Clean Valley Council

05/22/2026

Great news!

05/21/2026

Nice work City of Salem - City Hall!Residents made rain barrels at our workshop at the Salem Farmers Market on a chilly evening last week 🥶 Collecting rainwater helps to prevent stormwater pollution! 💦 🍃

05/21/2026

Great info and easy to take in your purse, messenger bag or canvas tote when visiting restaurants! Aluminum foil or beeswax wraps are great too!

Going out to eat? Don’t forget your reusable container! 🍴♻️
Bringing your own reusable container for leftovers is a simple way to cut down on single-use waste while making sure none of that delicious meal goes to waste.

Our team member Aimee is showing us how easy it is—just bring a reusable container and pack up those leftovers to go!
What reusable item do you always try to bring with you? 👇

05/21/2026

Roanoke River reminders! Enjoy this upcoming Memorial Day weekend!

05/15/2026

Let it flow. Protect the natural floodplain. 🌿

When oil, pesticides, litter, or other debris are dumped in the street or into ditches, it ends up in the Roanoke River and its tributaries via our stormdrain network. Our natural aquatic resources moderate flooding, create habitat, and are important cultural and recreational focal points of our area. Help us protect the natural environment by disposing of waste properly and keeping streets and stormdrains clear. Dispose of household waste at the Tinker Creek Transfer Station or contact the City of Roanoke Solid Waste Department with any concerns related to your household waste collection or observed dumping/large amounts of litter.

Let’s keep our streams clean. If you see illicit discharges, report them: City of Roanoke 540-853-5900; Roanoke County 540-772-2065; Town of Vinton 540-983-0646; and City of Salem 540-375-3032.

05/14/2026

We need your input!📣

Do you live in the Trout Run watershed? Do you want to help the City of Roanoke identify stormwater projects? If so, we want to hear from you!

We are conducting a watershed survey to better understand flood risk in the Trout Run community. We are developing a master plan for the Trout Run watershed that will help us identify projects to improve water quality and reduce flooding. Several studies have suggested that significant flooding can occur in parts of this watershed, but we have limited community information on past floods and the damage residents and businesses have experienced.

Folks living or who own property in this watershed should be receiving a survey in the mail very soon. You can mail it back to us using the provided envelope. You can also take the survey in English or en Español online here: https://engage.zencity.io/roanoke-va/ht-HT/projects/trout-run-watershed.

Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!

05/13/2026

Hazardous Household Waste Day is this Saturday! Register now! Valley Resource Authority

RVRA now has a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) facility at the Tinker Creek Transfer Station.

05/13/2026

Next one is this Saturday, May 16th! Register now! Valley Resource Authority.

RVRA now has a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) facility at the Tinker Creek Transfer Station.