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.
Henrico County Code § 17-58(b) sets the container standard for automated collection: a customer may use a privately purchased container only if it is 95-gallon capacity, constructed of heavy-duty plastic, has wheels, and has a lifting bar in front; if the county finds a cart incompatible with its equipment, it will notify the customer that it won't be serviced. County-issued supercans remain county property and can't be removed when service ends (§ 17-58(e)). Separately, § 10-100(b) requires waste to be kept in watertight, covered containers between pickups. The county's noise ordinance (§ 10-68(4)) bars refuse/recycling collection noise plainly audible in residential areas between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
Non-conforming carts are simply not serviced under § 17-58(b). Uncovered or overflowing containers are enforced as unlawful accumulation under § 10-100 (Class 4 misdemeanor, up to $250). Early-morning collection noise violates the § 10-68 noise ordinance.
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