Hampton, VA Trash & Recycling: Holiday Pickup Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- holiday on a collection day
- Adjusted schedule
- posted by department annually
- Exact shift dates
- not fixed in code
- Cite
- Hampton City Code § 32.2-21(b)
Summary
When a holiday falls on a regular collection day, Hampton, Virginia's Department of Public Works must post an adjusted holiday collection schedule rather than simply skipping that week's pickup.
The department shall announce a holiday collection schedule for those holidays that fall on a regularly scheduled collection day. (Ord. No. 23-0001, 1-11-23)
State Law reference— Local recycling and waste disposal; powers; penalties, Code of Virginia § 15.2-928.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31 | Zoning: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Hampton City Code § 32.2-21(b) requires the Department of Public Works to announce a holiday collection schedule for any holiday that falls on a regularly scheduled collection day. The code itself doesn't fix which day service moves to, that's set and published by the department each year, so residents whose route falls on an affected holiday should check the department's posted schedule rather than assume a default one-day slip. This holiday rule sits inside the same section that sets Hampton's underlying frequency: weekly refuse and biweekly recycling.
Violations & Fines
There's no separate fine tied to this section; miss the posted adjustment and refuse or recycling simply waits, uncollected, until the next scheduled pickup date on the department's revised calendar.
Frequently Asked Questions
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