Household Waste Collection
Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management is responsible for weekly collection of garbage from Virginia Beach residences. Garbage pickup occurs on an assigned day designated by your address. You can look up your service day on the Trash and Recycling Lookup tool to see what day of the week your household waste and recycling will be picked up and use the Holiday Schedule to determine which holidays will cause a delay in your garbage pickup.
Curbside trash and recycling services starts when you set up your water service with Public Utilities at 757-385-4631. If your new home does not have trash and recycling carts already there, you may contact Waste Management at 757-385-4650 to purchase them and schedule delivery.
Please follow these guidelines:
- Place cart at curb no later than 7 a.m. on garbage day (or) no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before
- Place at curb on a level surface (no more than 18" from the street or arm's length)
- Cart should be at least 3 feet from all permanent structures. This includes other collection carts, yard bags or bundles, mailboxes, fences, wall, utility poles and other stationary items on the curb.
- Cart's handle must face towards your home
- The lid must be closed
- Do not over fill the cart
- Garbage must be bagged
- Do not place cart under low hanging tree branches or overhead wires
- Remove cart from collection point after collection
To report service problems, please call 385-4650 on your collection day or by noon the following business day.
Please do not put the following items in your black cart:
- Remodeling and building materials, carpet, doors, cabinets, toilets, sinks, rocks, dirt, concrete, vehicle parts, tires, paint cans, glass, propane tanks, hazardous materials.
- Please do not dispose of dirt or concrete in your black trash can. If you don't have a place to use these in your yard, they can be taken to the Virginia Beach Landfill and Resource Recovery Center, where dirt will be used for daily cover and concrete will be crushed into stone for roadbeds.
Garbage Can Fee and Warranty

To request a black (95 gallon) garbage cart, contact Waste Management at (757) 385-4650 or email
wastemgt@vbgov.com- 95-gallon Garbage Cart $75.00 each and comes with a 10-year limited warranty*
- Payment must be made by Credit Card or Check, or Money Order made payable to the City Treasurer. No cash payments.
To report a broken cart or lid, contact us at (757) 385-4650.
*Refuse containers come with a 10-year warranty. If during that 10-year timeframe the container is damaged, we will repair it free of charge. The warranty does not cover fire damage or theft.Landstown Transfer Station
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - Noon
(757) 961-3986
www.SPSA.com
*Please check www.SPSA.com or call 757-961-3986 for operating schedule and closures.