AIA Guide to Boston vs RecycleDay Central VA

Published in three prior paper editions, the AIA Guide to Boston been called "the best [field guide] of its kind on the continent." This new digital version adds more than 500 new sites along with color images from leading photographers. This is the first AIA Guide anywhere to be published as a mobile app. It's: Effortless to carry. If you have your phone, you have the Guide (now the equivalent of a 500+ page book!) Smart. Using GPS, the app can find the guides closest to you Connected. Directions are available with a tap, and live links to online resources provide more depth instantly Up-to-date. New sites and guides are added to the app as the city grows and evolves. The Guide features: Descriptions, stories, and photos of more than 1,200 contemporary landmarks, historical buildings, urban features, and parks across the metro area In-depth guides to neighborhoods, architects, styles, and award winners Walking and site tours around prime destinations including Downtown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Harvard, MIT, and emerging districts. Follow the Freedom Trail and Walk to the Sea with new eyes, focusing on the old and new architecture along the way. For residents and visitors, architects and design lovers, builders and students, the AIA Guide to Boston offers a unique, fun new way to explore the nation's oldest major city.

RecycleDay VA tells you when your recycling goes out, and what goes in the cart. Curbside recycling in Central Virginia runs every other week, on blue or red routes, and holidays move the schedule. RecycleDay VA keeps track of all of it so you don't have to. YOUR DAY, AT A GLANCE Open the app and see how many days until your next pickup, which day it falls on, and whether it's a blue or red week. A five-week calendar shows your upcoming pickups, and holiday changes are marked. THE NIGHT BEFORE On the evening before pickup and the morning of, the app changes to your route color so you know it's time to roll your cart to the curb. REMINDERS THAT FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE - A reminder the night before pickup, at the time you choose - An optional 6:30 am reminder the morning of, before the 7:00 am set-out time - A heads-up when a holiday moves your pickup day - Tap "Cart's out" or snooze right from the notification EASY SETUP Type your address or use your location. RecycleDay VA finds your route and pickup day with CVWMA's address lookup. No account needed. Save more than one address, such as home, a rental, or a parent's house. SORT IT Pizza boxes? Glass? Plastic bags? Batteries? Search 45 common items to see what goes in the cart, what doesn't, and where to take the rest. Answers are based on CVWMA's published guidelines, with links to the source. QUICK CHECK Five items a day to test what you know. The ones you miss come back until you get them right. AROUND TOWN Household hazardous waste collection days, electronics recycling, shredding events, and drop-off sites near you, with directions and the option to add events to your calendar. STREAKS Check in when your cart is out and build a streak of on-time pickups. Share it if you like. ALSO - Month view and upcoming pickup list - Home screen widget and Siri shortcuts - Works offline once your schedule is loaded - Schedule and content updates arrive automatically, without an app update - Full English and Spanish support - Your addresses and progress stay on your phone WHERE IT WORKS RecycleDay VA covers CVWMA curbside recycling in Ashland, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond. Service in Goochland and Hanover is available in certain neighborhoods only. Chesterfield County no longer has CVWMA curbside service. Dates for 2027 are marked "Estimated" until CVWMA publishes its new calendar. RecycleDay VA is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA). Schedule information comes from CVWMA's published calendars. For missed pickups or service questions, contact CVWMA at 804-340-0900.