Trash & Recycling in Henrico County, VA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
County trash service collects weekly on your assigned day; CVWMA handles recycling every other week. Look up your recycling day with CVWMA's address tool and set carts out by 7 a.m. A weekday holiday delays collection one day for the rest of the week.
Henrico County Trash Pickup Schedule & Rules
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 17-58(c)
The bimonthly charge for county refuse collection is $36.00 per single-family residential unit, regardless of the number of supercans or privately purchased containers used at the residential unit.
Bin Placement Rules
Henrico refuse customers set out the county supercan or a privately purchased 95-gallon, heavy-duty, wheeled cart with a front lifting bar so it works with automated trucks. Waste must stay watertight and covered, and collection noise is barred 12 a.m.–6 a.m.
Cart Standards: 95-Gallon Wheeled Supercan Required
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 17-58(b)
Customers may also use a privately purchased container for refuse as long as the container is of 95-gallon capacity, is constructed of heavy-duty plastic, has wheels, and has a lifting bar in the front of the container.
Bulk Item Disposal
Henrico County contracts a third party to collect residential bulky waste, appliances, TVs, furniture, brush, and bagged leaves, at the contract rate. The county also runs vacuum leaf collection at $50 for the first two stops and $100 per stop after.
Bulky Waste & Vacuum Leaf Collection Through Contractor
Few RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 17-59(a)
The county will contract with a third party for the collection of residential bulky waste, such as discarded appliances, television sets, furniture, brush, and bagged leaves, under rules and regulations prescribed by the county manager and the contract, at the rate set forth in the third-party contract.
Recycling Requirements
Henrico's curbside recycling runs through the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), not the county code. Henrico County Code § 17-2 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for anyone unauthorized to remove recyclables set out for the county's recycling program.
Recycling via CVWMA; Taking Recyclables Is a Crime
Some RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 17-2
It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove recyclable material placed in or around a container or at a collection site for recycling by a recycling program authorized by the county. Each unlawful removal of recyclable material constitutes a separate Class 1 misdemeanor.
Illegal Dumping
Henrico County Code § 17-25 makes it unlawful to dispose of refuse or litter anywhere in the county except a county household refuse disposal area or a permitted private sanitary landfill. Dumping and littering also violate state law.
Dumping Refuse Outside County Landfills Is Unlawful
Heavy RestrictionsHenrico County Code § 17-25
It is unlawful for any person to dispose of refuse or litter within the county other than in a county household refuse disposal area or in a privately operated sanitary landfill permitted under chapter 24 or other provisions of law.
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