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Jennifer Privette
Environmental Coordinator
5340 Palmer Lane, Suite 2A

Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone:
(757) 259-5375

Fax: (757) 259-4968

Email: 

genserv@james-city.va.us

 


Curbside Recycling
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Phone:
(757) 259-9850

Email:

curbsiderecycling@vppsa.org

 


Questions concerning
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Convenience Centers:

Jim Hill

Solid Waste Superintendent

Phone: (757) 565-0971

Email: 

genserv@james-city.va.us

 

Hours of Operation

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Jolly Pond Road
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Seven days a week.

Tewning Road
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Monday;
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Saturday
Closed - Sunday

Toano Convenience Center
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Seven days a week.
Resources

Adopt-A-Spot Program

Program Intent

Convenience Center Locations and Operating Hours 2009-2010 Curbside Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule
Convenience Center Coupon Books 2009 Computer Recycling
Transfer Station Curbside Recycling Collection
Leaf Collection 2009-2010 Christmas Tree Recycling Program

2009 Neighborhood Beautification Matching Grant Packet

 

Print and fill by hand
Fill digitally

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb (CFL) Disposal, Recycling & Cleanup
2009 Household Chemical Collection Program Miscellaneous Recycling Resources
   

 

The intent of the Adopt-A-Spot program is to encourage citizen participation in beautification and litter clean-ups of designated areas in their community at regular intervals. Individuals, organizations, or businesses may agree to keep a designated area, other than a highway, cleared of litter and/or provide beautification for a contract period of either one or two years.

 

In return, volunteers will be given materials to help them with the clean-ups, as well as a sign bearing their names posted in their designated area. At the end of their contract, they will receive a special certificate of appreciation and may renew their agreement.

 

This program is modeled after the Virginia Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program, and is intended to provide county residents or groups with a means to make James City County a cleaner, more beautiful place for all.

 

Program Terms:

  • Any individual (18 years or older), community group, children's organization (supervised by adults), special interest, business, church, or other group may adopt public areas in JCC.
  • Public areas are streets (other than highways or their median strips) parks, schools, vacant lots owned by the county, parking lots, and other publicly held lands.
  • The adopting individual(s) or organization(s) commit to cleaning up their adopted areas at least 5 times each year for either one or two years.
  • If participants are unable to fulfil their agreement, their signs will be removed.
  • Participants are required to track and report on their clean-up activities to the James City Clean County Commission so that information may be used for various reports and analysis.
  • Groups with participating members less than 15 years of age must be supervised by an adult of at least 21 years of age.
  • Participants must attend an initial safety briefing prior to the first clean-up to review safety and other guidelines. This briefing will be given by the Adopt-A-Spot Coordinator. No participant my be involved in a litter clean-up without having attended at least one safety briefing.
  • The Commission will provide participants with plastic trash bags and safety vests (if clean-up involves a street) prior to each clean-up.
  • Participants will be advised on how to dispose of filled trash bags. Participants are encouraged to separate recyclable materials.
  • A sponsor sign noting the program and participating organization will be erected at the designated Adopt-A-Spot location, and shall be made according to specifications and material supplied.
  • After each clean-up, adopting organizations will be asked to provide a simple report. Report forms will be given to each organizations lead representative. If the lead representative is not expected to be at the clean-up site, this report should be give to their designee. This report will include information such as date, hours worked, number or persons involved in clean-up, number of bags collected, etc. This report should be mailed to the Clean County Commission within one week after clean-up.
  • The Adopt-A-Spot coordinator, in conjunction with the Clean County Commission, will monitor the designated areas of adoption.
  • Adopting groups will be encouraged to schedule two of their five clean-ups to coincide with state and county litter control clean-ups. These dates will be provided.
  • James City County reserves the right to make changes to these terms as necessary.
  • James City County is not responsible for any accident or injury that occurs to any member of any organization, or their property, that participates in the JCC Adopt-A-Spot Program.

 

Adopt-A-Spot Safety Rules

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Sign Up!

To register for this program, fill out, print, and sign the application and mail the application to the address below. We also ask that participants complete a brief site report after clean-ups.

 

James City Clean County Commission
Adopt-A-Spot Coordinator
1204 Jolly Pond Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone: (757) 259-9850