PRESS ROOM

SPSA-PORTSMOUTH CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO MEET APRIL 16

(April 4, 2007, Chesapeake, VA) -- The Citizens Advisory Committee on Waste Management for Portsmouth and SPSA will hold its next regular meeting Monday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m., in the Cradock Recreation Center at 4300 George Washington Highway, Portsmouth. (The earlier date set was changed.)
          The committee was formed to enhance communications between the Southeastern Public Service Authority and people of the city and neighborhood that host the region’s waste-to-energy system.                     For more details, visit www.spsa.com and click on the “Citizen Committee” link, or contact Felicia Blow at 420-4700.  

SPSA has been providing efficient and environmentally sound waste disposal services to the region and its residents since 1985. SPSA’s solid waste management system includes waste-to-energy, yard waste composting, drop-off and curbside recycling as well as other recycling programs, household hazardous waste collection, landfilling, landfill gas-to-energy and education programs. This integrated waste management system enables SPSA to put 57% of the waste it receives to a beneficial use, thus allowing the region to reduce its dependence on landfills.