Regional solid waste plan update: Greene County’s reported recycling rate lags neighbors
Thomas Jefferson PDC planner Isabella O'Brien briefed the board on the 2026 solid waste management plan update, noting the region's recycling rate (34–41% from 2021–2024) and Greene County's reported rate (4–15%); the draft includes 15 locally specific actions and a public hearing before local adoption in September.
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Isabella O'Brien, a regional planner with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, told the Greene County Board of Supervisors that the 2026 solid waste management plan update will guide the region’s recycling and waste‑diversion efforts for the next five years and is due to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality this October.
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