TFC Recycling

TFC Recycling Greens Up The Shamrock Marathon

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:21:17 +0000

Congratulations to the more than 24,000 people who participated in the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, Anthem 1/2 Marathon and TowneBank 8k making this year’s race one of the best ever! Our friends at J&A Racing did a wonderful job organizing this year’s run! The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon is recognized by Runner’s World as an Official Green Race. Helping to ensure they stay that way TFC Recycling was on hand providing recycling containers for the hundreds of thousands of water bottles used by the runners. Congratulations again to everyone participated in The Shamrock Marathon! See you next year!

E-Cycling Event a Huge Success

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:39:07 +0000

In January, TFC Recycling and the Virginia Aquarium joined forces to collect unwanted electronics.

More than 600 vehicles dropped off nearly 50-tons (100,000 lbs) of electronics during the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center’s second e-cycling drive. This event brought in five-times the amount of materials collected last year. With the help of TFC Recycling, 50 volunteers filled three semi trucks and two box trucks with unwanted electronics. Additionally, recyclers donated $100 to support the Aquarium’s Green Team, which organizes recycling events and beach clean ups.

TFC Recycling sponsors the Aquarium’s e-cycling events — collecting and processing the electronics free of charge to residents. This offers the public a convenient, safe and green solution to dispose of their e-goods. “We are a proud sponsor of this e-cycling event because it supports the Aquarium’s mission of conservation and helps the community to sustain its valuable resources,” says TFC Vice-President Michael Benedetto. “This is truly a win, win situation,” says April Strickland, organizer of the event and member of the Aquarium’s Green Team. “Not only can individuals safely dispose of their personal electronic equipment, but they can do so knowing that this recovers valuable materials, conserves virgin resources, eliminates waste in landfills and results in lower environmental emissions.”

An estimated 30 million desktops and 12 million laptops are trashed each year. That’s over 112,000 computers discarded per day!* Recycling electronics saves energy: 81% of a desktop computer’s energy use is in MAKING the computer, not using it.*

Still have items you wish to e-cycle? TFC Recycling will be teaming up with the Virginia Aquarium again in the fall. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and to all of the wonderful Virginia Aquarium and TFC Recycling Employees who helped make this the biggest and best E-Cycling event ever!

Suffolk E-Cycling Drive

admin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:26:00 +0000

Thank you to the residents of Suffolk for an amazing E-Cycling event! In December, volunteers collected a total of 1820 pounds of recyclable material, 1 (very heavy) box of household batteries, 38 TV’s, 109 old tires and 7 palettes of electronics! Cintas was in hand to help with the shredding of 3700 pounds of paper! Way to go Suffolk!

On Saturday, January 22, TFC Recycling and the Virginia Aquarium will be hosting an Electronic Recycling Drive! Come by and see us at the east parking lot (across from the aquarium) and we will gladly take your unwanted personal electronic equipment. Have questions? Call 757-385-0262 for more information! See you at the Aquarium!

Green Up While You Clean Up – Electronics Recycling Drive

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:36:58 +0000

Join TFC Recycling at the Virginia Aquarium this Saturday, January 22nd as we collect your unwanted personal electronic equipment! So, Clean out those closets, climb up in that attic and bring your old computers, printers and tv’s to the aquarium between 10am and 2pm!

2011 SUFFOLK CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM PICK UP SCHEDULE

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:45:01 +0000

2011 SUFFOLK CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM PICK UP SCHEDULE

Curbside recycling will be picked up between the dates listed below on the same day as your regular trash pick up. Again, your recycling day pick up is the same day as your trash pick up day. Please place your recycling bin next to your trash bin.

To Download A PDF of the schedule days, please click the link below.

2011 SUFFOLK SUBSCIBERS SCHEDULE

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES:
Schedule changes are in accordance with the City Of Suffolk’s website.

Friday, November 11th, Veteran’s Day:
**Friday’s Route On Saturday

Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26th, Thanksgiving:
**Thursday’s Route On Friday
**Friday’s Route On Saturday

YOU CAN RECYCLE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
GLASS, PLASTIC BOTTLES #1 AND #2, ALUMINUM, TIN AND STEEL CANS, JUNK MAIL, CATALOGS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPER, PHONE BOOKS, FLATTENED CARDBOARD BOXES, CEREAL BOXES AND CLEAN FOOD BOXES

TFC RECYCLING CUSTOMER SERVICE: 757.543-5766