City of Hopewell
CVWMA partners with the City of Hopewell on recycling and solid waste management programs.
Through the city’s membership in CVWMA, Hopewell residents also benefit from the authority’s education and outreach resources about waste diversion.
Look up your trash day.
Use the CVWMA Customer Portal. Click the button below, then enter your address.
(Make sure to select “Hopewell” in the drop-down menu.)
- Each home is provided with one 96-gallon trash can.
- Collection begins at 7 a.m.
- View the holiday collection schedule.
Use the gray cart only for trash.
Trash is only be collected from the gray cart. Recycling is collected from the green cart with yellow lid.
When placing your carts, be sure to leave enough space for them to be serviced. The lid opening must face the street.
Items that don’t fit in the cart are considered bulky waste. This includes furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances, bagged leaves, brush and yard waste, and occasional extra bags of trash.
Most bulky waste will be collected at no charge. You must request bulky waste pickup by 2 p.m. the business day prior to your trash day. The load must fit in the back of a standard-sized pickup truck. Larger loads require a fee.
Submit your bulky waste request one of these ways:
- Option 1: Through the CVWMA customer portal.
- Option 2: Email customerservice@cvwma.com. Include your full address and list of items.
- Option 3: Call 804-340-0900 Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hopewell Bulky Waste Requirements
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Furniture, mattresses, box springs, appliances and extra bags of trash are considered bulky waste.
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Limited amounts of bulky waste will be collected at the curb on your regular trash day. The amount cannot exceed the capacity of a standard-size pickup truck. Larger loads will require a fee.
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Yard waste and limbs must be bagged or securely bundled. Bundles must be less than 4 feet in length and less than 65 pounds.
- Bagged leaves will be collected year-round. The limit per collection is 30 bags, each weighing no more than 50 pounds.
- Construction and renovation debris
- Wooden pallets
- Tires
- Household hazardous waste
- Loose trash
- Loose leaves
- Glass windows or doors
Each home and business is provided with a 95-gallon recycling cart (green with yellow lid).
Recycling collection occurs on Blue and Red weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Use the CVWMA web tool to look up your exact day.
Make sure your recycling is out by 7 a.m. on your collection day.
Not accepted:
× Plastic bags
× Plastic bagged recyclables
× Styrofoam
× Food-contaminated 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.
Several drop-off recycling containers are provided throughout the city. View a map.
- Citizen’s Convenience Center (city residents only)
507 Station St. - City Point Road
135 W. City Point Road - Cavalier Square Shopping Center
327 Cavalier Square - Fire Station #2
3400 Virginia St. - Colonial Corner Shopping Center
4100 Oaklawn Blvd.
Accepted items: Carboard, mixed paper, aluminum and steel cans, food and beverage cartons, glass bottles and jars, and plastic bottles, jugs and tubs. Items must be clean and free of food waste. View the full list of accepted items.
Not accepted:
× Plastic bags
× Plastic bagged recyclables
× Styrofoam
× Food-contaminated such as pizza boxes
× Sheets or balls of aluminum foil
× Shredded paper
× Hoses or cords
CVWMA partners with Hopewell on electronics recycling. Electronics must be recycled through reputable recycling vendors or special community events only.
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.
Never place electronics or batteries in curbside or drop-off recycling containers.
Citizen’s Convenience Center. The Hopewell Department of Public Works operates the Citizen’s Convenience Center for city residents to drop off recyclables and discard debris. Hours of operation are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 12:30-3:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Keep Hopewell Beautiful. This program engages residents in litter reduction and recycling, while instilling pride in the community. KHB coordinates the biannual citywide cleanup. The 15-member commission is appointed by City Council.
Leaf Vacuuming. City crews will vacuum leaves from the residence side of drainage ditches and curbs that are accessible to collection vehicles. A nominal fee is charged. Residents may also place bagged leaves out for bulky waste pickup on trash day. The number of bags collected each week may not exceed what can fit in the bed of a standard pickup truck (generally 30 bags, each weighing 50 pounds or less).