Recycling in Blacksburg, Virginia

Town of Blacksburg Recycling

http://www.blacksburg.gov/Index.aspx?page=124

Single-Stream Recycling

In Blacksburg, Virginia the following can be recycled at the YMCA Center at 1000 North Main Street:

"Both commingled containers and mixed paper are accepted here along with additional materials including #1 - #7 rigid plastics such as tubs, trays, & cups, clear plastic film contained in one bag, hard plastic items such as milk crates and buckets, and aseptic juice boxes."

Plastics categories (from The Roanoke Times, 10 August 2011 issue)

Soft-drink bottles, water bottles, most salad dressing bottles, peanut-butter jars, vegetable-oil bottles, oven-safe cooking trays, some jam jars
5-gallon juice or water bottles, milk jugs, some butter and yogurt tubs, some bags inside cereal boxes
Mostly used for non-food items (such as blister packaging), electrical cable piping, vinyl records
Frozen-food bags, some squeezable bottles, bread bags, cling wrap, grocery and sandwich bags, flexible container lids
Reusable microwave containers (such as Tupperware), margarine tubs, yogurt cups, cottage-cheese tubs, dip tubs, syrup or ketchup bottles, drinking straws, microwaveable disposable containers (such as Lean Cuisine trays), plastic disposable cups and plates, some kitchenware (such as plastic spatulas)
Plastic foam egg cartons, disposable cutlery, plastic foam coffee cups, meat trays, disposable carry-out containers from restaurants
Some beverage bottles and baby milk bottles

Electronics and Batteries

In Blacksburg, Virginia electronics, including computers, and batteries can be recyced at the YMCA Center at 1000 North Main Street. The dropoff place is behind the building, with entry from the north side.

Packing Materials

In Blacksburg, Virginia the following packing materials can be recycled at Easy Way Packaging Center at 610 North Main Street:

Packing peanuts
Bubble wrap
Soft styrofoam, but NOT hard styrofoam

Perhaps other packaging and shipping companies in the area will do the same.

Plastic bags

Plastic bags can be recycled at most grocery stores. See http://www.ehow.com/how_10885_recycle-plastic-grocery.html for details.

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL)

In Blacksburg, Virginia CFLs can no longer be recycled at the VT YMCA.

Food and Yard/Garden-Waste Recycling

Each home should have a food and yard/garden waste recycling system. For an example, see http://www.roperld.com/science/composter.htm .

There is a commercial composting company, Poplar Manor Enterprises, in Riner, Virginia.

Paper Recycling links

Recycled paper has the following environmental impact:

	30% recycled paper	50% recycled paper	100% recycled paper
% fewer trees used	30%	50%	100%
% less energy used	13%	22%	43%
% greenhouse gases emitted	11%	19%	37%
% less water used	14%	23%	46%
% reduction in solid waste	15%	25%	49%

Companies that make recycled paper:

Chewing Gum

http://www.gummybin.com

This is web page http://www.roperld.com/science/Recycling.htm