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Central Virginia Waste Management Authority
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        • Residential Recycling

          CVWMA offers residential recycling collection in nine localities.

          Find out if we serve your home.

        • Choose Your Location
          • Ashland
          • Chesterfield
          • Colonial Heights
          • Goochland
          • Hanover
          • Henrico
          • Hopewell
          • Petersburg
          • Richmond
        • Drop-Off Recycling

          CVWMA offers convenient drop-off recycling sites at 36 locations. Click on your locality below for details.

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          • Ashland
          • Charles City
          • Chesterfield
          • Colonial Heights
          • Goochland
          • Hanover
          • Henrico
          • Hopewell
          • New Kent
          • Petersburg
          • Powhatan
          • Prince George
          • Richmond
        • Residential Trash Collection

          Residential Trash Collection is available to CVWMA customers in Ashland, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and Petersburg. For more information or to request service visit the location pages below:

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          • City of Petersburg
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          We offer waste collection and recycling programs for residential use within 13 localities in Virginia.

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        • Chesterfield
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        • Hanover
        • Henrico
        • Hopewell
        • New Kent
        • Petersburg
        • Powhatan
        • Prince George
        • Richmond
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        • About Us

          Since its formation in 1990, the CVWMA has endeavored to provide efficient and economical waste management and recycling solutions for its member jurisdictions. The CVWMA’s aim is to meet local governments waste management and recycling needs, through improving existing services and programs and expanding into new program areas.

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          We’re all about recycling education and outreach. Rethink waste. Reduce your impact. We’ve compiled some great tool to encourage Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle for a wide range of audiences.

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          CVWMA makes available to the public our  program statistics, waste management plan and financial reporting.

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Recycling Mistakes

April 5, 2021 | Published by Nancy Drumheller

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Upcoming Events

  1. Richmond E-Cycle Day

    May 21 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  2. Goochland Anti-Litter & Recycling Council Special Event

    June 4 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
  3. Electronics Recycling

    June 4 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  4. Chesterfield County Paper Shredding & E-cycling

    June 11 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  5. Electronics Recycling

    July 2 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

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  • Report a Missed Collection
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  • What NOT to Recycle
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  • Residential Recycling Porch Pick Up Form
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Central Virginia Waste Management Authority

2100 W. Laburnum Ave., Suite 105
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 359-8413
(804) 359-8421 fax

Email Customer Service

Recycling Hotline:
(804) 340-0900

Trash Collection Hotline:
(804) 425-0500

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