FORT EUSTIS, Va. –
The Fort Eustis Installation Solid Waste Management Center introduced new hours of operation and solid-waste collection guidelines recently to streamline waste collection across the post.
Under the new collection process, which began Sept. 1, contract employees will collect solid waste, garbage and recyclable materials from buildings on post, excluding family housing, child development centers, and Army and Air Force Exchange Service facilities.
Food waste containers are emptied daily, and garbage collections occur once or twice each week when containers reach 80 percent capacity. Recyclables are collected each Tuesday morning.
Since collection occurs as early a 4 a.m., cutomers are asked to place their recyclables curbside on Monday afternoons. Additionally, customers no longer have to pre-arrange the delivery of tires, as tires are not included in the new contract and will be accepted by the contractor anytime during operating hours.
According to Jacqueline Howard, the 733rd Civil Engineer Division contracting officer representative, the most significant change in the program is the new hours at the ISWMC. The center will no longer be open every weekday, instead opening Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Howard said the changes enable Fort Eustis to conserve more than $426,000 in resources, diverting them to other areas where they can be better utilized.
"Revenue sharing was also removed from the contract, which means Fort Eustis no longer shares the profits from the sale of recyclables with the contractors, resulting in a total return of approximately $400,000 or more to the post," she explained.
The total cost savings over the life of the contract will exceed $826,000.
For quality issues and to request float containers for projects and special events, customers can contact the Jacqueline Howard at 878-1387 or via email at
jacqueline.m.howard.civ@mail.mil. For general information, customers can contact ISWMC technicians at 878-4232.