As part of City Manager Sam Sanders commitment to improving communication between residents and city government, the City of Charlottesville website now includes a “Transparency Portal.” Please check it out and see for yourself if it includes everything you think it should, is easy enough to use, etc. You can contact the City Manager’s office with questions or concerns — and let the neighborhood association know, too, so we can keep track of the city’s responsiveness to residents.
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
Progress on sidewalks at last?
City Manager Sam Sanders has taken seriously the complaints of many Charlottesville residents about the lack of adequate sidewalks and he has made sidewalk construction a top priority. An adequate sidewalk network is essential as the city’s population density increases while the need to reduce our carbon footprint remains imperative. We all have to walk more, and now the city is working to take away our excuses.
Here is a link to the city’s list of sidewalk projects and the priority assigned to each. We certainly aren’t getting everything we wanted for our neighborhood but we don’t begrudge other neighborhoods getting better sidewalks and something is better than nothing. Check it out and decide for yourself.
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…]
