The Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention Network (VPPPN) was founded in 2020 to foster cooperation, communication, information sharing, and collaboration among groups involved in all types of plastic pollution prevention in Virginia. Membership is free to groups working on plastic pollution … Continued
The response to our Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste collections has be wonderful! Northumberland residents and property owners—your collection event will be Saturday, November 7, 2020 from 9 am until 2 pm. Please come to the Northumberland Middle School bus parking lot … Continued
The Richmond County 2020 Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste (HHW/E-Waste) collection will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020 from 9am-2pm at the Indianfield Convenience Center located at 135 Recycling Road in Warsaw. Social distancing measures will be in place … Continued
Lancaster County’s 2020 Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste (HHW/E-Waste) collection will take place at the Lancaster Court House parking lot on Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Lancaster County Court House parking lot located … Continued
POSTPONED: Westmoreland Fall Hazardous Waste (Postponed Until 2021) Out of an abundance of caution regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Westmoreland County has postponed the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection originally scheduled for September 26, 2020. The new date for the event … Continued
A reminder to everyone: ALL of our Spring 2020 Household Hazardous and E-Waste Collections were cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. Collection events are scheduled for Fall 2020: Westmoreland, Sept. 26; Lancaster, October 17; and Richmond County, Oct. 24. We … Continued
Graduating high school seniors and current college students from the Northern Neck who plan to major in a conservation or environmental science discipline have until Friday, March 13, 2020, to submit their applications for the following scholarship opportunities: The JC Berger … Continued
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) recently created a short video to promote the Virginia Ag BMP Cost Share Program! We hope that 2020 will be a banner year for sign ups, thanks to increases in allocations to … Continued
With a warm wind and cloudy skies, 62 student and adult volunteers participated in the annual Creek Cleanup organized by the Northumberland Association for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) on Sunday, October 6th. After a lunch for all participants at the Mallard … Continued
The Richmond County Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Collection will take place Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Indianfield Convenience Center in Warsaw from 9 am to 2 pm. This event is for Richmond County residents and property owners and … Continued