1. Jurisdictional Teamwork

2. Utilization of Resources Effective Communication Education & Outreach Jurisdictional Teamwork

3. Utilization of Resources – Work with various collection programs to maximize the amount of quality materials we receive; – Team up on many projects to ease financial burden and labor resources needed. MRSWA

9. Employees help with recycling education

11. Effective Communication Jurisdictional Meetings Continual Emails Websites Calls Community Events

12. Education & Outreach Working with the Members School Projects Neighboring Authority Teamwork Community Events Volunteer Organizations (CCC, MCIC)

13. Volunteers help to work the booth at the New River Valley Fair.

20. Teamwork Combining Resources & Ideas

21. Brainstorming Expansion of mixed paper & plastics collected

22. Expansion of plastics MRSWA is now accepting: #3 - #7 PLASTIC CONTAINERS

23. Events Ewaste Event October 2003 Environmental Day YMCA 2006

24. Household Hazardous Waste 2011

25. Steppin Out 2011

26. Blacksburg Community Programs Multi-Family Recycling Program School Recycling Program Other Residential Opportunities

27. Multi-Family Dwellings (MFD) Approx. half of town residents live in MFD – ~ 100 apartment complexes in town College Town: – Frequently change residences – Need for consistency Between complexes Between curbside and MFD collection – Increasing customer demand

28. School Recycling Partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools and Waste Management Yearly recycling contract Education important MRSWA Facility Tours

29. Other Residential Opportunities E-Cycling Downtown Battery Recycling Spring/Fall Cleanup Leaf Collection/Giveaway Household Hazardous Waste Event Shred-A-Thon Event Summer Solstice Festival Steppin’ Out Off Campus Housing Fair (VT)

30. REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

31. Karen Day Operations Coordinator Office of Waste Reduction & Recycling Office- 540-961-1806 Cell- 540-449-8129 Teresa Sweeney Education and Training Coordinator Montgomery Regional SWA Office- 540-381-2820 ext. 304 Cell- 540-998-5707 Email – tsweeney@mrswa.com Patricia Gaudreau Supervisor for Science, Health and Physical Education Montgomery County Public Schools Office- 540-382-5123 Joe Levine Executive Director New River Resource Authority Office- 540-674-1677 Email – jlevine@wildblue.net Bill Long Solid Waste Community Programs Coordinator Town of Blacksburg Email: blong@blacksburg.gov Office Email: recycle@blacksburg.gov Phone: 540-961-1806

32. Questions?

33. Go Team!