
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 7, 1990                   TAG: 9003071711
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C7   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
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RECYCLING MANDATORY IN VINTON

By May 1, Vinton will become the first Roanoke Valley government to require recycling of newspaper, glass, aluminum and plastic. The recycling ordinance passed unanimously at a regular meeting of Town Council Tuesday.

All Vinton residents and business owners who receive garbage pickup from the town will be required to participate. Failure to do so after two warnings will result in criminal charges and would be considered a class four misdemeanor, which carries a maximum fine of $100, said Town Attorney Frank Selbe. But fines will not be assessed until six months after the program is started, he added.

Residents and business owners will be required to carry the recyclables to the curb or to an alleyway where garbage collection already takes place. Those who live in multifamily dwellings will be assigned a designated spot. Anyone who is physically unable to place the recyclables at the curb can make special rrangements with the town.

In addition, council passed an ordinance requiring residents who currently have their garbage picked up at their houses to bring the containers to the curb or alleyway.

Town Manager George Nester said the crew that currently collects brush and lawn trimmings weekly will perform that service only on the second and fourth week of each month. During the first and third weeks, they will collect the recyclables.

- Staff report

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