York County supervisors hear VPSA overview, raise questions about compost facility costs and measurement

The Virginia Peninsula Public Service Authority, which provides regional solid-waste and recycling services for York County and nine other localities, briefed the York County Board of Supervisors on April 8 about its programs and the VPSA FY26 budget.

VPSA representative Jennifer Wheeler told the board VPSA is “a regional government organization. We’re a political subdivision of the state, and we serve 10 cities and counties,” and outlined services that include a regional compost facility, curbside and drop‑off recycling, household hazardous‑waste events, and debris‑management contracts used after major storms. She said VPSA’s budget for each participating community is set by the VPSA board and that jurisdictional participation is optional for each program.

The nut of the discussion was the compost facility in York County, which VPSA said handled about 18,170 tons of yard debris in FY24 and that York County accounted for roughly 63 percent of incoming tonnage.…