Bring Household Hazardous Waste Tomorrow and Saturday!
Household Hazardous Waste starts tomorrow morning at our Ivy Material Utilization Center (MUC or some call it the “old Ivy landfill”) Friday, April 28th at 9am and runs until 2pm and Saturday, April 29th from 9am-2pm. Bring your pesticides, kerosene, solvents, paint-related products for safe disposal. We partner with CARE Environmental to help rid homes of hazardous waste! Thanks to Charlottesville police department for helping us get the word out and for the pre-event coverage by NBC29. The traffic lines can be long, so we have a dedicated page which will be updated every...
Read MoreSpring Household Hazardous Waste and Bulky Waste Amnesty Dates Announced!
##Press Release## Spring 2017 Special Waste Collection Dates Announced For Immediate Release Charlottesville, VA—January 12, 2017. Rivanna Solid Waste Authority will host its spring special collections dates for household hazardous waste, commercial hazardous waste, and bulky waste amnesty days for Charlottesville, Scottsville, and Albemarle County residents and businesses beginning April 27th at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center (MUC). This event is brought to the community with support from the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle in partnership with RSWA. *** What:...
Read MoreDaily Paint Collection Begins at Ivy MUC
If we had to guess, we’d say that nearly every household in our community probably contains paint containers either old or new that folks would like to properly dispose of. In the past RSWA’s Fall or Spring Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days has been the only option — and usually a popular and time-consuming one! The good news is that last month the RSWA board of directors made up of City and County representatives approved a program to accept daily paint collection at Ivy Material Utilization Center (or Ivy MUC) with some important restrictions. We will ACCEPT...
Read MoreSpring HHW and Amnesty Bulky Waste Days Are Here!
Springtime is here, which means many of us are cleaning our nests garages of those harmful products like pesticides, paint, and other chemicals that are not safe for our trash cans. So twice a year, Rivanna Solid Waste Authority hosts Commercial and Household Hazardous Waste Days, along with Amnesty Days for large items like mattresses and appliances. We hope you take advantage of this opportunity to keep our environment safe and clean. Household Hazardous Waste Days Friday, April 1, 2016: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday, April 2, 2016: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Find out the Household...
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