Resources & Links
🌊 Clean the Bay Day – Join the Movement!
Every year, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation sponsors Clean the Bay Day, bringing together thousands of volunteers across the Bay area to remove litter and protect our waterways. It’s a powerful day of community action and environmental impact.
🧹 Let’s help keep our shorelines clean!
litter collection, disposal, recycling and associated websites
Litter collection and proper waste disposal are essential to keeping our communities clean and sustainable. Local residents can use the Convenience Centers located throughout the area for safe disposal and recycling of household waste. For a complete list of locations, operating hours, and services offered, visit NORTH HAMPTON Waste Collection Centers, & ACCOMACK COUNTY Convenience Centers and Recycling where you’ll find an interactive map of all Convenience Centers on the Eastern Shore.
Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore (CBES)
Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore (CBES) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting balanced growth, environmental stewardship, and civic engagement on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
CBES Board members founded Waste Watchers in 2009. CBES continues to promote responsible management of waste on the Shore, including a monthly “Recycling Corner” column in their newsletter – Shoreline.
🚗 VDOT Adopt-A-Highway Program
Join the effort to keep our roads clean through the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway Program in Accomack and Northampton Counties.
Contact Bonnie Byrd-Joynes at the Accomac Office: 757-787-1550 or by email.
🧲 Recycling for Reward
- Bowser & Sons, Salvage and Recycling LLC
20892 Saxis Rd., Temperanceville, VA 23442 Tel: 757-824-3719
This convenient local facility offers efficient recycling services and cash returns for certain recyclable materials.
🚓 Law Enforcement Support
- The Accomack County Sheriff’s Department supports litter control and enforcement efforts across the county.
