The Shadow
The City of Covington would like to announce that beginning on October 1st we will be working with
Recycling and Disposal Solutions (RDS) of Virginia to Keep Covington Beautiful.
Recycling and
Disposal Solutions will now be managing the city’s recycling program.
It is with a heavy heart that we
will be shifting our services from Jackson River Enterprises in an effort to meet the service needs and
recycling mandates.
The City is working with local agencies like the Community Services Board, Career
Support, and other agencies to make sure that the workers at JRE have support and employment potentials
in the future.
RDS serves our local neighbors of Bath County and Clifton Forge, as well as other
municipalities.
This will be a single stream operation which will mean that there will be no sorting
involved on the citizens behalf.
The recycling container will be picked up bi-weekly from the drop off
location that will be located at Casey Field 700 West Oak Street (Baseball Parking Lot Area).
Recyclables are materials that can be remanufactured into new products after serving their original
purpose.
Everyone gains by recycling and reducing waste. Collecting recyclables reduces waste disposal
charges and can provide revenues through the sale of collected materials. Collecting recyclables also
ensures an adequate supply of raw materials for recycled products.
Also, recycling is good for the
environment. It saves energy and natural resources, reduces air and water pollution, and decreases the
volume of garbage going into landfills.
With the initial collections, we will be monitoring the amount of
recycling collected at the drop off location at Casey Field. This monitoring will determine the need for additional drop off locations throughout the city.
Join us in this effort of keeping Covington Beautiful,
and becoming a greener place to live.
RDS will be collecting the following items:
Cans, Paper and Plastic Containers.
(David Crosier Photo)
