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April 2008 was the second busiest website traffic month ever for HistoricVienna.com.

Posted by Historic Vienna Posts on May 1, 2008 07:27 AM |

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Mayor Boob reminds me of John Travolta playing Vinnie Barbarino on Welcome Back, Kotter: "What?" "Where?" "Why?" "I'm so confu-used!"

Vienna keeps it green
By Alex Bahr, Capital News Service

The Town of Vienna has taken the lead when it comes to recycling in Virginia, recycling more than 55 percent of all solid waste produced in 2006, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

Statewide, about 38 percent of waste is recycled. Fairfax County ranks 18th in the state, recycling more than 35 percent of waste.

While Mayor Jane Seeman said she couldn’t name the exact reason for the town’s high rate, she cited convenience and a long history of recycling as two factors.

"We publicize it quite a bit, and make it as convenient for people as we can, but I really don’t know what to give credit to that for,” Seeman said in a telephone interview. “We’ve been doing it for a long time, so that’s another thing."

Vienna also had the highest recycling rate in Virginia in 2004 and 2005.

Matthew Randall, an engineer in the town’s Department of Public Works, attributed the high rate to the convenient recycling services offered by the local government.

One such service includes curbside pickup of leaves and yard waste. Residents simply sweep waste to the curb to be vacuumed up by specially equipped trucks. The material is then converted into mulch, which is distributed to town residents by request.

Leaves and yard waste made up about one third of the total recycled materials in Vienna in 2006, according to Randall. Newspapers were the second largest group of recycled materials, making up about one fifth of the total.

Posted by: Mayor Boob | May 1, 2008 01:02 PM

To whom it may concern: Leaves simply composted do not qualify as recycled. The town must process the leaves before they count as recycled, thus the tub grinder.

Posted by: OMG | May 1, 2008 04:38 PM

Reminds me of a joke I heard in a Russian movie:
Patient being examined by doctor kept passing gas. Doctor says: We'll have to do something about that. Patient says: Please don't, it's the only pleasure I have left in life. So it is with HV.com.

Posted by: Ivan the Terrible | May 1, 2008 07:02 PM

I am thinking about writing in Rhoda Stevens' name in for Mayor and TC at the election next week. Anyone else up for it?

Posted by: Pontific8tor | May 2, 2008 03:09 PM

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