Getting Involved
As a Citizen, you can contact the Buchanan County Litter Control and
Recycling Office to find out about current cleanup and recycling
events. A service the litter office provides is the large appliance
pickup. This service is available to any Buchanan County citizen
during special events. If citizens need abandoned vehicles
removed from their property, the litter office has a program-Abandoned
Car Roundup. All of the programs are free to Buchanan
County residents. For more information, please contact Mr. Jerry Ward, BCLC&R office at 276-935-4574.
Conduct a Neighborhood Cleanup
To assist citizens groups with community cleanups, the Buchanan County
Litter Control and Recycling office will provide groups with bags,
gloves, vests, cleanup ahead signage and staff assistance. One
new program that citizens can become involved is the Adopt-A-Dump.
Interested citizens can also adopt a section of highway through the
Virginia Department of Highways Adopt-A-Highway program. This
program requires groups to clean up their section 4 times per
year. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation offers
citizens the Adopt-A-Stream program. This program requires a
group to cleanup 2 times per year.
If any group or organization would like a presentation on our programs
please contact the litter control and recycling department to
schedule.
Participate in the Spring Cleanup
Each year Buchanan County Litter Control and Recycling Office provides
citizen groups with an innovative litter cleanup event, better known as
the $1 per bag program. This program pays citizens groups $1 per
bag and in most cases, this provides the county with an inexpensive
method for cleaning up illegal dumps.
Cleanup an Illegal Dump
Over the past 2 years, the Buchanan County Litter Control Office has
identified over 150 illegal dumps. Each ranging in size from
small to large dump sites. Small dumps can be cleaned by a local
group or neighborhood organization. In some cases, the litter
control office can provide equipment to assist with a clean up
effort. Most people say “well I didn’t put that stuff
there, why should I clean it up”. The fact is, that it hurts your
property values, county tourism and even economic development. To
you that may be a job! Industries don’t want to locate in
areas where the “citizens” don’t take pride in where
they live! The last reason to rid the hillside of illegal dumps
is simply to beautify our “HOME”! In 2006-07, the
Buchanan County Litter Control and Recycling office has cleaned 47 of
the identified illegal dumps, removing 400+ tons of potentially harmful
materials.
What Buchanan County Businesses can do
To promote recycling in the office place, the Buchanan County Litter
Control and Recycling Office has been working with a national company
to promote office paper shredding/recycling. Through the litter and
recycling office, Shred-It, Inc. offers a annual event that businesses
can shred outdated documents in a secure manner. One of the
largest materials found in the Municipal Solid Waste Stream is
paper. Last year because of the Clean Your Files Day event,
approximately 2 tons were recycled. Beginning in 2008, all
Buchanan County Schools will have an office paper shredding and
recycling bin. Businesses are also encouraged to drop off
paper and newspapers at the Recycling Center located at the Grundy
Shopping Plaza in Grundy, VA.
Other Recycling Programs
Year around Electronics Recycling is available by contacting the Litter
and Recycling Office. They include Computers, cell phones,
televisions, stereos, copiers, scanners, etc.
To reduce household hazardous waste being placed in the garbage
collection system, Buchanan County offers a Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day. Materials accepted include paints, insecticides,
pesticides, pool chemicals, electronic batteries, asbestos, and other
household cleaners.
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Contact:
Jerry Ward, Litter Officer
Richard Lee, Litter Officer
Phone: 276-935-4574 or 276-935-6106
Fax: 276-935-0129
Email: buchlitter@buchanancounty-va.gov
Buchanan County Litter and Recycling Office Administrative Office
P.O. Drawer 950
Grundy, VA 24614
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