Henrico's curbside recycling runs through the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), not the county code. Henrico County Code § 17-2 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for anyone unauthorized to remove recyclables set out for the county's recycling program.
Henrico County Code doesn't impose a mandatory household recycling-sorting mandate; instead, curbside and drop-off recycling in the county is provided through the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), which residents subscribe to. The code protects that stream: § 17-2 states it is unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove recyclable material placed in or around a container or at a collection site for recycling by a county-authorized program, and each unlawful removal is a separate Class 1 misdemeanor. 'Recyclable material' (§ 17-1) means items such as glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, steel cans, newspapers, mixed paper, and plastic bottles and jugs placed for a county-authorized recycling program. Set recyclables out per your CVWMA program's guidelines.
Scavenging or removing recyclables set out for the authorized program is a Class 1 misdemeanor under § 17-2 (up to 12 months in jail and/or a $2,500 fine), charged separately for each removal.
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