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Electronic Recycling Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2012

Did you miss the fall recycling event? City residents dropped off household electronic items such as computers, monitors, radios, fax machines, microwaves, and camcorders at a collection trailer parked at 3101 N. Boulevard on Oct. 20. (Our photographer even turned in her two broken coffee makers!)

There was a $7 recycling fee for televisions, and the event had televisions in abundance!

The event was sponsored by the Richmond Department of Public Works and the Richmond Clean City Commission.

Recycling conserves natural resources, saves landfill space, and creates jobs for salvaging usable parts and metals for reuse. But better yet, it clears your home of dust-collectors and makes room for new technology that is more energy efficient!

Check out the RVAgreen Plan to see what the City of Richmond is doing to enhance recycling in our community and the Central Virginia Waste Management Electronics Recycling site to share with friends!

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Understanding and Managing Natural Assets

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012

The Green Infrastructure Center will be hosting a series of workshops throughout Virginia in mid-October and November to help planners and land use policy makers understand and manage their natural assets.

APA CM credits will be provided at these workshops.There is a $20 fee for participants to cover lunch. More information about the workshops can be found at http://www.gicinc.org/events.htm

One workshop will be hosted at the University of Richmond on Nov. 29.

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RVA is Outside Magazine's "Best River Town in America"

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Congratulations Richmond!

With your help and love of the James River, Richmond has been voted as Outside Magazine's "Best River Town in America!"

Read the article on why Richmond was chosen.

Hollywood Rapid on the James River. Photo: Michael Hanson

We've come a long way since the '70s and '80s, and we would like to keep progressing. The office of Sustainability for the City of Richmond has outlined a plan to keep the James River and other open spaces in Richmond green, healthy and livable. As part of the RVAgreen: A Roadmap to Sustainability, the city has outlined the Richmond Riverfront Plan, the James River Park Conservation Easement and Green Space Along the James Ri ver as priorities in the coming years. Learn more about the plan by visiting the city's sustainability site.

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New Farmer's Market in Carytown

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

Making local, healthy and sustainable food more accessible is just one of the many objectives of the city’s sustainability plan: RVAgreen: A Roadmap to Sustainability. Supporting an expanded network of farmer’s markets enable citizens to purchase fresh, local, healthy food and assist local farmers, thus increasing and enhancing Richmond’s economic development.

Richmond is home to a number of farmer’s markets and the newest is the Carytown Farmer’s Market in the heart of Carytown. Located at the corner of S. Dooley and W. Cary, the market is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and sells fresh vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, wines, and flowers from local vendors. The market runs through early November–rain or shine-and reopens in the spring.

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Bay Stewardship Course Offered

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012

Become a “Chesapeake Steward” with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The foundation is currently accepting applications for its Richmond area adult education course, VoiCes (Volunteers as Chesapeake Stewards).

The eight-week series of evening classes features a program taught by local professionals and experts focusing on the Chesapeake Bay and James River, water and wastewater issues, the watershed and citizen action. Participants are asked to perform a minimum of 40 hours of bay-related volunteer service to receive the full designation as a “Chesapeake Steward.”

RVAgreen encourages conservation and support of the natural world and natural resources including water resources. You can read more about how water conservation, stormwater and wastewater all interact in the city’s sustainability plan.

For more information about the Chesapeake Steward program please contact: Lori Kersting at (804) 780-1392.

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