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Richmond-area residents will now be able to recycle more after additions were announced to the recycling lineup Monday.

Recyclers in the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority service area will be able to recycle plastics with the No. 1-7 on the bottom and waxy cartons, starting Friday, in addition to the No. 1 and No. 2 narrow neck plastic bottles that are currently accepted.

Caps and lids, once a source of questions for many recyclers, can now be handled and can be recycled through CVWMA, it was also announced.

“This is something the public’s been asking for for a long time,” said Nancy Drumheller, CVMA’s public affairs manager, at a meeting last week.

CVMA is working with local governments to implement the changes and to get the word out.

The announcement to accept more recyclables and be more sustainable comes a week after the city of Richmond was named the top winner among large U.S. cities for its sustainability action.

The additions put Central Virginia in line with programs nationwide that accept all plastic bottles and waxy cartons, said Kim Hynes, CVWMA’s executive director, in a news release.