manley, Publisher

Since single-stream trash and recycling service abruptly stopped last spring, Harrisonburg officials have examined how to best spend taxpayer dollars for waste collection and recycling. For now, Patel said, an employee-managed recycling collection center is the best option, and there is no plan to bring curbside pick-up back to the city anytime soon.

Instead, the city is trying to figure out how to expand voluntary collection options.