But in recent years, it has been falsely rebranded as a sustainable source of “clean” energy. Incineration was originally thought of as another way to “get rid of” trash (it doesn’t, really). has consistently used since the 1880s – incineration. But there’s another form of disposal that the U.S. landfilled about 139 million tons of trash in 2017 alone. Photo: Shutterstockįor centuries we’ve relied on landfilling as our main source of waste disposal. Compostable food waste from households is accepted in compostable bags complimentary bags are offered to users of this program at the McIntire or Ivy MUC composting kiosks.įor more information, please visit RSWA Composting 101.Burning trash to create energy will not solve our growing waste problem or the climate crisis. Rivanna Solid Waste Authority has a food waste composting program at McIntire Recycling Center and Ivy MUC. Your pharmacy or medical care provider may also be able to help you with safe disposal of sharps and unused/expired drugs. Look for announcements from the County and in local media for these events. Prescription Drug Take-Back Days are held by the Albemarle County Police Department in the fall and spring. The UVA Hospital has a drop-off box for unused/expired drugs in the lobby of the Education Resource Center at 1240 Lee Street, available 24/7 Sentara Martha Jefferson has a drop-off box at their outpatient pharmacy, available Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm. Used sharps can be collected in a specialized sharps container or a heavy duty plastic bottle such as a detergent bottle and dropped off on Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. Needles, syringes, lancets and unused/expired drugs are collected and disposed of, not recycled. RSWA is funded jointly by the City of Charlottesville and County of Albemarle and provide services according to the City and County budget allocations. McIntire Recycling Center also has a special bin to collect oyster shells as part of the Virginia Oyster Shell Recycling and Restoration Program recycling FAQs can be found here. The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) provides recycling, solid waste, and household hazardous waste disposal services at McIntire Recycling Center, Ivy Material Utilization Center (MUC), and the Paper Sort Facility on Meade Avenue. Solid Waste and Recycling in Albemarle County The County does not oversee these services so encourages residents to ask their haulers about what recyclables they collect and what happens to them. Some haulers use the County Waste Material Recovery Facility (MRF) co-located at the Shoosmith Landfill to sort their recyclables. You can also subscribe to curbside recycling from haulers that offer the service. Please scroll through the attached links to see the list of what is collected at McIntire Recycling Center and Ivy MUC. The County runs two drop-off recycling centers. There are several ways to recycle in Albemarle County. The County does not have a landfill so haulers send trash to a transfer station like Ivy MUC or another transfer station where trash is consolidated into larger trucks and then hauled to the Shoosmith Landfill in Chesterfield County or another Virginia landfill.įor more information about what happens to your trash you can ask your hauler. Please note it is illegal to burn trash in Albemarle County. Residents can subscribe for collection services or self haul to the Ivy Material Utilization Center (MUC). The County relies on private service providers for curbside trash and recycling collection. Quick reference for recycling and reusing resources in the county. The County of Albemarle does not directly provide solid waste and recycling services.
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