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Recycling Drop off Sites

These centers are for the use of Virginia Beach residents only.

These centers will collect the following:
  • Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, chipboard, junk mail and telephone books may be placed in a paper bag and dropped into the slot. Acceptable items are anything that come in the newspaper, including catalogs, colored advertisements and those items with a slick, shiny finish. Acceptable cardboard is clean, unwaxed and flattened. Un-acceptable cardboard is anything that is dirty, or lined or coated with a non-paper coating such as wax or plastic. Cereal and cracker boxes are considered cardboard. Please no plastic bags.
  • Aluminum and steel cans along with plastic bottles together in one slot. Please remove and discard all bottle caps on plastic bottles. Acceptable plastics are milk jugs, water bottles, soft drink bottles and laundry and detergent bottles that have a neck, seam and a spout. Acceptable metals are beverage cans, clean aluminum foil and pie plates and tin cans. Labels are OK. Un-acceptable metals are metals in the form of anything other than a can.
  • Acceptable glass are bottles and jars that are clear, green or brown; including soda, beer, juice and ketchup bottles. Labels on the bottles are OK, but caps need to be removed and discarded. Unacceptable glass is ceramic, including ceramic cups and plates, and beer and wine bottles with ceramic caps, clay flower pots, crystal, light bulbs and window panes.
It is very important that only acceptable materials by placed in the containers, as even a small amount of unacceptable material in the bin can result in contamination.

Private Recycling Centers

Private Recycling Centers are located throughout the City. These locations are subject to change without notice to the City of Virginia Beach, please confirm their hours of operation before visiting their location. None of the businesses mentioned in this listing are endorsed by the Waste Management Division/Recycling Bureau or the City of Virginia Beach.

  • Atlantic Paper Stock Company...1832 Church Street, Norfolk VA 627-5193
    Cardboard, Office Paper
  • Butler Paper Company...2408 Pruden Road, Suffolk VA. 539-2351
    White Ledger, Mixed Paper, Corrugated Cardboard, Aluminum Cans
  • CSS Recycling...508 Central Drive, Ste 102 Virginia Beach, 498-5060
    Computer print-outs, Ledger Paper, Newsprint, Corrugated Cardboard, Aluminum Cans
  • Food Lion Supermarkets...All Locations - Plastic Bags
  • M & W Computer Services...4938 Euclid Rd., 497-2562, Accepts used electronic equipment for a small fee
  • MailBox Etc...829 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat. 10-4...498-4188
    and 1920 Centerville Tpke, Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat. 10-3...479-4634
    Corrugated Cardboard, Styrofoam Peanuts
  • Oceana Salvage...1040 S Oceana Blvd, Mon-Fri 8-5:30, Sat 8-5, Sun 9-4      425-7930 - Scrap Metal, no Aluminum Cans   
  • Pak Mail...2129 General Booth Blvd, Mon-Fri 7:30-7, Sat 8-5...430-0997
    Styrofoam Only
  • Surplus Recycling...122 S Witchduck Rd, Mon-Fri 8:30-5...499-2620
    Aluminum, Scrap Metal
  • The Box Office...Redmill Commons, 1169 Nimmo Pkwy, Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-4, 430-7500 and Hilltop North Shopping Ctr, 1624 Laskin Rd, Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-4, 491-6330  Styrofoam packing peanuts
  • Tidewater Fibre Corp...1958 Diamond Hill Rd, Chesapeake Va...543-5766
    Newsprint, Cardboard, Office Paper, Magazines, Slick(coated)Paper, Brochures, Catalogs, Residential Mixed Paper, Aluminum Scrap and Cans, Tin Cans, Clear, Green and Brown Glass, Plastic Bottles
  • Wise Recycling...1435 Air Rail Ave, Mon-Sat 9-4:30
    Aluminum Cans, Scrap Aluminum, Cooper and Brass (No Magnetic Materials such as Iron or Steel, No Batteries)
Used Oil and Batteries:

Bring your used oil or batteries to one of the following collection sites and join in the effort to protect the environment in Southeastern Virginia. For additional information, contact the Southeastern Public Service Authority at 420-4700, or the Virginia used oil recycling program at 1-800-552-3831. Please call the service station before you take your oil or battery to be recycled, to make sure they are still accepting these items, and to see if they charge a fee.

ONLY OIL can be recycled at the following sites:

  • Advance Auto Parts, All locations
  • Bob's Automotive Service, 4856 Cleveland St...340-2222
  • Courthouse Shell, 2416 Princess Anne Rd...427-1525
  • Pritchard's Exxon, 5684 Indian River Rd...420-2964
  • Pep Boys Automotive Supercenter, 1116 Lynnhaven Pkwy...430-1907
  • Pep Boys Automotive Supercenter, 321 Hutton La...463-9001
  • 17th Street Exxon, 312 Virginia Beach Blvd...425-8917
  • West View Auto Service Center, 6216 Indian River Rd...420-2216

ONLY AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES can be recycled at the following sites:

  • Oceana Salvage, 1040 South Oceana...425-7930
  • Sears Automotive Center, 4588 Va Beach Blvd...473-1228

OIL AND AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES can be recycled at the following sites:

  • Bayside Exxon, 4460 Shore Drive...464-0515
  • Fairfield Shell, 5200 Providence Rd...495-0882
  • Haygood Exxon Car Care Center, 4554 Wishart Road...460-1115
  • Kempsville Amoco, 5160 Princess Anne Rd...497-8287
  • Kempsville Exxon, 5133 Princess Anne Rd...499-7592
  • Landstown Transfer Station, 1825 Concert Dr...468-3382
  • Thalia Exxon, 4300 Va Beach Blvd...340-4323

HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES (flashlight, radio, watch, hearing aid and other household batteries can be recycled at the following sites:)
Call for specific collection times.

  • Landstown Transfer Station, 1825 Concert Dr...468-3382
  • Virginia Beach Landfill, 1989 Jake Sears Rd...385-1980

Contact Information:
Waste Management
3024 Holland Rd.
Virginia Beach,  VA  23453
Main:  (757) 385-4650