AS YOU KNOW FRIENDS - The City of Roanoke offers one of the easiest curbside recycling collections programs around. Currently, only 36% percent of the residents in the city participate in the recycling program, so we need your help in getting the word out to the other 64% of our community who do not recycle.
The city is seeking volunteers to walk along neighborhood streets on the day your solid waste is collected and identify residences where a Big Blue container is sitting by the curb without a recycling container nearby. At those locations, volunteers would affix a city-provided 4" x 6" sticker (attached below) onto the lid of the Big Blue container as a friendly reminder of items that can be recycled and how to obtain recycling bins.
It’s that easy.
Everyone knows recycling is important because it protects the environment, but it did you know it also saves money? Collecting recyclable materials increases the amount of trash the city disposes of at the regional landfill. The more we collect for disposal, the more we save taxpayer dollars by reducing the amount of money the city is charged to dispose of trash.
Please consider taking this opportunity to help your city be a "Clean and Green" community and save money by reminding others of the importance recycling plays.
To volunteer to help us in this project, give Bob Clement (540) 853-5210 or Solid Waste Manager Skip Decker at 853-6848 a call today!
