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Central Virginia Waste Management Authority

Recycling and trash services for Central Virginia

CVWMA serves Central Virginia with curbside and drop-off recycling, solid waste collection, electronics recycling, household hazardous waste disposal and more. View your collection days, make a service request, and more.

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Programs

Services for 13 local governments

The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) is a public service authority that implements solid waste management and recycling programs for 13 local governments.

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Residential Recycling

CVWMA coordinates residential recycling collection for 200,000 homes in eight jurisdictions.

Residential Recycling

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Drop Off Recycling

More than 40 drop-off recycling sites are available for public use throughout the region.

Find a site

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Trash Collection

Trash collection services vary depending on your location but may include residential trash, collection centers and bulk pickup.

Trash programs

Fruit and vegetable scraps ready for composting

Food Scrap Drop-off

Find your local food scrap drop-off in Chesterfield, Henrico or Richmond.

Composting

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Electronics Recycling

E-cycling drop-off on the first Saturday of every month. Open to the public.

Electronics

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Education and Outreach

CVWMA is committed to informing the region’s residents about waste reduction and recycling. The authority offers programs for all ages.

Programs for all ages

Recycle right

Learn what to recycle — and what not to

Empty & rinse containers · Flatten boxes · No trash or yard waste · No plastic bags. Paper cups and pizza boxes are now accepted in CVWMA recycling.

What to recycle

  • Aluminum & steel cans
  • Glass bottles & jars
  • Paper & cardboard
  • Cartons
  • Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs
  • Now: paper cups & pizza boxes

Download Visual Guide

What not to recycle

  • No bags
  • No tanglers
  • No hazardous waste containers
  • No Styrofoam

Do not bag recyclables. Return plastic bags and wraps to retailers.

Download Know Your No’s

Our mission

Fostering regional collaboration

Fostering regional collaboration to provide planning, resources and education in order to reduce, reuse, recycle and manage solid waste for our 13 jurisdictions.

Since its formation in 1990, the CVWMA has endeavored to provide efficient and economical waste management and recycling solutions for its member jurisdictions. A board of directors made up of representatives from each member locality governs authority.

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Recycling with CVWMA

The region by the numbers

200,000

homes in the residential recycling program

13

member local governments served

40+

drop-off recycling sites across the region

58.5%

of Central Virginia’s solid waste recycled in 2025

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Customer service

Report a missed collection or order a cart

Use our customer web tool, email customerservice@cvwma.com, or call 804-340-0900.

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