Virginia

  • ACRC to Celebrate Recycling 100 Million Pounds of Pesticide Containers

    September 16th, 2008


    The Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) is preparing to celebrate collecting over 100,000,000 pounds of triple-rinsed pesticide containers, according to The Tidewater News.

    The national organization will hold its celebration at its largest collection facility in Southampton County Fairgrounds in Courtland, Va.

    ACRC specializes in the collection of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic agricultural and specialty pesticide containers. The recycled plastic continue …


  • Northern Virginia Recycling Rates Nearly Double

    August 5th, 2008


    The partnership of RecycleBank and AAA Recycling and Trash Removal Services of Fairfax, Va. has proven extremely successful, reports Business Wire.

    Residential recycling rates have increased by 90 percent after the implementation of the RecycleBank program, which offers participants rewards for recycling. Households receive points depending on the weight of their recyclables. These points can be redeemed for savings at more than 450 national and continue …


  • Not Only You Can Prevent Park Waste

    July 28th, 2008


    Visitation to U.S. National Parks topped 275 million in 2007. With that much foot traffic, can you imagine the resulting carbon footprint?

    Well, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), with support from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has created a new program to help reduce this impact called the Do Your Part campaign, and continue …


  • Restaurants to Convert Used Oil into Biodiesel Fuel

    June 26th, 2008


    Libby Hill Seafood and Patriot Biodiesel in North Carolina have partnered to convert used cooking oil from the restaurants into biodiesel fuel, reports MSNBC.

    The waste vegetable oil will be refined into B-100, which is pure biodiesel. The fuel will be used to power Libby Hill’s six trucks.

    The move will be both environmentally and economically beneficial to the restaurants.  Justin Conrad, Libby Hill continue …


  • Huge E-cycling Event in Virginia

    June 4th, 2008


    Computers, cell phones, televisions and other electronic devices will be accepted free of charge Wednesday through Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia.

    The event is open for all Hampton Roads residents, businesses, schools and other organizations with unwanted electronics. Groups with bulk loads are to unload Wednesday through Friday, while residents with smaller amounts are asked to come on Saturday, according to continue …


  • EPA Adds 12 Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund

    March 19th, 2008


    EPA’s Superfund program has identified 12 new hazardous waste sites throughout the U.S. to add to its list of locations that need to be cleaned up, in addition to six other sites that have been proposed as additions.


  • Recycle Bins are Coming to Charlottesville Mall

    December 26th, 2007


    Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall in Virginia will install recycling bins for aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles starting in March.


  • School Districts Top EPA’s List of Energy Star Leaders

    December 12th, 2007


    EPA’s list of Energy Star Leaders has grown to more than 50 organizations, almost two-thirds of which are school districts.


  • ENR Ranks Top 50 Green Contractors

    October 17th, 2007


    Engineering News-Record has released its inaugural list of the Top 50 Green Contractors, a ranking of U.S. contractors based on the number of sustainable and green projects they have worked on.


  • U.S. Announces Largest Single Environmental Settlement in History

    October 9th, 2007


    American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions.