Trash & Recycling in Montgomery County, VA (2026)
8 rules for unincorporated Montgomery County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, the county runs residential trash pickup itself or through a contracted hauler, and treats it as part of the county's health and sanitation program. Any waste a collector spills while working the route has to be picked up and loaded before the crew moves on.
Trash Pickup Service Rules, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-12
The county shall provide for the collection of all solid waste in the county; provided, however, that the county may provide the collection service by contracting with a person or town or a combination thereof, for the entire county or portions thereof, as deemed to be in the best interest of the county. ... Solid waste collectors employed by the county, or a solid waste collection agency opera...
Bin Placement Rules
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, county-collected trash has to be set at the curb or street edge in adequate containers, and only on the regularly scheduled collection day, not earlier. Empty containers must come back off the curb by the end of the same collection day.
Curbside Container Placement Rules, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-16
All solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided by the county shall be placed at the curb or edge of the street or alley for collection in adequate containers. Any solid waste containers to be placed at the curb or edge of the street or alley for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day. The empty containers shall be removed from the...
Bulk Item Disposal
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, residents can request county pickup of furniture, large appliances and brush by applying to the county administrator and paying the fee set under § 9.1-14. Items go out no earlier than noon the day before the scheduled date and no later than 8:00 a.m. on collection day.
Bulk Item Pickup Rules, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-13
Upon request by a resident, the county may collect normal discarded brush, furniture and/or appliances including, but not limited to, sofas, chairs, beds, refrigerators, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, and similar items. Residents requesting such service shall make application to the county administrator. ... The re ... sident who requested and paid for such service shall be responsible for...
Recycling Requirements
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, the county administrator can require households and businesses to separate solid waste by type before it goes to a county disposal facility. The recycling article traces its authority to Va. Code § 15.2-937 and applies to the towns as well as the unincorporated county.
Recycling Separation Rules, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code §§ 9.1-40, 9.1-41
The general purpose of this article is the furtherance of effective solid waste management and the recycling of solid waste as provided for in section 10.1-1411, and as authorized by section 15.2-937 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. ... In order to facilitate recycling of waste material and thereby reduce the volume of solid waste to be disposed of, the county administrator is authori...
Illegal Dumping
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, County Code § 9.1-66 makes it unlawful to dispose of or discard waste on any property not permitted by the state Department of Waste Management or operated under county contract as a disposal facility. Automobiles left in licensed junkyards and compliant land-clearing burn piles are excepted, but dumped waste otherwise triggers the chapter's default misdemeanor penalty.
Illegal Dumping Penalties in Montgomery County, VA
Heavy RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-66
It shall be unlawful to dispose of or discard any waste on any property not specifically permitted by the State Department of Waste Management and the county, or operated by, for or under contract with the county as a depository or disposal facility. This requirement shall not apply to the disposal of automobiles in licensed automobile grave yards. This section shall not apply to land clearing ...
Dumpster Rules
Montgomery County places bulk containers and roll-off 'green boxes' around the county for residents to dump household waste. It is unlawful to deposit oversized items, building materials, brush, tires, mattresses or commercial waste in them, to block access by dumping outside the box, for non-residents to use them, or to scavenge from them.
Bulk & Roll-Off Container Rules, Montgomery County VA
Significant RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-36
Bulk containers and roll-off containers for use by county residents. Bulk containers and roll-off containers may be placed at locations within the county for the use by county residents for the disposal of household waste. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit inside a bulk or roll-off container any item too large to fit therein, discarded building materials, trees, leaves, grass c...
Collection Schedule
In Montgomery County outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg, door-to-door residential trash collection happens at least once a week where the county has authorized it. Motels, restaurants, institutions and commercial establishments can be required to have it picked up more often if the board of supervisors, its agency or the health department decides more frequent service is essential to protect public health.
Trash Collection Frequency, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code § 9.1-15
In areas where door-to-door collection is authorized by the county, solid waste shall be collected at least once a week from residential premises. Motels, restaurants, institutions and commercial establishments may require more frequent collection, if determined by the board of supervisors, its agency or by the health department to be essential to protect the health of the public. Sanitary stor...
Recycling Rules
Under the collection article of Montgomery County's trash code, the county administrator can order residents to separate solid waste by type before it goes to a county disposal facility, and anyone throwing out a cardboard box, carton or crate has to flatten it first.
Waste Separation Duty, Montgomery County VA
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County Code §§ 9.1-19, 9.1-20
In order to facilitate recycling of waste material and thereby reduce the volume of solid waste to be disposed of, the county administrator is authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations requiring solid waste generated within the county, which is to be disposed of at a county disposal facility, be separated by type of waste for collection of such waste. ... It shall be the duty of...
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