Norfolk Waste Management provides once-weekly automated curbside trash collection using city-issued 95-gallon carts. Collection day depends on neighborhood. Carts must be out by 7 AM on collection day and removed within 24 hours.
Norfolks Department of Public Works, Waste Management Division, collects residential refuse once per week on a schedule assigned by neighborhood. Residents receive a 95-gallon wheeled cart that must be placed curbside with the handle facing the home and wheels toward the street, at least 3 feet clear of obstacles, mailboxes, and parked vehicles to allow automated arm collection. Carts should be out by 7 AM on the scheduled day and may be set out no earlier than 5 PM the evening before. Empty carts must be retrieved from the curb within 24 hours of pickup and stored out of public view between collections, typically behind a fence or in a side yard setback per Norfolk City Code. Holiday schedules shift collection forward one day when the holiday falls on or before the regular day; observed holidays include New Years Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Trash must be bagged inside the cart and the lid must close fully.
Leaving carts at the curb past 24 hours: warning then civil penalty. Improper placement resulting in missed pickup is resident responsibility.
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