PRESS ROOM

SPSA Veteran’s Day Holiday Schedule  

(Chesapeake, VA – November 6, 2007) – For the Monday, November 12, 2007 Veteran’s Day Holiday, all of SPSA’s administrative offices, the Yard Waste Facility in Virginia Beach, and the Suffolk Transfer Station will be closed.
           The Regional Landfill in Suffolk, and the transfer stations in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight and Virginia Beach (Oceana and Landstown) will be open for one half-day only. Also, there will be no curbside recycling collections on Monday, November 12.  The Refuse Derived Fuel Plant in Portsmouth will observe a regular work day.
           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.