Please take initiative to clean up our environment in Patrick County, VA. See news release below from the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce.

News Release from Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Community-Wide Litter Cleanup- Spring Campaign Patrick County, VA – Date: April 4, 2011 Key Points of Litter Clean Up:  Be responsible for your own trash. Put trash in the proper place.  Think about what you are doing. Let’s keep our County beautiful.  Take pride in your surroundings. Keep the area where you live and work clean.  Recycle whenever possible. There are agencies out there that can help you.  Encourage others. Try to involve your own family, your church, your own business, and your civic clubs.  Take initiative. Don’t wait for someone else to do it. Don’t wait for someone to remind you. This is a self-directed effort.  Start now to clean up the environment. We want our neighborhood to look good for our visitors so they will come back this summer. Who can help you? Town of Stuart and the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce will have orange garbage bags available. Individuals, churches and civic clubs can pick them up at the Town office on 100 Patrick Avenue, Stuart. Chamber office is at 20475 Jeb Stuart Highway, Stuart. VDOT will pick up the orange bags on our County roads. Telephone: 276-694-3811 or 276-694-6012 Mobile Recycle Bins – Take newspapers, magazines, plastic bottles, and aluminum/tin cans. Located at Rotary Field Monday-Friday. At our elementary schools on weekends. County Transfer Station– Take your trash, old car batteries, appliances, newspapers, aluminum cans, plastic bottles, etc. Telephone: 276-694-6749 Jamie’s Recycling – Take your aluminum pop cans, scrap metals, junk cars, car batteries and old appliances. Telephone: 276-694-5692 Chamber of Commerce – Call for further information. Check out the web site for the latest news. Telephone: 276-694-6012. Web site: www.patrickchamber.com BE SAFE – USE CAUTION WHEN WORKING ALONG THE ROADSIDES. USE OF ORANGE VEST IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.