R-Board http://r-board.org The Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board Fri, 11 May 2012 14:32:08 +0000 en hourly 1 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.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/05/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day-2/feed/ 0 You CAN Make a Difference http://r-board.org/2012/05/you-can-make-a-difference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-can-make-a-difference http://r-board.org/2012/05/you-can-make-a-difference/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 20:52:48 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=810 HERE.]]> Julie May’s latest blog about the importance of recycling aluminum cans can be found HERE.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/05/you-can-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 Make Every Day Earth Day! http://r-board.org/2012/04/make-every-day-earth-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-every-day-earth-day http://r-board.org/2012/04/make-every-day-earth-day/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:35:04 +0000 R-Board http://r-board.org/?p=807 EARTH DAY]]> Earth Day was last Sunday, April 22, but you can make every day Earth Day with just a few choices. Here is my blog from last week with a few suggestions.

EARTH DAY

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/04/make-every-day-earth-day/feed/ 0 R-Board Meeting April 23 http://r-board.org/2012/04/r-board-meeting-april-23/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=r-board-meeting-april-23 http://r-board.org/2012/04/r-board-meeting-april-23/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:47:54 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=800 A called meeting of the R-Board will be held on Monday, April 23 at 3:30pm in the Activity Room of the Government Center in Stafford, VA.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/04/r-board-meeting-april-23/feed/ 0 Rappa-Grow Compost to be available April 7 http://r-board.org/2012/03/rappa-grow-compost-to-be-available-april-7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rappa-grow-compost-to-be-available-april-7 http://r-board.org/2012/03/rappa-grow-compost-to-be-available-april-7/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:55:47 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=789 Continue reading →]]> The wildly anticipated Rappa-Grow Compost is finally ready! Sales will begin on Saturday, April 7! We have a limited amount available at this time, so we are catering to the homeowner with flowerbeds and those planting small gardens. The sales will be on the commercial side of the Regional Landfill from 8am-12pm on Saturdays. Quantities are limited to 5-gallon buckets. Each bucket is $5. You may use ours for a $5 deposit or bring your own. Only cash or checks made to Stafford County Treasurer will be accepted. No credit/debit card payment will be accepted. Download a brochure here for information on how Rappa-Grow is produced and suggestions for its use.

herbs mulched with Rappa-Grow

 

 

 

 

flowerbed mulched with Rappa-Grow

 

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/03/rappa-grow-compost-to-be-available-april-7/feed/ 0 Localities Turning Trash Into Cash http://r-board.org/2012/03/localities-turning-trash-into-cash/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=localities-turning-trash-into-cash http://r-board.org/2012/03/localities-turning-trash-into-cash/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:11:17 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=782 Localities Turing Trash Into Cash]]> Rusty Dennen, of the FreeLance-Star, wrote a great article on the R-Board’s recycling programs and recycling 8 surrounding localities a few weeks ago. Click here to read the full article: Localities Turing Trash Into Cash

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/03/localities-turning-trash-into-cash/feed/ 0 Backyard Composting 101 Classes Scheduled http://r-board.org/2012/03/backyard-composting-101-classes-scheduled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=backyard-composting-101-classes-scheduled http://r-board.org/2012/03/backyard-composting-101-classes-scheduled/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:32:21 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=773 Continue reading →]]> Leaves, kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, and weeds can all become “garden gold” through composting. Making dark, rich, and crumbly compost from raw organic materials doesn’t take much time, work, or space. You’ll use less water and fertilizer, and avoid trips to the garden center for costly top soil and peat moss. This class covers the essentials: what the composting process is, how to compost even in small city gardens, how to use finished compost, how to avoid and solve problems, and which equipment and tools are helpful.

These Backyard Composting 101 classes are scheduled through May:

Wednesday, March 28 – Canceled

7pm

Stafford County Extension Office, Rowser Building

1739 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554

Call 650-8000 to register

 

Wednesday, April 25

7pm

Stafford County Extension Office, Rowser Building

1739 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554

Call 650-8000 to register

 

Monday, May 7

7 pm

England Run Library

806 Lyons Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22406

Call 658-4579 to register

 

Wednesday, May 16

7pm

Stafford County Extension Office, Rowser Building

1739 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554

Call 650-8000 to register

 

Saturday, May 19

9am-12pm

Tri-County/City SWCD Garden Tour and Plant Sale

726 William St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401

No RSVP needed

 

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/03/backyard-composting-101-classes-scheduled/feed/ 0 Bids for the Construction of the Landfill Cell F-1 Are Due Feb. 14, 2012 http://r-board.org/2012/01/bids-for-the-construction-of-the-landfill-cell-f-1-are-due-feb-14-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bids-for-the-construction-of-the-landfill-cell-f-1-are-due-feb-14-2012 http://r-board.org/2012/01/bids-for-the-construction-of-the-landfill-cell-f-1-are-due-feb-14-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:48:56 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=752 Stafford County Purchasing Department website. If you have questions, please call Pat Rowe at 540-658-4590 Monday -Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.]]> For more information and to view the bid posting please visit the Stafford County Purchasing Department website.

If you have questions, please call Pat Rowe at 540-658-4590 Monday -Friday between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/01/bids-for-the-construction-of-the-landfill-cell-f-1-are-due-feb-14-2012/feed/ 0 Christmas Trash Gets New Life in a New Year http://r-board.org/2012/01/christmas-trash-gets-new-life-in-a-new-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-trash-gets-new-life-in-a-new-year http://r-board.org/2012/01/christmas-trash-gets-new-life-in-a-new-year/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:44:59 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=748 Continue reading →]]> The holidays are over and shipping boxes, Christmas trees and champagne
bottles have been kicked to the curb.

But chances are good that some of that trash will be recycled and could
reappear long before the next holiday season rolls around.

Cathy Jett recently wrote an article about recycling in the Free Lance-Star. Read the entire article here.

]]> http://r-board.org/2012/01/christmas-trash-gets-new-life-in-a-new-year/feed/ 0 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day http://r-board.org/2012/01/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=household-hazardous-waste-collection-day http://r-board.org/2012/01/household-hazardous-waste-collection-day/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:54:43 +0000 Julie May http://r-board.org/?p=735 Continue reading →]]> The R-Board will accept household hazardous waste on Saturday, May 12 from 9am-3pm at the Regional Landfill, 489 Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford.

This service is free to Stafford County and City of Fredericksburg residents. Please bring proof of residency. Call 540-658-8680 with questions.

The following items will be accepted:

BUG SPRAY · FLOOR CARE SOLVENTS · FURNITURE POLISH · METAL POLISH · TRANSMISSION FLUID · BATTERY ACID · BRAKE FLUID · CAR WAX WITH SOLVENT · DEISEL FUEL · FUEL OIL · GASOLINE · KEROSENE · CUTTING OIL · SOLVENT-BASED GLUE ·  OIL-BASED PAINT ·  PAINT THINNER · PAINT STRIPPER · PRIMER · TURPENTINE · VARNISH · WOOD PRESERVATIVE · FUNDICIDE · HERBICIDE · INSECTICIDE · RAT POISON · WEED KILLER · ARTIST’S PAINTS · DRY CLEANING SOLVENTS · FIBERGLASS EPOXY · GUN CLEANING SOLVENTS · LIGHTER FLUID · MERCURY BATTERIES & THERMOMETERS · MOTH BALLS · PHOTO CHEMICALS · SWIMMING POOL CHEMICALS

 

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