R-Board http://r-board.org The Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board Fri, 10 May 2013 13:50:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Spring Dates to Remember http://r-board.org/2013/02/spring-dates-to-remember/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spring-dates-to-remember http://r-board.org/2013/02/spring-dates-to-remember/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:07:14 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=962 Rappa-Grow Sales Begin Buy locally produced compost on Saturdays from 8am-12pm at ... Continue reading →]]> Mark your calendars! The next few months are packed full of fantastic recycling, composting, water quality improving ways for you to care about your community!

March 2, Saturday
Rappa-Grow Sales Begin
Buy locally produced compost on Saturdays from 8am-12pm at the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford. No commercial sales at this time. Please call 540-658-5278 with questions.
1 yard = $15, 1 5-gal bucket = $5

March 23, Saturday
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Paragon Village 12 & Splittsville
Become inspired to make a difference in your community by attending this remarkable environmental film festival showcasing a unique mixture of award winning environmental films. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival aims to inspire environmental activism through films addressing energy, food systems, biodiversity and the protection and restoration of wild lands and waters. Doors open at 8:30am. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Contact Friends of the Rappahannock for more information.

March 28, Thursday
Backyard Composting 101
Master Gardener, Michelle Potter, will teach you everything you need to know to get started recycling kitchen scraps in your backyard. You can easily make a wonderful soil amendment for your landscape in just a few weeks. Stafford County and City of Fredericksburg residents are eligible to purchase a compost bin from the Regional Landfill for $25. The class will be held in the classroom at the Stafford Cooperative Extension Office, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy at 7pm. Please call 540-658-8000 or 540-658-4579 to register.

April 13, Saturday
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Stafford County and City of Fredericksburg residents are encouraged to bring their old gasoline, fertilizers, paints, and other household chemicals to the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, for FREE recycling or proper disposal between 9am-3pm. Please bring proof of residency.

Earth Day on the Rappahannock
Join the R-Board, Fredericksburg Parks & Recreation, the Sierra Club and many others in celebrating Earth Day at the 10th anniversary of this regional festival. This FREE family friendly event will be held from 11am-3pm at Old Mill Park in Fredericksburg and offers live animal shows, music, hands on activities, and tons of environmentally friendly vendors with information and products for sale.

April 16, Tuesday
Backyard Composting 101
Master Gardener, Michelle Potter, will teach you everything you need to know to get started recycling kitchen scraps in your backyard. You can easily make a wonderful soil amendment for your landscape in just a few weeks. Stafford County and City of Fredericksburg residents are eligible to purchase a compost bin from the Regional Landfill for $25. The class will be held in the classroom at the Stafford Cooperative Extension Office, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy at 7pm. Please call 540-658-8000 or 540-658-4579 to register.

April 20, Saturday
Document Shredding
Stafford County Crimesolvers are hosting their bi-annual document shredding event at the Stafford County Public Safety Building on Courthouse Road from 8:30am-12:30pm. $5 per box.

April 27, Saturday
Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Bring your expired or unusued medications to the Stafford Hospital for proper disposal between 10am-12pm. Please don’t flush them!

Friends of the Rappahannock River Cleanup
Each spring and fall, 500+ citizens join us in cleaning trash out of our river,  streams and nearby lands.  Join us for this family-friendly event.  Supplies, a site map and lunch will be provided. Be prepared to drive to your  site.  And if you have a truck, bring it to haul trash back to our  dumpster at Old Mill Park. The cleanup begins at 9am and lasts until 1pm. Please contact FOR to register so they may prepare supplies and lunch. For more information and to register please visit the FOR cleanup webpage.

May 4, Saturday
Backyard Composting 101
Master Gardener, Michelle Potter, will teach you everything you need to know to get started recycling kitchen scraps in your backyard. You can easily make a wonderful soil amendment for your landscape in just a few weeks. Stafford County and City of Fredericksburg residents are eligible to purchase a compost bin from the Regional Landfill for $25. The class will be held in the classroom at the Stafford Cooperative Extension Office, 1739 Jeff Davis Hwy at 11am. Please call 540-658-8000 or 540-658-4579 to register.

]]> http://r-board.org/2013/02/spring-dates-to-remember/feed/ 0 Holiday Hours http://r-board.org/2012/12/holiday-hours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-hours http://r-board.org/2012/12/holiday-hours/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:32:13 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=947 The Regional Landfill and Belman Road Recycling Center will close at NOON on Monday, December 24. The R-Board facilities will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/12/holiday-hours/feed/ 0 I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas http://r-board.org/2012/12/im-dreaming-green-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-dreaming-green-christmas http://r-board.org/2012/12/im-dreaming-green-christmas/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:07:24 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=941 blog on Fredericksburg Patch.]]> Click to read Julie’s latest blog on Fredericksburg Patch.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/12/im-dreaming-green-christmas/feed/ 0 Effective January 1, 2013 http://r-board.org/2012/11/effective-january-1-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=effective-january-1-2013 http://r-board.org/2012/11/effective-january-1-2013/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:12:29 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=932 http://r-board.org/2012/11/effective-january-1-2013/feed/ 0 COOKING OIL http://r-board.org/2012/11/recycle-cooking-oil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recycle-cooking-oil http://r-board.org/2012/11/recycle-cooking-oil/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:10:59 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=903 NOW ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING

AT THE REGIONAL LANDFILL!

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/11/recycle-cooking-oil/feed/ 0 Backyard Composting 101 http://r-board.org/2012/10/backyard-composting-101-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backyard-composting-101-2 http://r-board.org/2012/10/backyard-composting-101-2/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:48:20 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=886 Don’t miss this year’s last class!

England Run Library, Room 4

Thursday, November 8

7pm-8:30pm

Please call ... Continue reading →]]> Don’t miss this year’s last class!

England Run Library, Room 4

Thursday, November 8

7pm-8:30pm

Please call 540-658-4579 to register.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/10/backyard-composting-101-2/feed/ 0 Save the Date: Saturday, October 13 http://r-board.org/2012/08/save-date-saturday-october-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=save-date-saturday-october-13 http://r-board.org/2012/08/save-date-saturday-october-13/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:43:37 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=859 Continue reading →]]> The R-Board is offering a HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAY at its Belman Road Recycling Center from 9am-3pm. Residents of Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg are encouraged to bring household chemicals for recycling and proper disposal for free. Please call 540-658-8680 with questions.

The Stafford County Crime Solvers are hosting a CONFIDENTIAL PAPER SHREDDING event to benefit the Stafford County Crimesolvers from 8:30am-12pm at the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. There is a charge of $5 per box of papers and a 100 pound limit. Please call 540-658-4428 with questions.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/08/save-date-saturday-october-13/feed/ 0 Have you been on a landfill tour? http://r-board.org/2012/08/have-landfill-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-landfill-tour http://r-board.org/2012/08/have-landfill-tour/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:10:38 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=852 Plan A Visit to the Landfill Today!]]> Consider yourself invited! Julie blogs about everything a landfill tour entails, including an ice cream sundae: Plan A Visit to the Landfill Today!

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/08/have-landfill-tour/feed/ 0 Extended Landfill Hours for Storm Debris http://r-board.org/2012/07/extended-landfill-hours-storm-debris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=extended-landfill-hours-storm-debris http://r-board.org/2012/07/extended-landfill-hours-storm-debris/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:29:15 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=831 Continue reading →]]> The Regional Landfill on Eskimo Hill Road will be open from 5pm-7pm this evening for brush and limb disposal only.

The Regional Landfill will also extend its normal hours on Saturday and Sunday from 3pm-5pm for brush and limbs only.

Household trash will not be accepted during the extended hours. Belman Road Recycling Center will not have extended hours.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/07/extended-landfill-hours-storm-debris/feed/ 0 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day http://r-board.org/2012/05/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-2 http://r-board.org/2012/05/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-2/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:32:08 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=814 ]]> Saturday, May 12 from 9am-3pm at the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford

Stafford and City of Fredericksburg residents are encouraged to bring household chemicals to the landfill this Saturday for proper disposal.

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