Recycle Those Christmas Trees in Charlottesville and Albemarle
View Christmas Tree Recycling in Charlottesville-Albemarle in a larger map From the desk of either "a good service provided by the local government" or "Charlottesville and Albemarle cooperate without great argument" ... From the County of Albemarle:Trees will be recycled into free mulch for the…
Curbside Recycling Goes Big in Charlottesville and Albemarle
It's amazing to look at how fast the recycling economy has moved in the past eighteen months. First, Albemarle County had no curbside recycling, while the City offered it as part of property taxes. Then, we had (and still have) at least one curbside recycling…
Proof There is a Market for Recycling in Charlottesville (and Albemarle)
You may remember a story a few months ago in which I discussed recycling options in Charlottesville and Albemarle. It used to be that there were no options, then there was one and now there are a few. Three years ago I ran a poll…
Blog Wayback – Recycling in Albemarle?
From the Blog Wayback Series: January 2006 - Recycling in Albemarle?The HooK has an interesting story this morning that says that even though Albemarle County does not pick up recycling anymore, ... county code mandates that haulers have to offer the service, "but doesn't say…
Albemarle now has Curbside Recycling
I ran a poll last year asking how much people would be willing to pay for curbside recycling. Aside from those who thought government services are "free," the predominant response was "Five bucks a week." Private enterprise has taken the lead where government cannot -…
Take the Recycling Survey
The RWSA has put up a fairly comprehensive survey. If you live in Charlottesville/Albemarle, take three minutes. How they're looking to pay for any improvements? That's fodder for a longer-than-three-sentences post.
Sustainable building workshop in Albemarle
Kudos to the County of Albemarle: The Virginia Sustainable Building Network will be holding a training session for Earthcraft House™ in Charlottesville for the first time on January 18, 2007. Earthcraft House™ is a green building standard endorsed by Governor Tim Kaine, the Homebuilders Association…