ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 1996 TAG: 9612180033
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: PULASKI
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
The first of four drop-off sites for large trash items is in service at the Pulaski County garage on Virginia 1030 (Bagging Plant Road).
It will be open for public disposal of large items from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Two trash bins are on the upper level of the garage near its diesel fuel pumps.
No additional charge will be made for use of the site, because all county citizens served by the Public Service Authority already pay for garbage disposal.
Charles Cook, a member of the county Board of Supervisors, suggested the sites where people could bring large trash items. He was concerned about illegal dumping along county roads and streams.
The board and authority supported the idea. Other sites are planned for the town of Pulaski and for areas in Fairlawn and Draper.
Temporary sites will also be made available at the request of community groups elsewhere in the county.
The sites provide an alternative to waiting for scheduled pickups of large items, such as old furniture, appliances and mattresses.
Materials not acceptable at the sites include liquids, brush, construction debris, garbage, tires, barrels, roofing material or batteries.
Each customer already gets one free load of brush picked up each year. Additional brush pickups are $15 each. Construction debris is the responsibility of the builder and is taken directly to the landfill. Tires require separation for recycling, and either require a scheduled pickup or must be taken to the landfill. Barrels need certification that no hazardous waste has been stored in them. They should have both ends removed and be taken to the landfill.
Supervisor Bruce Fariss expressed concern at the board's meeting Monday night about county residents not using the county's trash pickup service. Such people may be disposing of their trash illegally and contributing to the litter problem. Fariss suggested trying to find a way of tracking who was leaving trash for pickup and who was not.
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