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SPSA Labor Day Holiday Schedule  

(Chesapeake, VA – August 27, 2007) – For the Monday September 3rd Labor Day Holiday, all of SPSA’s administration offices, the Yard Waste Facility, Oceana Transfer Station and Suffolk Transfer Station will be closed.
            The Regional Landfill in Suffolk, the Norfolk Transfer Station, Chesapeake Transfer Station, Landstown (Virginia Beach) Transfer Station, Isle of Wight Transfer Station and the Franklin Transfer Station will be open for a half-day only.  The Refuse Derived Fuel Plant in Portsmouth will be open as a regularly scheduled work day.
            There will be no Curbside Recycling Collection in Chesapeake on Monday, September 3rd. The recycling containers will be picked up on Wednesday, September 5th. No other localities recycling collection dates will be affected.
            For additional information, contact Public Information at (757) 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.