Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

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Upcoming Household Hazardous Waste and Special Collection Events

Note: This post is adapted from a press release from the City of Charlottesville dated 9/4/24

The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) is offering Charlottesville and Albemarle residents the opportunity bring specific types of  household items to the Ivy Waste & Recycling Center for FREE disposal. These special collections days are a great opportunity to rid homes of hazardous waste, such as pesticides and cleaners, as well as household items like refrigerators, mattresses, furniture, and tires.  For full details, please visit: http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/.

The specific types of household items listed below can be taken to the Ivy Recycling Center (address below) for free disposal only on the dates listed below.

Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center,
4576 Dick Woods Road,
Charlottesville, VA 22903

Electronic waste collection day (Registration Required*)

*Registration is only required for Electronic Waste Collection Day.*

  • Saturday, 9/14/24, 9am – 3pm

Household hazardous waste collection days

  • Friday, 9/20/24,  9am – 3pm
  • Saturday, 9/21/24, 9am – 3pm

Special collection days

  • Furniture/Mattresses: Saturday, 9/28/24, 8:30am -4pm
  • Appliances: Saturday, 10/5/24, 8:30am – 4pm. Household Appliances Include ONLY: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, toasters.
  • Tires (oversize tires will not be accepted; maximum of 12 tires per household) Saturday, 10/12/24, 8:30am – 4pm

Please Conserve Water

From the City of Charlottesville’s “news flash” on 9/12/23:

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA), Albemarle County Service Authority, and City of Charlottesville Utilities Department report that they are prepared to meet the community’s public drinking water needs, despite below normal rainfall. However, water conservation is encouraged for public water and private well users as drought-like conditions are occurring throughout central Virginia.

You can read the full press release on the City of Charlottesville’s website.

Our sidewalks suck — update April 2024 — LESS

Construction and maintenance of sidewalks is one of the most basic responsibilities of any city government. But generations of Charlottesville city leaders have neglected this mundane yet absolutely essential job. The Little High neighborhood association and many neighborhood residents have been asking city officials for years to help make our neighborhood more walkable by building more and better sidewalks. We’re still waiting.

Providing for this basic infrastructure need is especially important now because of the City’s pledge to sharply reduce carbon emissions within just a few years and because the new zoning plan will increase housing density. More people mean more cars no matter what the pious wishes of city leaders may be and more cars and more people mean it’s no longer going to be safe to walk in the roadways as we have long been accustomed to doing. The slideshow below highlights the many areas of our neighborhood where sidewalks don’t exist, end abruptly, or are inadequate and not compliant with ADA standards (among other things, ADA standards require sidewalks to be a minimum of 3 feet wide).

E-Bike Demo Day at Meade Park Oct. 16

Note: This post is lifted from Sean Tubbs’s Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter, an excellent source for local news.

Are you interested in a climate-friendly, family-friendly way to replace short car rides? Have you heard about eBikes? Wondering what kind might be right for you? Join Livable Cville on Sunday, October 16 from 2–4pm at Meade Park in Charlottesville for a fun afternoon with lots of eBikes owners you can talk to and several types of eBikes you can take for short test rides. Everyone is invited to eBike Demo Day.

To learn more, please visit livablecville.org.

Upcoming Refuse and Recycling Days

There are several opportunities to get rid of your electronic, hazardous, and bulky waste for FREE.

Bulky Waste Amnesty Days

Amnesty Days are free and available only to residents of Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville and the Town of Scottsville.

The next special collection will be held at the Ivy Material Utilization Center on the dates below from 8:30am to 4:00pm:

  • October 1 – Furniture and mattresses
  • October 8 – Household appliances – refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, and toasters only
  • October 15 – Tires – No oversized tires

Normal tipping fees will be charged to residents for all non-amnesty items brought on these days. Also, please note the Ivy facility will accept all above items during normal operation. Contact RSWA (434-295-3306) regarding tipping fees for the above items. [Read more…]

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