Posts Tagged ‘recycling’
Richmond mayor expresses concern about county’s faulty warning system in the wake of the Sims fire
Richmond’s mayor Tom Butt claims the county’s community warning system did not work correctly.
Read MoreLocal gardener transforms vacant lot into thriving urban farm
Andromeda Brooks is changing the way we look at vacant lots.
Tired of staring at the litter outside her window, Brooks decided to turn a blighted lot at Chanslor Avenue and First Street into an experiment in urban agriculture.
Read MoreResidents drop off e-waste at Hilltop Mall
Thanks to an electronic waste recycling service, electronic gadgets that have reached the end of their lives will no longer end up in a landfill. Richmond residents came to drop off their end-of-life or unwanted electronics for free recycling last Saturday at Hilltop Mall. The unwanted electronics will be sent to a de-manufacturing line, according…
Read MoreIn tough economy, pain trickles to the bottom
A few hundred yards off the Santa Fe Channel’s waters, beneath the moving silhouettes of the massive tankers that float to dock, lies the little stretch of railroad track that serves as a gathering point for Richmond’s men and women who scavenge for scrap.
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