Stewardship

2023 Fix A Leak Scavenger Hunt and Virtual Fix a Leak Family 5K

Posted by Deborah Anama on Mar 3, 2023 in Community Project, Education Center, Newsroom, Public Notices, Stewardship, Water

Fix a Leak Week is the entire month of March! The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA), and Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority are hosting these events from March 1st through March 31st to encourage our community to save water and Fix a Leak! All events are FREE and open for anyone in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to participate. Home Scavenger Hunt: Celebrate finding and fixing leaks in your home by completing the Home Scavenger Hunt. You will walk through your home looking for water leaks. Virtual Fix a Leak Family 5K: You can’t...

5th Annual Great Pumpkin Smash

Posted by Deborah Anama on Oct 24, 2022 in Compost, Featured, Press Releases, Public Notices, Recycling, Stewardship

Go GREEN this Halloween and compost your pumpkin! 5th Annual Great Pumpkin Smash – November 5- November 12, 2022

Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest

Posted by Katie McIlwee on Oct 1, 2021 in Community Project, Education Center, Featured, Newsroom, Press Releases, Public Notices, Stewardship, Water

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 1, 2021 Local Water Organizations Host Annual Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (CITY), ALBEMARLE COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY (ACSA), AND RIVANNA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY (RWSA) WILL JOIN FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL “IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER” NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VALUE OF WATER IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. Each year, the City, ACSA, and RWSA ask youth to artistically show the community why we must value and save water as part of a national campaign to “Imagine a...

MCINTIRE RECYCLING CENTER COMPOST GIVE-A-WAY

Posted by Katie McIlwee on Mar 25, 2021 in Compost, Featured, Newsroom, Press Releases, Public Notices, Recycling, Stewardship

Charlottesville, VA—March 25, 2021 In order to say THANK YOU to our customers of the McIntire Recycling Center, and kick off the Spring planting season, RSWA will be giving away 40-pound bags of McGill Soilbuilder Compost free to the first 300 customers on Saturday, April 10, 2021 (8:30am to 5:30pm), while supplies last. McGill is one of our compostable food waste partners, and processes all the food waste collected at McIntire. This compost material is recycled from a variety of vegetative green waste, untreated wood waste, biosolids, agricultural by-products, and food waste, and is...

Always Secure or Cover your Load!

Posted by Katie McIlwee on Jan 4, 2021 in Education Center, Featured, Newsroom, Public Notices, Recycling, Stewardship

In accordance with Albemarle County Code, Chapter 13-Section 301: It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any refuse upon the streets, roads, or highways in the county in a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent any of the load, consisting of the refuse and refuse containers, from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom. A vehicle may be deemed to be constructed or loaded to prevent the load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping if the refuse is transported in one or more secured covered containers within the vehicle...

2020-2021 Christmas Tree Recycling Program

Posted by Katie McIlwee on Dec 4, 2020 in Featured, Newsroom, Public Notices, Recycling, Stewardship

Albemarle County Parks and Recreation Department’s Annual “Christmas Tree Recycling Program” This County Parks program has been in operation since 1988 and has collected an average of 2300 trees annually that yield over 110 cubic yards of chips. The trees will be chipped into mulch and offered back to the public at no cost. Combining forces with the “Charlottesville Curbside Pick Up” the joint programs collected 4200 trees yielding 200 cubic yards of chips in 2020. Please note this is reducing the impact on our landfill and helping citizens find a place to dispose of a large and cumbersome...