A special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority has been called by the Chairman for the purpose of allowing three members of the Authority's Board of Directors, who represent Albemarle County, to attend the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm at the Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia, during which solid waste options for the County will be discussed. The Board of Supervisors will be conducting the meeting, and the Authority's Board will not take any action at this meeting. Questions concerning the meeting discussion may be directed to Mark Graham, Director of Community Development for Albemarle County. Mr. Graham may be contacted by phone at 434-296-5832 or by email at mgraham@albemarle.org.
On August 1 and August 3, 2011, respectively, the City Council and the Board of Supervisors each voted to extend support for solid waste services provided through the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority through at least June 30, 2012. The terms of the contracts approved allow the County and City to extend these services two additional years, in one year increments, by exercising an option at least 60 days prior to the effective date of each additional term. Albemarle County extended support to both the Ivy Materials Utilization Center and the McIntire Recycling Center, while the City of Charlottesville extended support to the McIntire Center. To view the Ivy Support Contract, click here (pdf). To view the Recycling Support contract, click here (pdf).
At the same time, the City and County both agreed to finance a Household Hazardous Waste Special Collection event during the Fall 2011 season in addition to a Spring 2011 event that was already budgeted.
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority will be hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Special Collection on behalf of the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle on Saturday, April 14, 2012. Bulky Waste Special Collections will follow on the Saturdays of April 21, May 5, and May 12.
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Albemarle County residents and businesses wishing to place a disposal decal on their vehicle in lieu of providing proof of residence each and every time they use the Ivy MUC need to fill out the MUC Decal Application Form. A description of the MUC Decal Program and the Application form can be accessed by clicking on the link below.
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MUC Decal Program and Application Form. (pdf)