Regional Recycling Infographic Fact Sheet Available

Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission:

“The TJPDC has produced an infographic fact sheet title “What We Recycle”. This sheet presents statistics from the Thomas Jefferson Solid Waste Planning Unit’s Recycling Rate Report for 2013. The recycling rate of 39.9% was approved by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on June 5, 2014. The Thomas Jefferson Solid Waste Planning Unit includes Albemarle County, Fluvanna County, Greene County and the City of Charlottesville.”

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~TJPDC

USDOT's Proposed Rulemaking on Statewide, Nonmetropolitan, and Metropolitan Planning

National News:

“On June 2, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) published the 'Statewide and Nonmetropolitan Transportation Planning; Metropolitan Planning' Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The NPRM is a joint effort by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) included several new provisions for statewide, nonmetropolitan, and metropolitan planning. It establishes, for the first time in statute, a formal definition and scope of work for Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) to serve outside the boundaries of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. MAP-21 also elevates the level of participation of nonmetropolitan from 'consultation' to 'cooperation' in the statewide transportation planning process."

~NADO, National Association of Development Organizations

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Annual Recycling Report Submitted to DEQ

Central Shenandoah PDC:

“The CSPDC submitted the 2013 recycling rate report for the Augusta County Service Authority on April 30th, 2014 to the Virginia Department of Environment Quality (DEQ). DEQ has recently concluded their review of the submitted report and has approved the region's recycling rate of 38.9%, a 5.6% increase from last year's rate of 33.3%. The Augusta County region is comprised of Augusta County, the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro, and the Town of Craigsville. The region is required to have a recycling rate of at least 25%.The recycle rate increase can be attributed to a 68% rise in reported recycled metals and a slight increase in most other categories.”

~CSPDC