4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Norfolk City, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Norfolk runs its own municipal collection. City Waste Management crews empty automated trash carts weekly and recycling carts every other week on the same day. Report a missed cart to Norfolk Cares at 757-664-6510.
City of Norfolk Waste Management - Trash & Recycling set-out rules
Items may be taken to the curb beginning at 5 p.m. the day before collection and no later than 7 a.m. the day of collection.
Norfolk requires carts at the curb between 5 p.m. the night before and 7 a.m. on collection day, positioned bar-to-street and wheels-to-house, and set six feet from vehicles, poles, and other obstructions so the automated arm can lift them.
City of Norfolk Waste Management - General Set-Out Rules
Containers must be placed with bar facing the street, wheels facing the residence, and handle toward home/building or away from street... Containers must be placed six (6) feet from vehicles, poles and other obstructions.
Norfolk collects bulk items by appointment, up to twelve pickups a year and three cubic yards each. Schedule through the MyNorfolk app or Norfolk Cares by 3 p.m. the day before. Tires are capped at four per collection and twelve per year.
City of Norfolk Waste Management - Bulk Waste / Tire collection rules
Collection of non-commercial sized tires shall be limited to four (4) tires per collection day and twelve (12) tires per year.
Norfolk provides every-other-week curbside recycling in a city-issued cart, collected on your trash day. Virginia sets no residential recycling mandate, so it is a city service rather than a legal duty, but contaminated carts get left at the curb.
City of Norfolk Waste Management - Trash & Recycling
Collection occurs every other week on the same day as trash collection.
1 cities in Norfolk City have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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