Henrico County Code § 17-25 makes it unlawful to dispose of refuse or litter anywhere in the county except a county household refuse disposal area or a permitted private sanitary landfill. Dumping and littering also violate state law.
Henrico County Code § 17-25 states it is unlawful for any person to dispose of refuse or litter within the county other than in a county household refuse disposal area or in a privately operated sanitary landfill permitted under Chapter 24 or other law; the section exempts single-family residents and family farms disposing of their own garbage if they've paid the applicable service charges. The county's two household refuse disposal areas are Springfield Road and Charles City Road (§ 17-1). Related provisions bar depositing refuse on highways or private property (§ 22-39) and putting glass or hazardous material on streets (§ 22-38). Statewide, Virginia's litter law (Va. Code § 10.1-1414 et seq.) and highway-dumping statutes reinforce the county rule. Report
Unlawful disposal is prosecuted under § 17-25 with state littering penalties (Va. Code §§ 10.1-1414, 33.2-802) and, where refuse accumulates on property, as a Class 4 misdemeanor under § 10-100. Convicted violators typically also pay removal/cleanup costs.
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