Residential Trash Collection
City of Petersburg
Trash Collection Changes Effective February 4, 2008
Beginning Monday, February 4, 2008 trash collection in Petersburg will be changing. Trash collection will be on Thursdays or Fridays.
All residents should look for stickers featuring collection day information to be affixed to the tops of their trash containers beginning Monday, January 21st. Although not every resident's day is changing, the stickers are being applied to all carts to ensure that there is no confusion about collection days.
This change is being made to improve trash collection service in Petersburg. Residents may call CVWMA's Trash Collection Hotline (425-0500) for more information about the schedule change.
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Customer Service
For questions not addressed by the information below, please call the Trash Collection Hotline at (804) 425-0500 for assistance.
Trash Collection Guidelines
 Please follow these guidelines for proper and efficient trash collection.
Each address is provided one blue CVWMA cart for use.
Trash must be at the curb by 7:00 am on the scheduled collection day.
Place extra trash in tied trash bags next to the cart for collection. Only trash in a blue CVWMA cart and tied trash bags beside a blue CVWMA cart will be collected. Extra trash in personal trash cans will not be collected.
Motor oil, anti-freeze, and hazardous wastes will not be accepted.
Bundled brush will be collected. Brush must be tied in bundles less than four feet in length and weighing less than 75 pounds.
Bagged leaves will be collected between October 1 and December 31.
Limited amounts of bulky trash will also be collected at the curb.
Collection of large amounts, for which a fee may be charged, must be arranged through the City. For questions about this service, contact:
Collection Area Map
Click here for a map of the collection area.
Holiday Collection Schedule
Trash will not be collected on the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
When trash collection is scheduled on one of these holidays, or during the same week after the holiday, service will occur one day later (i.e. Friday service on Saturday).
Trash collection will not be affected by other holidays observed by individual local governments.
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