Virginia Beach, VA Waste Collection Schedule
Complete waste management schedule including trash pickup, recycling, bulk waste, and special collections for Virginia Beach.
Collection Zones & Pickup Days
Find your neighborhood to see your collection schedule
View Interactive Zone MapBeach Borough / Oceanfront
Neighborhoods:
- •Oceanfront
- •North End
- •Croatan Beach
- •Chic's Beach
- •Chesapeake Beach
- •East Beach
- •Ocean Park
- •Sandbridge
- •Little Island Park
- •Dam Neck
- •Naval Air Station Oceana area
Bayside Borough
Neighborhoods:
- •Bayside
- •Great Neck
- •Alanton
- •Bay Colony
- •Linkhorn Park
- •Lake Wesley
- •Shore Drive corridor
- •Chic's Beach North
- •Ocean Lakes
- •Lake Lawson
- •Lake Smith
Kempsville Borough
Neighborhoods:
- •Kempsville
- •Lake Ridge
- •Thalia
- •Kempsville Meadows
- •Kings Grant
- •Woodstock
- •Fairfield
- •Lake Edward
- •Kemps Landing
- •Providence
- •Salem Lakes
Lynnhaven Borough / Town Center
Neighborhoods:
- •Town Center
- •Lynnhaven
- •Pembroke
- •Courthouse
- •ViBe Creative District
- •Lynnhaven Mall area
- •Aragona Village
- •Princess Anne Plaza
- •Central Beach
- •Thalia Acres
- •Rosemont
Princess Anne Borough
Neighborhoods:
- •Princess Anne
- •Princess Anne Commons
- •Landstown
- •Red Mill
- •Nimmo Parkway corridor
- •New Town
- •Creeds
- •Ashville Park
- •College Park
- •Green Run
- •Princess Anne Courthouse area
Pungo Borough
Neighborhoods:
- •Pungo
- •Blackwater
- •Parkway Village
- •Hickory
- •Sigma
- •Munden
- •Pungo Ridge
- •Pleasant Ridge
- •Agricultural areas
- •Rural Princess Anne
Service Provider
municipalVirginia Beach Public Works - Waste Management
Bulk Waste Pickup
Accepted Items
- •Large furniture (sofas, chairs, tables, desks, bookcases)
- •Mattresses and box springs
- •Appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, water heaters)
- •Carpets and rugs (rolled and tied)
- •Exercise equipment
- •Bicycles
- •Basketball goals
- •Small metal items
- •Wood furniture
- •Artificial Christmas trees
- •Cabinets and countertops
- •Doors and windows
- •Shelving units
Not Accepted
- •Remodeling materials (carpet, doors, cabinets from construction)
- •Construction debris (concrete, rocks, bricks)
- •Vehicle parts and tires
- •Paint cans
- •Glass
- •Propane tanks
- •Hot ashes
- •Flammable liquids
- •Rechargeable batteries
- •Hazardous materials
- •Regular trash or yard waste
- •Electronics with CRT screens (cathode-ray tubes)
- •Items containing Freon (unless properly tagged)
- •Toilets and sinks (take to Resource Recovery Center)
Bulky item collection must be scheduled at least THREE DAYS before your regularly scheduled weekly trash pick-up day. Requests can be submitted online (preferred), via VB Works mobile app, by phone at (757) 385-4650, or by email at wastemgt@vbgov.com. Residents are encouraged to request service when multiple items have been gathered rather than requesting multiple pickups of single items. Items should be placed at curb by 7:00 AM on scheduled collection day.
Recycling Program
Accepted Materials
- •Cardboard (flattened boxes)
- •Paper (office paper, newspaper, magazines, catalogs, junk mail)
- •Paper bags
- •Clean chipboard
- •Cartons (milk, juice, soy milk, soup, broth boxes)
- •Glass bottles and jars (all colors: clear, green, brown - remove and discard lids)
- •Metals (aluminum, steel, or tin food and beverage cans)
- •Aluminum foil (clean)
- •Plastic bottles with necks
- •Plastic jugs
- •Water bottles
- •Soda bottles
- •Milk jugs
- •Detergent bottles
- •Shampoo bottles
Not Accepted
- •Household garbage
- •Waxed cardboard
- •Yard waste (grass, leaves, branches)
- •Plastic bags and plastic film
- •Grocery bags
- •Bread bags
- •Batteries
- •Styrofoam or foam containers
- •Packing peanuts
- •Plastic clamshells
- •Plastic takeout containers
- •Plastic utensils
- •Straws
- •Rechargeable batteries (take to HHW facility)
- •Propane tanks
- •Appliances
- •Electronics
- •Automotive parts
- •Ceramics (plates, cups)
- •Sheet glass and mirrors
- •Ovenware (Pyrex)
- •Light bulbs
- •Hazardous waste
- •Food waste
- •Textiles and clothing
Blue recycling carts are provided free to Virginia Beach residents receiving city-provided curbside services. Collection occurs every other week on your designated trash day. Place blue cart curbside between 5:00 PM the day before collection and 7:00 AM on collection day. Allow 3 feet of space between cart and obstacles. Cart lids must close securely. Do NOT bag recyclables - place items loose directly in your blue cart. Recyclables must be clean, dry, and empty. Townhome residents with 18-gallon bins can use paper bags for additional recyclables. Remove cart from curbside by end of collection day. Residents unable to place cart curbside can contact customer service for courtesy assistance at (757) 385-4650.
Holiday Schedule
Virginia Beach observes the following holidays with collection changes for 2025: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 20) - landfill closed, collection unchanged; Memorial Day (May 26) - landfill closed, collection unchanged; Juneteenth (June 19) - landfill closed, Thursday routes moved to June 21; Independence Day (July 4) - landfill closed, Friday routes moved to July 5; Labor Day (Sept. 1) - landfill closed, collection unchanged; Veterans Day (Nov. 11) - landfill closed, collection unchanged; Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) - landfill closed, Thursday routes moved to Nov. 29; Day After Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) - landfill closed until Nov. 29, collection unchanged; Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) - landfill closed, collection unchanged; Christmas Day (Dec. 25) - landfill closed, Thursday routes moved to Dec. 27; New Year's Day (Jan. 1, 2026) - landfill closed, Thursday routes moved to Jan. 3. When a holiday affects collection, only Thursday routes are typically moved to Saturday. Residents can sign up for VB Connect text/email alerts about pickup schedule changes.
Important Information
Official Data Sources
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/curbside-services/trash-collection
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/recycling-information
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/curbside-services/yard-debris
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/curbside-services/bulky-large-item-pickup
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/landfill-and-rrc/household-hazardous-waste
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/landfill-and-rrc/resource-recovery-center
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/waste-management-holiday-schedule
- https://pw.virginiabeach.gov/trash-recycling/customer-service
- https://virginiabeach.gov/connect/blog/whats-in-your-city-services-bill
- https://covb.my.site.com/assist/request/BULKPKSW/location
- https://gis.vbgov.com/vbgov/maps/
- https://vb311.virginiabeach.gov/
- https://www.spsava.gov/189/Landstown