Spotsylvania County, VA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Green Box ban
- Bulky items, appliances, tires, furniture, brush barred
- Free tire disposal
- Up to 6 passenger tires per day, noncommercial
- Commercial tire fee
- $5 car, $10 truck, $20 heavy equipment
- Appliance fee
- Free noncommercial; $1.00 per unit commercial
- General penalty
- Class 2 misdemeanor (Sec. 19-2)
Summary
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.
(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 shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per tire. The charge for commercial or noncommercial disposal of whole truck and heavy equipment tires shall be at the following rates; ten dollars ($10.00) per truck tire; twenty dollars ($20.00) per heavy equipment tire.
Full Breakdown
Sec. 19-6 of the Spotsylvania County Code sets the rules for Green Boxes, the county's unstaffed collection containers, and specifically bars placing building materials, appliances, tires, furniture or other large and bulky items, along with brush, infectious materials, explosives or dead animals, into a Green Box; the section also bars piling waste on top of or around a box, moving or tampering with a box, and burning trash inside one. Residents who need to dispose of those larger items instead use a County Landfill or Convenience Center under Chapter 19, Article I, where Sec.
19-97 and Sec. 19-98 set the applicable charges. 00 per heavy equipment tire; tires sliced in half are billed instead at the construction and demolition debris rate under Sec. 19-96. Major appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washing machines, clothes dryers and console television sets are disposed of free of charge for noncommercial use under Sec. 00 per-appliance charge for commercial disposal. To use a Landfill or Convenience Center at all, Sec. 19-8 requires a County Resident to display a residential refuse decal obtained from the treasurer's office, or to present proof of residency, and bars disposing of waste generated outside the county.
The Director, who is the Assistant County Administrator for Community Operations under Sec. 19-3, administers the chapter, and Sec. 19-2 makes an unspecified violation of Chapter 19 a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Placing a bulky item such as furniture, an appliance, a tire or building materials in a Green Box, or tampering with or vandalizing a box, violates Sec. 19-6 and is a Class 2 misdemeanor under the chapter's general penalty in Sec. 19-2, enforced by the Director and sheriff's deputies under Sec. 19-3.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I put an old couch or refrigerator in a Spotsylvania County Green Box?
How many tires can I drop off free at a Spotsylvania County landfill?
What happens if I dump bulky trash outside a designated Green Box?
Sources & Official References
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