 Empty
recycling bins line the streets of Town on Wednesday mornings.
Round Hill Area
Residents Recycle |
Items to Include for
Curbside Pick-up
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Paper Products
May be bundled, in paper bags, or in separate bin:
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Newspaper
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Phone books
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Junk mail (including envelopes, but not those
with windows)
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Magazines
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Corrugated cardboard (flattened and cut no
larger than bin)
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Paper board (i.e. cereal boxes)
Waxboard (coated, like milk
containers) is NOT accepted.
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Other, Co-mingled
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Glass food and beverage
containers
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Aluminum and steel cans
(no aluminum foil/pie plates)
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#1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs
Carefully check the bottom of plastic containers for the triple
arrow imprint that gives the recycling number.
No plastic bags (grocery stores have receptacles for them).
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Yard Debris
For composting. April 1 through mid-January. Bag in clear plastic
or brown paper yard bags.
Additional recycling bins may be obtained by
calling your carrier.
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By LISA ZIMMER-CHU
News aRound the Hill
An early morning walk through Town on a Wednesday is very
revealing of local consumption and disposal habits, and one thing is
certain: Round Hill recycles.
Indeed, county residents are compelled to do so by state law
requiring that 25 percent of solid waste generated be diverted from
landfills.
According to Jessica Vasquez of American Disposal Services (ADS),
with whom the town contracts for curbside pick-up, educating
residents is an ongoing process.
When inappropriate or improperly presented items are noticed by
drivers, they are left behind with a sticker explaining the reason.
ADS trucks have two separate compartments, one for paper and one for
co-mingled items (see box at right); the company’s role in sorting
occurs on the street.
Trucks then deliver their contents to a material recovery facility
where it’s further sorted and sold to manufacturers that use the raw
materials to make new products.
Items accepted are getting recycled, resulting in a $236 billion
industry.
Besides contributing to the economy, “recycling prevents air and
water pollution and saves energy,” said Tony Hayes, County Recycling
Specialist of the Loudoun County Office of Solid Waste Management.
An enthusiastic proponent of recycling and reuse, Hayes contends
that “if you buy things and use resources, it’s your
responsibility.”
The process, he said, is simple: “Follow directions, and if you
don’t know, ask.”
There are several self-serve recycling sites for residents who do
not have access to curbside pick-up, including one across from
Harmony School in Hamilton and another behind the Philomont Fire
Department.
These locations also accept items that trucks will not collect, like
large flattened cardboard and clean aluminum foil and pie plates.
(See page 4 for additional information on ways to keep valuable
resources from going to the dump.)
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