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TOWN OF HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
Sanitation & Recycling Department
70 South Main Street, Post Office Box 627
Halifax, Virginia 24558
(434) 476-2343
IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Change of Pick-up for Town of Halifax Solid Waste & Recycling Customers
EFFECTIVE WEEK OF MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
May 22, 2017
To All Town of Halifax Customers:
Halifax Town Hall will be closed on Monday May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. Please be aware that the Town of Halifax will be picking up recyclables on Friday June 2nd due to the modified Holiday schedule. The regular town curbside recycling pick up will resume Wednesday June 7th as customary. During the modified holiday schedule, town residents may take their properly prepared recyclable materials (see guidelines for curbside pick-up below), to the large bins provided at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail lower parking lot which now accepts co-mingled newspaper (including mixed paper), plastic (#1 & #2), cardboard, cans (aluminum & metal) and mixed consumer glass (clear, green & brown). When recycling glass at the Convenience Center site, PLEASE PLACE THE GLASS DIRECTLY INTO THE BIN WITH NO BAGS-this will keep the glass free of contaminants so that sorting will not be necessary.
The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct its solid waste pick-up the week of Memorial Day on a modified schedule:
- Tuesday May 30 – Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up. This area includes properties along US Hwy 501 south from the RR Tracks to the corporate limits, Spencer Lane Golf Course Road, Brook Run, Cowford Road, Meadow Drive, Banister Road, Gatha’s Trail and Ballou Trail.
- Wednesday May 31 – Residents normally served on Monday will have solid waste picked up. This area includes Mountain Road, Canterbury Drive, Woodview Road, Mimosa Drive, Oak Lane, Pine Road, Ash Street, Cedar Lane, Poplar Lane, Crawford Road, Academy Street, Ballpark Loop (within corporate limits), Craddock Street, Houston Street and Main Street (from Mountain Road south to the RR Tracks).
- Thursday June 1 – Residents normally served on this day will have solid waste picked up. This area includes Maple Avenue, Buena Vista Drive, Park Lane, Lakeside Drive, Harding Street, Snead Lane, Cary Street, Elam Street, Hedderly Street, Jackson Street, Back Street, Main Street (from Mountain Road north on US Hwy 501 and east on VA Hwy 360 to the corporate limits).
- Friday June 2 – The Town of Halifax Solid Waste Department will conduct curbside recycling on this day and will resume regular weekly curbside recycling on Wednesday June 7th.
Guidelines for Preparing Curbside Recyclables
(follow thoroughly & do not co-mingle trash items or service may be suspended)
Metals -- Aluminum Cans (rinsed if possible) Plastics -- Milk, soda, water bottles, and detergent
Metal Cans (rinsed - labels may be left on) jugs (look for #1 & #2 on bottom) rinse, remove caps
Newspaper -- Clean and dry Cardboard -- Flatten boxes, no waxed cardboard, (anything in the newspaper when you remove plastic bags, styrofoam or packing “peanuts”
receive it can be recycled)
Mixed Paper -- Junk mail, cereal boxes, Glass -- clear, green & brown; EMPTIED, RINSED, LIDS magazines, phone books, etc. REMOVED, NO BROKEN GLASS-in plastic bag on top
New Master Gardener Officers
The Southside Master Gardener Association recently installed new officers. Pictured are Rita Powell, outgoing President, Maggie Westervelt, Treasurer, Karen Coughlin, Vice President, Laverne Fuller, President and Dawn Bruno, Secretary. Visit www.ssmga.org or call the Halifax Extension Office for more information about the Master Gardeners and their programs.
Thanks, Kathy Conner Cornell
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