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COVID-19 and CVWMA Collections
CVWMA has created an online resource to share information, tips, any updates regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and our residential recycling and trash collection programs. Click here for more info.
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Plastic Bags Contamination
CVWMA does not accept plastic bags or plastic bagged recyclables in our residential (curbside) and dropoff recycling programs. Why? They damage the sorting equipment, prevent materials from being properly sorted, and add additional disposal costs. If you plastic bags, click here to find local retail/grocery stores to recycle them where you...
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Recycling is easy with CVWMA
Use our Recycling Wizard to see what you can recycle where you live.
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Curbside Recycling
The CVWMA’s curbside recycling program, the largest in the state of Virginia, serves over 270,000 households in nine jurisdictions. Nearly 125 tons of recyclables are collected each day of residential (curbside) recycling service. More than 38,000 tons of recyclable materials are diverted from Virginia landfills annually as a result of residential curbside recycling in central...
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Electronics Recycling
CVWMA has diverted more than five million pounds of unwanted electronics from local landfills since 2006.
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What to Recycle
There’s no need to sort your items, but please take a moment to learn what (and what not) to recycle.
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Journey To the MRF
Take a virtual field trip to a Materials Recovery Facility (or MRF) owned by TFC Recycling. See firsthand what happens to recycables in this educational video...
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Drop-off Recycling
Most of CVWMA’s member jurisdictions offer convenient drop-off recycling centers .
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Welcome to CVWMA
We offer waste collection and recycling programs for residential use within 13 localities in Virginia.
Getting Started
If you live in one of our nine participating localities, curbside recycling is EASY with CVWMA!
- Is service available at my address?
- What can I recycle?
- How can I prepare my recycling items?
- What type of container can I use?
- Frequently asked questions.
CVWMA wants to help you recycle! We’ve compiled great tools to encourage recycling for a wide range of audiences. Visit our Education and Outreach section for details
Common Requests
Curbside Recycling Services
- Report a missed collectionTo report a missed recycling collection, Call: (804) 340-0900 for customer service.
- Ask for extra container stickers
- What is my collection day
- Sign up for email reminders
- Accepted Items
- Holiday Collection Schedule
- Purchase a bin or cart
Residential Trash Collection Services
- GuidelinesCVWMA contracts for trash collection service in the Town of Ashland and the Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg. Click this link to get guidance for each location
- Report a missed collectionTo report a missed trash collection, Call: (804) 425-0500 for customer service.
- Holiday Collection Schedule
- Bulk Pickup Request
About CVWMA
We offer waste collection and recycling programs for residential use within 13 localities in Virginia. Learn more about the CVWMA and it’s programs:
- COVID-19 and CVWMA Collections
- Local Impacts to Changing Global Markets, Clean Up At, Recycle Right
- Curbside Recycling
- Drop-off Recycling
- Residential Trash Collection
- Electronic Recycling
- Meet the Board
- Mission and Vision
- Regional Recycling Rate
- Monthly Program Statistics
- Stay Connected with CVWMA
- How Are We Doing?
