Suffolk, VA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trash
- Weekly
- Recycling
- Every other week, same day
- Set-Out Deadline
- By 7:00 a.m.
- Holiday Rule
- Collection slides one day
- Find Your Day
- City collection-by-day map
Summary
Suffolk Public Works collects household trash weekly and curbside recycling every other week on that same day. There is no single citywide day: look yours up on the city's Refuse Collection by Day map. Carts must be out by 7:00 a.m.
All residences within the City having public roadway access receive collection for household refuse weekly. Curbside recycling collection is every other week, on the same day as trash collection.
Full Breakdown
Suffolk runs its own municipal collection through the Department of Public Works: every residence with public roadway access gets weekly household refuse and every-other-week curbside recycling on the same scheduled day. Your day depends on your address, so use the city's "Refuse Collection by Day" map or the online collection-day lookup rather than assuming a day. Collection begins at 7:00 a.m., so carts must be curbside before then. After a City-observed holiday, collection slides one day later for the rest of that week, confirm the current year's holiday schedule at suffolkva.us or by calling Public Works at 757-514-7630. The service fee is billed twice a year on your real estate tax bill.
Violations & Fines
Refuse set out after the 7:00 a.m. start, or not fitting inside the closed City cart, is left uncollected. The refuse fee is mandatory, billed on your real estate tax bill; accumulated waste draws a Chapter 34 nuisance citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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