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Recycling Fun Facts
Did you know....
SPSA collected 309 tons of aluminum in 2006 - enough to make four 747 jets.
SPSA recycled enough office, newsprint and cardboard in 2006 to save over 250,000 trees.
SPSA recycled 1,692 tons of glass in 2006 - enough to make 13.53 million baby food jars.
SPSA recycled over 3 million pounds of plastic in 2006 - enough to make over 370,000 soda bottles (2-liter).
SPSA recycled over 1.3 million pounds of tin and steel in 2006 - that's enough tin and steel to make 13,000 refrigerators.
SPSA recycled 42,794 cubic yards of yard waste in 2006 - that's enough to make over 577,000 bags of mulch and compost.
SPSA is a proud member of America's First Region.
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FACILITIES : WASTE-TO-ENERGY : POWER PLANT
The Power Plant is connected to the Refuse Derived Fuel Plant through an underground and overhead conveyor belt. Refuse derived fuel (RDF) is burned to create steam and electricity for the Norfolk Naval Shipyard and for sale to the local utility, Virginia Power. The plant opened in October 1987. On Tuesday June 22,1999 SPSA officially took ownership of the plant from the U.S Navy Public Works Center. Plant Operations
Plant Equipment
Hours of Operation
For more information, call the 24-hour information line at (757) 424-4297. |
