Dive Brief:

• Virginia's recycling rate reached over 40% for the third consecutive year.
  An annual report released by the Department of Environmental Quality lists the rate as 41.5% for 2012.
  The rate has slipped since 2011, when the statistics show the recycling rate hit 43.5 percent.

Dive Insight:

Sources used to calculate the rates include municipal recyclables and other solid waste. Data is submitted by 71 local and regional solid waste planning facilities.