Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m.
Sunday - 12:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.
No vehicles allowed entry after 5:20 p.m.
Holiday Schedule:
The Facility is closed on New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, December 24th and Christmas.
A grassroots recycling movement
began in the Charlottesville / Albemarle area in the early 1970's with a glass recycling
center at the Barracks Road Shopping Center. Soon thereafter, recycling in our area began
in earnest with the formation of the Charlottesville Ecology Club. A glass recycling
center was opened in February of 1973 at the corner of Ridge and South Streets. Fifteen to
twenty 50-gallon drums of glass were collected the first day. As the volume continued to
increase, the Club first relocated to the fire station on Rt. 250, then, in 1979,
the recycling center moved to its its present day site at McIntire Road. Over 691,000
pounds were received at the Center that first year.
In 1991, the Rivanna Solid Waste
Authority took over the operation of McIntire Road Recycling Center. Today, the Center
receives visits from over 500 customers each day and recycles over 5 million pounds of
recyclables each year.
