Curbside Recycling
As of July 1, 2010, Chesterfield County offers a biweekly curbside recycling program to more than 94,000 homes. This program allows residents to recycle paper, cardboard, glass and plastic in a single container, while deferring waste from local landfills. To check your recycling day, visit the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) website.
Opt-In Program
If you live in a single-family home and wish to participate in the county’s curbside recycling program, you can opt-in by contacting CVWMA at 804-340-0900. CVWMA can also assist with purchasing a cart/bin or mailing free recycling stickers for containers you own.
Annual Fee
There is an annual fee of $41 (equals $3.42 per month) which is applied to each household that enrolls in the program. This fee will be included on the county’s real estate tax bill, with $20.50 charged in December and the other $20.50 charged in June each year.
In the future, residents who decide to opt-out of the program may call the Customer Service Center at 804-748-1297 or complete the Recycling Program opt-out form online. Alternately, residents can choose to opt-out and contract with private waste management companies for recycling services. Residents who opt out of the program are not required to pay the $41 fee.
Learn More at the CVWMA!
What to Recycle
Your recycling matters! CVWMA, in partnership with Recycling Partnership, created a guide to help you recycle right. Visit the CVWMA What to Recycle webpage for more information.
Journey to the Material Recovery Facility (MRF)
Take a virtual tour of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) on CVWMA's Journey to the MRF webpage, which includes a video about recycling in central Virginia. Follow the journey of items collected in local residential (aka curbside) and drop-off recycling (bins, carts, personal containers, roll-offs) through the MRF (Material Recovery Facility- pronounced “murf”) and eventually back into retail stores.