Richmond Recycles
The City of Richmond offers convenient curbside recycling. Your collection day is the same as your refuse collection day, except it takes place every other week. Call the Public Works Customer Care Center at "311 Call Center" to find out your schedule.

Now, here are the rules:

- No need to separate - the following items can be mixed all together in your recycling bin: newspapers, mixed paper, aluminum cans, steel cans, aluminum foil, glass bottles and jars, and narrow neck plastic bottles #1 & #2, (such as milk, soap, shampoo & detergent bottles).
- Throw your lids in the trash.
- We serve residential customers in single-family, duplex, and fourplexes. Sorry, no apartment complexes.

Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to use a green bin or can I use any kind?
Use any kind of bin you want - just put it out!

Why didn't they take my boxes?
You need to break down your cardboard boxes so we can put them in the truck.

It's raining. I don't want everything to get wet. Should I wait another two weeks?
No problem. Wet, dry...all the same to us. Put 'em out!

Why don't you take plastic bags?
There currently is no market for such items. Speaking of markets, bring them to your grocery store. Most accept them gladly.

I live in an apartment complex. What can I do?
Use these drop-off recycling sites. They take everything just as curbside.

- Stratford Hills Shopping Center, near Hathaway Road and Forest Hill Avenue.
- East Richmond Road Landfill, 3800 East Richmond Road.
- Richmond Southside Transfer Station, 3506 Hopkins Road
- Science Museum of Virginia, special events parking lot at Leigh St. and DMV Drive

For more information, please visit CVWMA's website.

The City has contracted with the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority for the pick up of our recyclables. If you have any questions, call them at 804-340-0900.