Recycling Information from the Meeting

Our speaker for the April meeting, Mike Benedetto, President of TFC Recycling gave a great presentation about recycling now and what’s ahead. Did you know that we actually paid more for recycling in 1996 than we do now? This was before China entered the business and brought down prices but they pulled out in 2018. Mr. Benedetto answered lots of questions about what was actually recyclable (labels ok, staples/ tape ok on boxes, bottles need to be clean etc.) He also relayed that he plastics industry often falsely labels their products with a 1 or 2 symbol so folks think they can recycle the item but only plastic bottles currently are recyclable. For details go to: Virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/recycling-information

Mr. Benedetto relayed that the results of the City survey about preferences showed an overwhelming support for continuing the recycling program but the City Council needs to hear from residents during the Budget Comment Period. Go to Speak Up VB to comment on the budget.