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IdiotCoderMonkey t1_j9glmxf wrote

I've seen tortoises on the Richmond Slave Trail! Though I'm guessing they inhabit most any riverside trail in RVA.

The pond at the Japanese Garden in Maymont is teaming with them, as is the canal along the Northbank Trail behind the Japanese Garden.

In the past from about late March to mid April babies start hatching around Swan and Byrd Lake. My daughter loves seeing all the silver dollar sized babies resting in the shallows along the banks.

Happy turtle hunting :)

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Floppy454 t1_j9gi3df wrote

We stopped using pickup because the bins suck and we couldn't keep recyclables outside while we waited for pickup. We always ended up driving to a recycling center when the inside pile got too big. I'm looking forward to these new bins, I'll definitely be giving them another try.

They also missed our house pretty often, but hey, these bigger bins might be harder to miss

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RulerOfTheRest t1_j9ge2qp wrote

Just read about this yesterday when I was trying to figure out if my recycling was going to be picked up today, or be delayed because of Presidents Day (it wasn't delayed, but the trash was). I'm happy about it because the way the collectors have tossed around my small bin it's full of cracks. Fortunately, this article answers the question I was going to ask them about what to do with the old bin, and that's to drop it off at the public use areas, or at the government centers so they can be recycled. Because after July 1st they're only accepting things in the bin, I'm guessing they're switching to recycling trucks with robotic arms, much like the county has been using for years...

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