Community Happenings

Meridian Waste Blue Ridge celebrated our Team and showed appreciation for our Garbage Men and Women with lunch from the Cabo Fish Taco Food Truck. We also invited customers and vendors to stop by our office, enjoy the sunshine and lunch on us! 

How to craft fun and recyclable cardboard ‘cardstumes’ with easy step-by-step guides!

At Meridian Waste, the word SAFETY is a verb. Much to the mortification of my elementary school English teacher, I want all of our team members to embrace SAFETY as an action—something we DO every day with every task to ensure you protect your body, your health, and those of your peers, customers, and the greater community.

Lunenburg County, Virginia, residents participated in their second Recycle Right event held on April 17, 2021. 

Meridian Waste is proud to be selected as the solid waste and recycling provider for Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.

Meridian Waste Virginia, LLC, held its first annual Recycle Right event in Lunenburg County, Va. 

The first annual Recycle Right Drop-Off event was created for the residents of Lunenburg County, their involvement in recycling, and to understand how to recycle. The event was held on Saturday, October 10, at Central High School. 

Washed Ashore builds and exhibits aesthetically powerful art to educate a global audience about plastic pollution in the ocean and waterways and spark positive changes in consumer habits.

Meridian Waste is dedicated to the safety of our employees and the communities they serve. Tip #3 focuses on Transfer Station safety. 

The Company successfully merged two Virginia Department of Environmental Quality permits for older Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), Blue Ridge Disposal PBR 104 and Resource Management Group PBR 565, respectively, into one permit and built the new facility under the requirements of the PBR 104 permit number.   The beneficial result was to improve operational efficiencies and noticeably improve aesthetics.  The new building is significantly larger incorporating a number of safety and efficiency improvements.

The president mentioned the vital work of frontline workers, including solid waste and recycling workers, during his March 31 COVID-19 media briefing.