Hanover County
In spring 2023, each single-family home that participates in CVWMA’s curbside recycling program will receive a 95-gallon recycling cart.
Carts will be delivered during a six-week period beginning May 15. There is no separate fee for the cart.
Residents should begin using the cart as soon as they receive it. Going forward, it will be the only container permitted for recycling collection at single-family homes. All material must fit inside the cart (even flattened cardboard boxes).
Households that already have a cart will receive a second one, unless the resident notifies CVWMA.
Benefits of the Cart
Many Hanover residents have been recycling with CVWMA 24-gallon handheld bins. The new cart can hold nearly 4x more than the bin — this means more recycling per household! Carts have two wheels for easy maneuvering and a lid to keep everything inside and dry.
Recycling trucks will use an automated arm to empty the carts. The driver doesn’t need to leave the truck. This is a safer and more effective way of collecting recycling.
New Rules for Curbside Collection
Beginning July 1, all recyclables must be placed inside the CVWMA cart. Material placed beside the cart will not be collected. This includes cardboard boxes.
Bins and personal containers will no longer be collected in the CVWMA program, with the exception of townhouses and condominiums (these households will continue to use bins).
Residents who wish to recycle their old CVWMA bins may drop them off at the Elmont, Mechanicsville or Courthouse convenience centers.
Hanover subdivisions listed here are eligible for CVWMA curbside recycling.
Collection is on Red Monday or Blue Thursday. Use the CVWMA web tool to look up your exact day.
Place carts at curb by 7 a.m. on collection day.
Not accepted:
× Plastic bags
× Plastic bagged recyclables
× Styrofoam
× Food-contaminated items such as pizza boxes
× Sheets or balls of aluminum foil
× Shredded paper
× Hoses or cords
Use the CVWMA web tool to:
• Sign up for recycling day email reminders.
• Obtain a new recycling cart.
• Request a recycling collection calendar.
Drop-off recycling containers are located at all county convenience centers and the transfer station. A Hanover County, Town of Ashland or public works vehicle decal is required to use the drop-offs.
These drop-off locations are not single-stream. Please follow the instructions on each container.
Never place electronics in curbside or drop-off recycling containers.
- Working small electronics (radios, clocks, lamps, toasters, etc.) may be dropped off at any county convenience center, in the appropriate areas.
- Working computers, working flat screen TVs, Stereos, DVD/VCRs can only be recycled at the Goodwill trailer at the Mechanicsville Convenience Center, 7426 Verdi Lane.
- Working and non-working computer towers, laptops and cords/wires may be dropped at the Courthouse Convenience Center, 7234 Courtland Farm Road.
Electronics may also be dropped off for recycling at the Route 301 Transfer Station, 7301 Courtland Farm Road. Fees apply.
Monthly electronics recycling event
CVWMA contractor Securis holds an electronics recycling event on the first Saturday of each month at 8419 Glazebrook Ave., Henrico. The event is open to all residents of Central Virginia. Fees apply. For more information, see the calendar of events.
Hanover residents may dispose of certain household hazardous waste materials at all county convenience centers.
View the county’s webpage for details.
Watch the CVWMA calendar or social media for information about semi-annual household hazardous waste tack-back events.
Yard waste, brush and compost. View the county’s webpage for information.