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Recycling Fun Facts
Did you know....
SPSA collected 309 tons of aluminum in 2006 - enough to make four 747 jets.
SPSA recycled enough office, newsprint and cardboard in 2006 to save over 250,000 trees.
SPSA recycled 1,692 tons of glass in 2006 - enough to make 13.53 million baby food jars.
SPSA recycled over 3 million pounds of plastic in 2006 - enough to make over 370,000 soda bottles (2-liter).
SPSA recycled over 1.3 million pounds of tin and steel in 2006 - that's enough tin and steel to make 13,000 refrigerators.
SPSA recycled 42,794 cubic yards of yard waste in 2006 - that's enough to make over 577,000 bags of mulch and compost.
SPSA is a proud member of America's First Region.
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PRESS ROOM Chesapeake, VA – February 13, 2008) – For the Monday, February 18, 2008 President’s Day holiday, all of SPSA’s administrative offices will be closed. Also, the following operating facilities will be closed for the holiday: Suffolk Transfer Station, 1 Bob Foeller Drive; Oceana Transfer Station, 2025 Virginia Beach Boulevard; Yard Waste Mulching Facility, 1991 Jake Sears Road, Virginia Beach. The following operating facilities will be open one-half day for the holiday:
Finally, the only curbside recycling routes affected by the holiday are those within the City of Chesapeake. The curbside recycling routes scheduled for collection on the 18th will be serviced on Wednesday, February 20.Other communities’ routes are not affected by the holiday. SPSA will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 19. For additional information, contact Felicia Blow at fblow@spsa.com at (757) 420-4700.
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