Jurisdictional Teamwork Utilization of Resources Jurisdictional Teamwork Education

Jurisdictional Teamwork

Utilization of Resources Jurisdictional Teamwork Education & Outreach Effective Communication

MRSWA • Utilization of Resources – Work with various collection programs to maximize the amount of quality materials we receive; – Team up on many projects to ease financial burden and labor resources needed.

Employees help with recycling education

Effective Communication • • • Jurisdictional Meetings Continual Emails Websites Calls Community Events

Education & Outreach • • • Working with the Members School Projects Neighboring Authority Teamwork Community Events Volunteer Organizations (CCC, MCIC)

Volunteers help to work the booth at the New River Valley Fair.

Teamwork Combining Resources & Ideas

Brainstorming Expansion of mixed paper & plastics collected

Expansion of plastics MRSWA is now accepting: #3 - #7 PLASTIC CONTAINERS

Events Environmental Day YMCA 2006 Ewaste Event October 2003

Household Hazardous Waste 2011

Steppin Out 2011

Blacksburg Community Programs • Multi-Family Recycling Program • School Recycling Program • Other Residential Opportunities

Multi-Family Dwellings (MFD) • Approx. half of town residents live in MFD – ~ 100 apartment complexes in town • College Town: – Frequently change residences – Need for consistency • Between complexes • Between curbside and MFD collection – Increasing customer demand

School Recycling • Partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools and Waste Management • Yearly recycling contract • Education important • MRSWA Facility Tours

Other Residential Opportunities • • • E-Cycling Downtown Battery Recycling Spring/Fall Cleanup Leaf Collection/Giveaway Household Hazardous Waste Event Shred-A-Thon Event Summer Solstice Festival Steppin’ Out Off Campus Housing Fair (VT)

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

Karen Day Operations Coordinator Office of Waste Reduction & Recycling Office- 540 -961 -1806 Cell- 540 -449 -8129 Patricia Gaudreau Supervisor for Science, Health and Physical Education Montgomery County Public Schools Office- 540 -382 -5123 Bill Long Solid Waste Community Programs Coordinator Town of Blacksburg Email: blong@blacksburg. gov Office Email: recycle@blacksburg. gov Phone: 540 -961 -1806 Joe Levine Executive Director New River Resource Authority Office- 540 -674 -1677 Email – jlevine@wildblue. net Teresa Sweeney Education and Training Coordinator Montgomery Regional SWA Office- 540 -381 -2820 ext. 304 Cell- 540 -998 -5707 Email – tsweeney@mrswa. com

Questions?

Go Team!