New District!

...since Washington, DC isn't a state.

Fredericksburg to Washington, DC

This morning I stopped at Fredericksburg’s city hall for a nice little chat with Nancy, a receptionist in the department of public works.  Fredericksburg has a single stream recycling pickup, as do most of the towns we’ve passed through now that we’re on the east coast.  They also have a leaf program in the winter, in which they vacuum the leaves off of the streets.  They’ve just begun composting the leaves and other brush at the Stafford County landfill, and the finished product goes back to city projects.  They plan to sell it in the future, to pay for landfill operations costs.  

Additionally, Stafford County has recently begun offering free composting classes to the county residents.  Once the people have learned how to turn food waste into fertilizer, they can purchase a compost bin for $20!

Stafford County Landfill.  Yardwaste being recycled into mulch.

After leaving Fredericksburg, I headed to Washington, DC.  We got to our nation’s capital in time to shower and get ready for our FACE AIDS presentation at the Stanford in Washington house.  We had dinner at the house with some Stanford students who are in Washington for the summer.  It was so wonderful to see friends and people from school; I had almost forgotten how much I miss being around people my age!  Not that Dave and Austin aren’t great.  I just miss my girl friends and shopping and gossiping and pink and frozen yogurt and sushi and...

Anyway, the presentation went well!