Trash, bulk pickup & dump guide for Norfolk, VA
Bulk pickup schedules, landfill hours and fees, and hazardous waste drop-offs for Norfolk residents — from official city and county sources.
- Once-weekly curbside collection in city-provided 90-gallon containers
- Collected on your regular trash collection day; requests must be made by 3pm the day before collection
- Free; special (larger) collections available by request for a fee
- City of Norfolk — Public Works, Division of Waste Management
At a glance: Norfolk
- Trash day
- Once-weekly curbside collection in city-provided 90-gallon containers
- Bulk pickup
- Collected on your regular trash collection day; requests must be made by 3pm the day before collection
- Bulk cost
- Free; special (larger) collections available by request for a fee
- Dump
- SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station
- Hazardous waste
- SPSA Household Hazardous Waste (Norfolk Transfer Station)
Regular trash day
- Schedule
- Once-weekly curbside collection in city-provided 90-gallon containers
Bulk & large-item pickup
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Landfills, transfer stations & drop-offs
| Name | Type | Address | Hours | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station | transfer-station | 3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504 Proof of Norfolk residency required | Tuesdays and Saturdays, 12pm–4pm (residential hours); proof of residency required | — |
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Household hazardous waste
SPSA Household Hazardous Waste (Norfolk Transfer Station)
- Address
- 3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504
- Phone
- 757-961-3981
- Hours
- Tuesdays and Saturdays, 12pm–4pm (residential hours)
- Residency
- Norfolk residents; proof of residency required; limit 5 gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solid per trip, 12 trips per year
Accepted
- lithium batteries
- electronics (e-waste) collected at the same site
Yard waste
- Schedule
- Yard waste is collected curbside on the same day as regular trash; yard waste trees/limbs over 6 inches in diameter or 4 feet long must be scheduled as bulk; more than 20 bags of yard waste requires a scheduled bulk pickup
E-waste
- How
- Drop off at the SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station, 3136 Woodland Avenue, on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12–4pm; limit 5 electronic items per trip
- Cost
- Free
Norfolk directs all HHW (including lithium batteries) to the SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station during residential hours; lithium batteries must not go in trash or recycling carts. The city also runs a Waste Wizard lookup tool for item-specific disposal guidance.
Frequently asked questions
- When is trash day in Norfolk, VA?
- Once-weekly curbside collection in city-provided 90-gallon containers
- When is bulk pickup in Norfolk, VA?
- Collected on your regular trash collection day; requests must be made by 3pm the day before collection Request via the MyNorfolk mobile app, the MyNorfolk online portal, by email to healthyneighborhoods@norfolk.gov, or by calling Norfolk Cares at 757-664-6510
- How much does bulk pickup cost in Norfolk?
- Free; special (larger) collections available by request for a fee
- What items are accepted for bulk pickup in Norfolk?
- furniture, mattresses, appliances, tires (limit 4 per collection day, 12 per year)
- Where can I dump trash near Norfolk?
- SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station (3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504)
- Where do I take hazardous waste in Norfolk?
- SPSA Household Hazardous Waste (Norfolk Transfer Station) (3136 Woodland Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504)
- Yard waste in Norfolk: Yard waste is collected curbside on the same day as regular trash; yard waste trees/limbs over 6 inches in diameter or 4 feet long must be scheduled as bulk; more than 20 bags of yard waste requires a scheduled bulk pickup
- Yard waste is collected curbside on the same day as regular trash; yard waste trees/limbs over 6 inches in diameter or 4 feet long must be scheduled as bulk; more than 20 bags of yard waste requires a scheduled bulk pickup
- E-waste in Norfolk: Drop off at the SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station, 3136 Woodland Avenue, on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12–4pm; limit 5 electronic items per trip
- Drop off at the SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station, 3136 Woodland Avenue, on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12–4pm; limit 5 electronic items per trip