Trash & Recycling in Spotsylvania County, VA (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Spotsylvania County places Green Box collection containers at Convenience Centers for residents who display a residential refuse decal, and Code § 19-6 spells out what cannot go into or near a Green Box: no waste on top of or around it, no bulky or hazardous items inside it, and no tampering with, moving, or vandalizing the box itself.
Spotsylvania County Green Box Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code § 19-6
The following provisions shall apply to Green Boxes: (1)No person shall place any Solid Waste or other material on the top of or around a Green Box.(2)No person shall place building materials, appliances, tires, furniture or other large and bulky items, brush, infectious materials, explosives or dead animals in a Green Box.(3)No person shall tamper with or move a Green Box from its placement si...
Bulk Item Disposal
Spotsylvania County bans large and bulky items like furniture, appliances, tires and building materials from its Green Boxes; those items must go to a landfill instead. Sec. 19-6 sets the Green Box ban, while Sec. 19-97 and Sec. 19-98 set landfill drop-off fees for tires and major appliances.
Spotsylvania County Bulky Item Disposal Rules
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code §§ 19-6, 19-97
(2)No person shall place building materials, appliances, tires, furniture or other large and bulky items, brush, infectious materials, explosives or dead animals in a Green Box. ... (a)There shall be no charge for the noncommercial disposal of up to 6 whole passenger car tires per day at a Landfill or designated Convenience Center. The charge for commercial disposal of whole passenger car tires...
Illegal Dumping
Under the Spotsylvania County Litter Control Ordinance, Code § 19-127 makes it unlawful to drop, deposit or discard litter on any public or private property in the county outside authorized receptacles, and § 19-123 makes a violation a Class 1 misdemeanor, the code's most serious misdemeanor tier.
Spotsylvania County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Significant RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code § 19-127
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter in or upon any public or private property within the county including but not restricted to any street, sidewalk, park, body of water and vacant or occupied lot, except in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles provided for public use, or in an area designated by the state departmen...
Yard Waste Collection
Spotsylvania County has no curbside yard waste pickup, and its Green Box drop-off sites refuse brush outright, so County Code Sec. 9-102(g) instead lets residents burn leaves, twigs and trimmings on their own property under strict conditions: a four-by-four-by-four-foot fire cap, a 300-foot setback from any occupied structure, and constant attendance with a garden hose ready.
Spotsylvania County Yard Waste Burning Rules
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code §§ 9-101, 9-102(g)
Yard waste means leaves, twigs, small branches (no larger than two (2) inches in diameter) and tree, yard, and garden trimmings located on and generated from the premises of a private residence. ... (g)On property which is not zoned Agricultural 3, open burning is permitted for the disposal of yard waste, provided that the following conditions are met:(1)The burning takes place on the premises ...
Collection Schedule
Spotsylvania County lets the board of supervisors decide whether Solid Waste is collected by county personnel or by permitted Commercial Collectors, and County Code § 19-26 restricts commercial pickup to the hours between 6:00 a.m. and sunset. Residents without hauler service self-haul Trash to County Convenience Centers or the Livingston Landfill using a residential refuse decal.
Spotsylvania County Trash Collection Hours
Some RestrictionsSpotsylvania County Code § 19-26
Solid Waste shall be removed by Commercial Collectors only from the hours of 6:00 a.m. until sunset and in such a manner that the removal does not adversely affect public health and welfare.
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