q       Provide a safe, sanitary and environmentally sound waste disposal facility.   The County owns a regional landfill, the Middle Peninsula Landfill and Recycling Facility,  which is being constructed and operated by Waste Management in a safe, sanitary, and environmentally sound manner.  The landfill’s capacity together with limits on disposal indicate that the landfill will provide more than 50 years of service to the County.

q       Provide for the collection of waste.
County residents may self-haul their household waste to any of five Convenience Centers (CC) located in the County, and it will be disposed at no charge. The Convenience Center locations are:
CC #1 located at  6550 Beehive Drive, behind Wal-Mart
CC #2 located at 3603 Waste Management Way, at the landfill
CC #3 located at 7599 Guinea Road, behind the Park & Ride
CC #4 located at Gum Fork at  5122 Hickory Fork Road
CC #5 located at  Dutton at 10403 Burkes Pond Road

q       Provide for collection and disposal of household harmful waste.
The County's Clean Community Coordinator oversees the twice yearly household harmful waste collections provided by Waste Management. For more information please visit the Clean Community's web pages at the Community Education Department by clicking this link: Gloucester County Clean Community
 

q       Meet state requirements for recycling.
The County's Clean Community Coordinator prepares the County's annual recycling report to the Commonwealth.  For more information please visit the Clean Community's web pages at the Community Education Department by clicking this link: Gloucester County Clean Community

q       Provide meaningful public information and education programs.
For more information please visit the Clean Community's web pages at the Community Education Department by clicking this link: Gloucester County Clean Community