Trash & Recycling in Hanover County, VA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Hanover County, Virginia.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Hanover County does not run curbside collection: households and commercial refuse removers who haul trash, refuse or rubbish through the county must transport it under Section 18-1 without creating a nuisance, and without spilling, dumping or throwing waste onto any street, court, lane, alley, sewer inlet or vacant lot on the way to disposal.
Hanover County Solid Waste Removal Rules
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 18-1
Any person who removes or transports solid waste, refuse or rubbish in or through the county, including commercial refuse removers, shall transport the waste in such a manner as not to create a nuisance or adversely affect public health and safety. Any removal and transportation shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Solid waste shall...
Bin Placement Rules
On zoned commercial, industrial or residential property within Hanover County's suburban service area, garbage must go in tightly covered, leakproof containers under Section 18-21, and those containers must stay covered and secured until a solid waste facility or a refuse remover takes the waste.
Hanover County Garbage Container Rules
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 18-21
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to place garbage in other than tightly covered, leakproof containers on any premises that is:(1)Zoned for commercial use, zoned for industrial use, or zoned for residential use; and(2)Located within the suburban service area as depicted on the phased suburban development plan in the county comprehensive plan. Such containers shall be kept covered and secur...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping trash, garbage, refuse or other unsightly matter on a public highway, right-of-way, adjacent property, or on private property without the owner's written consent is a class 1 misdemeanor in Hanover County under Section 18-2. When the material was thrown from a moving vehicle, the vehicle's owner or operator is presumed to be the person who dumped it.
Hanover County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 18-2
(a)Any person shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor who shall dump or otherwise dispose of trash, garbage, refuse or other unsightly matter on a public highway, right-of-way, property adjacent to such highway or right-of-way, or on private property without the written consent of the owner thereof or his agent.(b)When any person is arrested for a violation of this section, and the matter alle...
Dumpster Rules
In Hanover County's HV Historic Village District, which covers commercial development in the Beaverdam, Hanover Courthouse and Montpelier village centers, Hanover County Code § 26-54.7(12) requires every commercial dumpster to sit inside an enclosure screened on three sides with brick, masonry or stone walls at least one foot taller than the container, with a wood or metal gate on the fourth side.
Hanover County Historic Village Dumpster Screening
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 26-54.7(12)
12.Dumpster enclosures: Commercial containers shall be screened on three (3) sides by durable, sight-obscuring walls constructed of brick, masonry, stone, or similar material, and on the fourth side by a wood or metal gate. The height of the screening walls and gate shall be at least one (1) foot higher than the height of the container. The external sides of walls screening a commercial contain...
Recycling Rules
Hanover County bars anyone from disposing of solid waste, including recyclables, generated outside the county at its disposal facilities, unless they come from a jurisdiction inside the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority service area and use CVWMA recycling containers under the county's participating-locality contract, per Section 18-17.
Hanover County Recycling Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsHanover County Code § 18-17(a)
Waste from outside county. It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of solid waste, including recyclables, generated or collected outside the county, at any solid waste disposal facility, except that persons from jurisdictions within a Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) service area may utilize recycling containers as provided under a CVWMA recycling contract in which the...
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