PRESS ROOM

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE CURTAILS MOST SPSA ACTIVITIES

          In observance of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Southeastern Public Service Authority will close its administrative offices on Monday, along with the Suffolk Transfer Station and Virginia Beach Yard Waste Facility.
          In addition, there will be no curbside recycling collections on Monday, and on that day the Regional Landfill in Suffolk and the Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Landstown, Norfolk and Oceana transfer stations will be open only one-half day, from 7 a.m. to noon.
          SPSA’s Refuse-Derived Fuel Plant in Portsmouth will maintain a regular work schedule.
          All offices and facilities will return to their regular schedules on Tuesday, May, 29.

SPSA has been providing efficient and environmentally sound waste disposal services to the region and its residents since 1985. SPSA’s solid waste management system includes waste-to-energy, yard waste composting, drop-off and curbside recycling as well as other recycling programs, household hazardous waste collection, landfilling, landfill gas-to-energy and education programs. This integrated waste management system enables SPSA to put 57% of the waste it receives to a beneficial use, thus allowing the region to reduce its dependence on landfills.