Norfolk provides every-other-week curbside recycling in a city-issued cart, collected on your trash day. Virginia sets no residential recycling mandate, so it is a city service rather than a legal duty, but contaminated carts get left at the curb.
Norfolk runs single-stream curbside recycling through Public Works, collected every other week on the same weekday as your trash in a separate city-issued cart. Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, cans, cartons, and plastic bottles and jugs; use the city's Waste Wizard tool to check specific items. Plastic bags, foam, and food-soiled material contaminate the load and are not accepted. Because Virginia has no statewide residential recycling mandate, participation is not legally compelled, but heavily contaminated carts are tagged and skipped. Regional processing and disposal run through SPSA, the Hampton Roads waste authority.
Recycling itself is not mandated by state law, so there is no fine for opting out. Contaminated carts are tagged and left uncollected until non-recyclables are removed.
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