Chesterfield county recycling program

Missed Blue Friday collections are continuing today. Red Tuesday recycling in Petersburg will be collected Saturday, Jan. Recycling drop-off centers are available for those who need them. Collections are every other week on Tuesday, Old Town area is weekly. To find out the collection day at your home, check the back of the collection schedule that was mailed to you by CVWMA. Waste products such as paints, pesticides, acids, solvents and aerosol cans can be disposed of at these sites. Auto batteries are also accepted at both convenience centers.

A key benefit of this program is protecting the environment from illegal dumping and disposal of hazardous materials. Please contact county staff directly. Assistance for proper disposal of these items will be provided by the site attendants. Hours of Operation. Must remover cover and binding to be recycled. Or donate to local book exchange, charities, schools, churches, etc.

Many stores work with Trex in Winchester, VA. Recycle household kitchen, laundry and bath plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs. Empty, rinse and replace plastic lids and caps no food residue. Motor oil residue has always been one of the biggest contaminants for our plastics markets.

The oil residue seeps into the porous plastic and cannot be removed through the washing process after the plastic is ground up. Oil and water do not mix. Of course you should never try to rinse or wash a motor oil bottle yourself since motor oil down the sink or storm drain causes a much larger environmental crisis than a plastic bottle in the trash. Grills and Propane Tanks. Used Tires. Return to retail location when new tires are purchased or Recycle at Chesterfield County Convenience Centers.

Christmas Trees. Yard Waste brush. Yard Waste leaves, grass clippings. Recycling in Chesterfield Find out how and where to recycle various items. Appliances White Goods Appliances and white goods such as refrigerators, stove, washing machines, air conditioners, dryers, etc. Automobile Fluids Check with County customer staff directly at for information as well as fee information. Batteries Check with County customer staff directly at for information as well as fee information. Casey floated several options to cover the higher cost, such as having the waste authority bill customers directly for the costs of recycling pickup.

Some residents are skeptical that private haulers would be a bargain. Tyla Matteson, a Chesterfield resident and Sierra Club member, told supervisors at the Wednesday budget vote that her own research indicated it would cost more to get recycling service from a private hauler. The CVWMA insists it is looking for ways to keep the program funded until the market for its products rebounds. Hynes has suggested that perhaps Chesterfield could try to reduce the number of people who opted out.

In an interview, Hynes said she could not provide an estimate of how much other localities might see costs go up if Chesterfield leaves the program. Danny Avula, who oversaw Virginia's effort to vaccinate nearly 6 million people against COVID, will return to his previous position. Fire officials are investigating an explosion that killed one person in Hanover County on Monday night.

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When is my recycling collection day? Is service available at my address? You can do an address search here. Residential Curbside Recycling. Electronics Recycling. Textile Recycling. Residential Waste Collection Sites. The County of Chesterfield provides these programs to residents.