Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, September 20, 1994 TAG: 9409220015
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PULASKI LENGTH: Medium
``It is something the Board of Supervisors is asking citizens of Pulaski County to do more,'' he said.
In fact, the county will have to do more. It is under a state mandate to recycle 25 percent of its waste, Vaughan said.
He said the county has a recycling system in place but it can only work with citizen cooperation. That cooperation can also mean lower trash disposal costs for those using the system.
The county Public Service Authority offers a special rate for regular recyclers because recycling reduces the amount of waste that needs to be collected.
Low-volume customers can have every other week garbage pickup for $6.50 per month instead of the $12 weekly pickup fee. Low-volume commercial users can reduce their rate from $20 to $17 for alternate week pickups.
Waste from Pulaski County, the towns of Pulaski and Dublin and the city of Radford is buried by the New River Resource Authority at the Ingles Mountain Solid Waste Management Facility at Radford.
Vaughan, who served as authority chairman for the past two years, said it also has the responsibility of meeting the state recycling goals.
The authority has two landfills at the site - one for sanitary wastes, expected to be full by the end of 1996, and the other for debris and construction wastes, which is being expanded so it will last until 1997.
In 1993, 45,650 tons of solid waste went into the landfill and 10,416 tons were recycled. The authority's cost to dispose of the waste was $56.27 a ton; recycling costs $41.76 a ton.
Landfill use fees are $57.50 per ton for solid waste, $48 per ton for debris such as construction and demolition waste, and $17.50 per ton for yard wastes.
The landfill will accept up to four tires at no cost, with a $1 charge for each added tire and weight charges of $48 per ton. Disposal of large tires costs more.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and similar large metal items will be accepted for $5 each plus $48 per ton costs. Full-service authority customers can telephone 674-8720 to have the items picked up at their homes. There is also a drop center.
The authority will pick up one load of brush and yard wastes annually from full-service customers at no charge. The cost is $15 for each additional load within a year.
Vaughan suggested people sell clothing and furniture at consignment shops or donate it to such agencies as the Office on Youth Clothing Closet, Salvation Army or Goodwill Industries.
by CNB