Rockbridge County Solid Waste and Recycling

01/31/2018

All Rockbridge County Staffed Collection Centers (Greenhouse Road, Fairfield, Glasgow, Murat, and Goshen) will now accept household Alkaline and Lithium/NiCad Batteries for recycling! Please see the information sheets below for more details. You will find these sheets on separate containers for each battery type at the collection centers.

01/12/2018

This page will now be utilized solely by Rockbridge County's Solid Waste and Recycling Department. Please find all information concerning County Staffed Collection Centers, hours of operation, and recycling education here.

For information on the new successor organization to the former Rockbridge County Solid Waste Authority, please visit their new page, Blue Ridge Resource Authority, to find out more about the new Authority and landfill operations. Don't forget to like their new page!

01/08/2018

Due to inclement weather, all Rockbridge County Staffed Collection Centers will close at 4:30 PM today, January 8, 2018.

01/05/2018

Please take notice that there will be a Board of Directors meeting for the Blue Ridge Resource Authority (successor to the Rockbridge County Solid Waste Authority) commencing at 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. The meeting will be held in the Board Meeting Room located on the first floor of the Rockbridge County Administrative Office Building at 150 South Main Street, Lexington.

In the coming weeks, this page will transition to an informational page for the County of Rockbridge's recycling program and solid waste collections only. Please check back for news on a new Blue Ridge Resource Authority page containing information on the new organization and landfill operations. The Blue Ridge Resource Authority is a new regional solid waste authority formed by both the County of Rockbridge and the City of Lexington, Virginia Government as its member localities.

12/08/2017

Community Education and Outreach Coordinator Jake Adams sits down with Keenan Willard of Washington and Lee's "Rockbridge Report" to discuss City of Lexington, Virginia Government joining Rockbridge County as members of a new regional solid waste authority, glass recycling, and an overview of Rockbridge County's ongoing transition toward all staffed recycling and solid waste collection centers.

Jake Adams, Community Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Rockbridge County Solid Waste Authority, interview on Dec. 6, 2017.

12/06/2017

County of Rockbridge and City of Lexington, Virginia Government have partnered this year on a holiday display at Natural Bridge State Park for the Festival of Trees! Local organizations and businesses are invited to decorate a tree to promote their services and provide educational displays. The County and City are happy to again collaborate in promotion of our recycling programs and to help better inform our citizens on the services we offer. Stop by the Visitor Center at the Park and check out our display! Vote on your favorite display by placing non-perishable food or school supplies under your favorite tree, all of which will be donated to local charities and schools!

We want to wish everyone Happy Holidays, and we look forward to continuing to partner on these initiatives in the new year!

11/17/2017

Friday, November 17

As we close out this week of recognition for America Recycles Day, our final post will show where our recycling in Rockbridge County and Lexington City goes after collection! RDS (Recycling and Disposal Solutions), with two facilities in Roanoke, VA, serves as the recycling processor for both localities. RDS has two facilities in Roanoke - one for single-stream recycling and another for source separated materials. The video below gives you a look at the sort line at the single-stream facility and how our recycled materials are processed and prepared for reuse! For more information on RDS, visit their website at:
http://www.rds-virginia.com/

Thanks again to everyone who attended Recycle Rockbridge Day on Wednesday! County of Rockbridge and City of Lexington look forward to partnering on more initiatives like this to better serve and inform our citizens!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThAo5A71P4A

RDS-Virginia's Roanoke MRF's Dual Stream Sort Line

11/16/2017

Thursday, November 16

A special thank you to everyone who came out to Recycle Rockbridge Day! Staff from Rockbridge County, Lexington City, and 50 Ways Rockbridge were on hand with games, activities, and information all helping to promote awareness on recycling and environmental stewardship. County of Rockbridge and City of Lexington are proud to partner and bring special events like these to our citizens! Keep an eye out for more events related to recycling and waste management in the future!

11/15/2017

We hope you will join us today for Recycle Rockbridge Day at Hopkins Green! The event will be from 3 to 5 PM. County and City officials will be on-site to share information and offer activities to promote recycling.

Wednesday, November 15 - Recycling Tip of the Day

Plastic bags are not accepted with other plastic recycling! This material causes problems for the sorting machinery used by the recycling processor. The best way to recycle plastic grocery/shopping bags is to return them to the stores! Please bring your plastic bags to our local Walmart, Food Lion, Kroger, or Lowes for proper recycling!

Happy ! Here is our third educational tidbit of the week - what's the dealio with plastic bags? They can't be recycled, but several grocery stores will take them back! Hope to see everyone at Recycle Rockbridge: Celebration of America Recycles Day this afternoon!

11/14/2017

Tuesday, November 14

Recyclable material, if heavily contaminated, cannot be accepted by a recycling processor! The guidelines below will help you make a determination on whether or not your recyclables should be cleaned before disposal. It is important to remember that not every item can always be recycled, and materials heavily saturated with food waste or other contaminants should be thrown away. Every piece of contaminated recycling increases the overall contamination level of the entire load!

Also, please remember empty recyclable containers that once stored hazardous wastes (oil, chemicals, antifreeze, fuels, pesticides, etc.) must be triple rinsed before disposal according to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality regulations!