Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 9, 1991 TAG: 9102090064
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. DOUGHERTY CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: FLOYD LENGTH: Medium
The Town Council voted Thursday night to begin curbside pickup of recyclable materials with its regular trash collection.
The recycling program will be voluntary.
It will involve all recyclable materials handled by the Floyd County Recycling Center, including paper, glass, plastics and aluminium. And there will be no extra charge for the collection.
The service will be available throughout the town's trash pickup area, including those adjoining areas of the county where the town provides garbage collection on a contractual basis.
Tentative plans call for curbside recycling to begin in early March with collection on Thursday afternoon.
"We'll see what the response is and then decide about providing buckets," said Town Manager Rick Lewis when asked about how the materials will be separated.
The money raised from recycling will be put into a special account and periodically distributed to the fire department, rescue squad and recreation department.
In other business, the council also approved $2,000 for a quality of life study to be conducted by two Virginia Tech researchers.
The study will be done by the Center for Strategy and Marketing Studies at Virginia Tech.
M. Joseph Sirgy, a marketing professor, and Muris Cicic developed the study specifically for governments and other organizations in Southwest Virginia. They made a presentation to town council at a special meeting on Jan. 23.
Mayor Gino Williams said he would work with Sirgy and Cicic to fine-tune the questions for Floyd and to expand the scope of the study to include built-up areas just outside the town limits.
In other action, council authorized Williams to seek funding for ABC Manufacturing.
The firm, owned by Charlie West of Willis, is test-marketing packing material made of sawdust and cloth waste - from clothing factories in Floyd.
ABC's materials are less expensive to produce and more environmentally friendly than products typically used for packaging.
Town Council scheduled a special budget and economic development meeting for 6 p.m. Feb. 25.
And council voted to waive the vehicle licensing fee for 1991 for town residents who are serving in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Desert Storm as a show of support for the troops.
by CNB