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'''Van der Linde Recycling''' is a single-stream recycling company with a Materials Recovery Facility located in Zion Crossroads, Virginia.<ref>{{cite-hook|title=Don Van der Linde? Wasteworks whacks recycler with RICO|url=http://www.readthehook.com/70540/don-van-der-linde-wasteworks-whacks-recycler-rico|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=17 Aug 2009|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> | '''Van der Linde Recycling''' is a single-stream recycling company with a Materials Recovery Facility located in Zion Crossroads, Virginia.<ref>{{cite-hook|title=Don Van der Linde? Wasteworks whacks recycler with RICO|url=http://www.readthehook.com/70540/don-van-der-linde-wasteworks-whacks-recycler-rico|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=17 Aug 2009|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> The [[City of Charlottesville]] signed a contract with the company in June 2010, agreeing to have Waste Management ship the city's trash to Van der Linde's MRF in exchange for $33 per ton.<ref name="disposal">{{cite-hook|title=Timely disposal: City dumps RSWA for Van der Linde|url=http://www.readthehook.com/67233/timely-disposal-city-dumps-rswa-van-der-linde|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=30 June 2010|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> A number of private trash disposal companies that serve [[Albemarle County]] residents, including Dixon Disposal and Time Disposal, also take the waste they collect to Zion Crossroads facility.<ref name="stop">{{cite-hook|title=GREEN HOME-Stop recycling! Local haulers want to do it for you|url=http://www.readthehook.com/68606/green-home-stop-recycling-local-haulers-want-do-it-you|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=22 April 2010|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Lawsuit== | |||
The [[Rivanna Solid Waste Authority]] sued [[Peter van der Linde]] in 2009. Some speculated that one motive for the suit was the RSWA's fear of competition from the Van der Linde Recycling MRF. More information can be found on the [[RSWA]] page.<ref name="trash">{{cite-hook|title=Trash talking: RSWA breaks silence on lawsuit|url=http://www.readthehook.com/69751/trash-talking-rswa-breaks-silence-lawsuit|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=24 Oct 2009|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
==Criticism== | |||
Critics of Van der Linde Recycling say that recyclables are contaminated when they are not separated.<ref>{{cite-hook|title=Recycled remedy: Will Ivy 'transfer' to Van der Linde? | |||
|url=http://www.readthehook.com/109788/recycled-remedy-wil-ivy-transfer-van-der-linde|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=27 June 2013|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> [[Peter van der Linde]] admits that some do. But when [[Charlottesville]] residents separate their recyclables from their trash and place it on the curb for free collection, the materials are taken to a transfer station in Ivy and then transported 87 miles to an MRF in Chester, Virginia.<ref name="stop"/> | |||
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Revision as of 15:15, 22 July 2013
| Van der Linde Recycling and Container Rentals | |
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| Type | Trash Disposal and Recycling |
| Founded | December 2008[1] |
| Founder | Peter van der Linde |
| Headquarters | 73 Hunters Branch Road, Troy, VA |
| Key people | Michael Ledford, President and CEO |
| Industry | Waste Management |
| Products | Single-Stream Recycling |
| Employees | |
| Website | www.vanderlinderecycling.com |
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Van der Linde Recycling is a single-stream recycling company with a Materials Recovery Facility located in Zion Crossroads, Virginia.[2] The City of Charlottesville signed a contract with the company in June 2010, agreeing to have Waste Management ship the city's trash to Van der Linde's MRF in exchange for $33 per ton.[3] A number of private trash disposal companies that serve Albemarle County residents, including Dixon Disposal and Time Disposal, also take the waste they collect to Zion Crossroads facility.[4]
Lawsuit
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority sued Peter van der Linde in 2009. Some speculated that one motive for the suit was the RSWA's fear of competition from the Van der Linde Recycling MRF. More information can be found on the RSWA page.[5]
Criticism
Critics of Van der Linde Recycling say that recyclables are contaminated when they are not separated.[6] Peter van der Linde admits that some do. But when Charlottesville residents separate their recyclables from their trash and place it on the curb for free collection, the materials are taken to a transfer station in Ivy and then transported 87 miles to an MRF in Chester, Virginia.[4]
Map
Coordinates:
78°13′51″S 37°58′23″W / -78.230856°N 37.972961°W
References
- ↑ Web. Waste Works lawsuit for dumb-dumbs: or a busy citizens guide to the local waste war, Dave McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, Jan 13, 2010
- ↑ Web. Don Van der Linde? Wasteworks whacks recycler with RICO, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 17 Aug 2009, retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Web. Timely disposal: City dumps RSWA for Van der Linde, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 30 June 2010, retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web. GREEN HOME-Stop recycling! Local haulers want to do it for you, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 22 April 2010, retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Web. Trash talking: RSWA breaks silence on lawsuit, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 24 Oct 2009, retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Web. Recycled remedy: Will Ivy 'transfer' to Van der Linde?, David McNair, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 27 June 2013, retrieved 22 July 2013.
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