
Address:
900 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA
23219 USA
Hours: Mon - Fri (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Phone No. 804-646-6430
Email: Ask Public Works
About the Clean City Commission
The Richmond Clean City Commission is composed of City Council appointees and concerned volunteers who help clean and beautify Richmond. Their current program, "Pride in Richmond is Picking Up," includes Neighborhood Volunteer Clean-Ups, Graffiti Abatement, and Adopt-A-Spot. For more information call the Clean City Commission Coordinator at (804) 646-8325.
Clean City Commission Board Members
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Public Works Director: Bobby Vincent
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Support Services Manager
District | Board Member |
1st District | Angie Heyming |
2nd District | Mirian Lack |
3rd District | Vacant |
4th District | Al Misa |
5th District | Mark Hickman |
6th District | Jeannie Boisineau |
7th District | Nancy Lampert |
8th District | Claudia Spruill |
9th District | Deon Artis |
District | Volunteer |
1st District | |
2nd District | Jeannette Seagraves (chair) |
3rd District | |
4th District | |
5th District | |
6th District | |
7th District | Charles D'Aprix |
8th District | |
9th District | Jameson Babb |
Citywide Neighborhood Clean-Up Program Runs March 11 - November 18, 2023
Program Details:
Press Release: Annual Neighborhood Clean-Up Program Starts March 11 | Schedule and Map
Please note the following information about the program:
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Neighborhood cleanups are scheduled from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays
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Crews will collect bulk and brush items curbside and in alleys (wherever your trash is collected)
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Acceptable items include: furniture, mattresses, bulk household trash, yard waste, tires (four per household) and appliances. All brush must be cut into four foot lengths. We take everything except the items listed below:
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Unacceptable items include:
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Electronics
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Construction debris
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Hazardous waste items
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Broken glass.
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If you have questions please contact the Clean City Commission Liaison at (804) 646-8325
DIY Flyer - How to Properly Dispose Household Batteries, Paint, Hazardous Waste Items and Tires
Richmond E-Cycle Day - May 13, 2023
- Press Release: Richmond E-Cycle Event scheduled for May 13, 2023
- City of Richmond residents only
- Date: May 13, 2023 from 10 am to 2 pm
- Location: Broad Rock Sports Complex, 4825 Old Warwick Road (23224)
- Paper Document Shredding
- Up to five (5) boxes of paper documents. Be sure to remove all binders, staples and clips
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) items
- Pesticides, Herbicides and Oil-based Paints
- Bug spray, rodent poison and herbicides (Roundup, Weed B Gon etc.)
- Latex and water based paints will not be collected. These items can be left in open paint cans until they have dried out and then put in with regular curbside trash pick-up
- Electronics (various fees apply - see the list below along with the flyer with acceptable & non-acceptable items)
- Computer systems (hard drive or CPU) and accessories (cables, wires, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.) VCRs, camcorders, stereos and all phones
- Televisions, computer monitors and printers
- Paper Document Shredding
FLYER with details
Useful Information, links and event details:
- DIY How to Properly Dispose Batteries, Paint, HHW and Tires
- Trash Collection: Click here to find your TRASH collection day
- CVWMA Reminders and cart info: to order a cart or get collection day reminders, call CVWMA at 804-340-0900.
- Please visit CVWMA's Electronics Recycling Wizard for more information
- Recycling Collection Calendar
- Form - Recycle Bin Event Application - Use and Fees for Special Event Rental
- Electronics to Recycle - Click on the flyer to get the complete list of acceptable (and non-acceptable) electronics to recycle - FLYER
- Monthly Electronics Events - Please visit SECURIS for additional opportunities to recycle electronics
- For more information, please call 804-646-8325 or send an email to askpublicworks@rva.gov
For more information, please call 804-646-8325 or send an email to askpublicworks@rva.gov
Press Release: Richmond E-Cycle Event scheduled for May 13, 2023
- City of Richmond residents only
- Date: May 13, 2023 from 10 am to 2 pm
- Location: Broad Rock Sports Complex, 4825 Old Warwick Road (23224)
Save the date flyer:
Recycling
The City of Richmond offers convenient curbside recycling.
Your collection day is the same as your refuse (trash) collection day, except it takes place every other week.
We serve residential customers in single-family homes, duplexes, and fourplexes. Sorry, we do not service apartment complexes or businesses.
Richmond E-Cycle Events
The City of Richmond, in collaboration with the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA), typically holds recycling collection events quarterly.
Various parts of popular electronic devices may contain dangerous heavy metals, including lead, silver, barium, cadmium, chromium and mercury. Richmond residents are welcome to bring their unwanted electronics. Most items are accepted free of charge however, some electronics have fees.
Note: Plastic Makes Problems
Plastic bags or plastic bagged recyclables are not accepted at our local recycling drop-off containers. Plastic bags and plastic bagged recyclables cause problems at the sorting facility, raise disposal costs and are impacting residential recycling programs nationwide. We are asking local recyclers to not place them in their recycling containers and to recycle plastic bags at local grocery/retail stores.
Useful Information, links and event details:
DIY Flyer with Disposal Info | How to Properly Dispose Batteries, Paint, HHW & Tires |
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Trash Collection App | Resource: DPW Services App - Click here to find your TRASH collection day |
CVWMA - Reminders | Reminders & Cart Info - Visit CVWMA or call 804-340-0900 |
CVWMA - Calendar | Recycling Collection Calendar |
CVWMA - Events | CVWMA's Electronics Recycling Wizard |
Electronics to Recycle | Flyer - List of Acceptable (and non-acceptable electronics to recycle |
Monthly Electronics Events | Each 1st Saturday of the month at SECURIS |
Fees for Electronics | E-Cycle Event - Fees for electronics (by the vender) |
Recycling - Special Event Rental | Form - Recycle Bin Event Application - Use and Fees for Special Event Rental |
For more information, please call 804-646-8325 or send an email to askpublicworks@rva.gov
Statistics for Curbside Recycling - Tons
Month |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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January | -- | 792 | 1,036.20 | 1,019 | 822.92 | 927.57 | 891.2 | 713.5 | |
February | 490.65 | 901.56 | 776.44 | 805 | 715.03 | 741.63 | 825.5 | 725.2 | |
March | 680 | 940.85 | 912.60 | 833.70 | 731.03 | 887.11 | 967.5 | 856.3 | |
April | 620 | 800.36 | 839.23 | 884.80 | 862.13 | 969.95 | 854.7 | 750.6 | |
May | 550.31 | 983.06 | 996.59 | 952.70 | 934.56 | 955.55 | 821.6 | 850.0 | |
June | 639.06 | 956.61 | 902.48 | 920.70 | 801.78 | 808.60 | 997.7 | 888.3 | |
July | 583.38 | 796.34 | 897.60 | 957 | 949.77 | 949.80 | 869.3 | 724.2 | |
August | 781.82 | 1,006.79 | 963.38 | 940.70 | 787.68 | 787.70 | 943.1 | 840.9 | |
September | 886.45 | 854.72 | 798.09 | 829.50 | 792.23 | 792.20 | 936.1 | 756.6 | |
October | 846.60 | 886 | 921.01 | 943.80 | 855.54 | 855.50 | 882.9 | 778.3 | |
November | 883.19 | 908.70 | 901.84 | 890.90 | 759.38 | 759.40 | 960.4 | 842.8 | |
December | 1,014.38 | 919.82 | 878.40 | 931.00 | 956.27 | 1099.47 | 1099.5 | 867.0 |
City Ordinance, No. 2007-230-275 allows receptacles to be placed on City property or in the public right-of-way no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and requires the receptacles be removed by 7:00 a.m. the day after collection. The city of Richmond will issue warnings for refuse and recycling receptacles left in the public right of way outside of specified collection times. The trash and recycling receptacles used by Richmond residents and businesses will be subject to these warnings. The City's Department of Public Works will place yellow warning stickers on receptacles that must be removed. Leaving receptacles on public sidewalks, alleys, roads and other city property isn't just unsightly, it also creates unsafe conditions for pedestrians and vehicles. Please help keep these areas attractive and safe by removing your receptacles outside of the specified collection times.
Recycling Incentives - EnviroPerks
Because each cart is equipped with a radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag tracking mechanism, residents will be able to sign up for Recycling Perks. Those who utilize their recycling carts can receive up to $25 month of coupons and discounts at participating merchants.
The program has three major advantages:
(1) promotes local merchants
(2) helps divert waste from landfills, and
(3) allows you to save money through discounts at participating merchants.
Get more information and register for the Recycling Perks Program with EnviroPerks by clicking here.
Adopt-A-Spot/Street/Gateway Program
Spotlight on STARS/Volunteers ...coming soon
Adopt-A-Spot/Street/Gateway Program
The Clean City Commission's Program is a great way to give back to the community and show your pride for the city.
We need your help keeping Richmond clean.
Adopt-A-Spot/Street/Gateway Program Details:
The program is open to:
- Individuals, organizations, or businesses to "adopt" a street, intersection, lot, park, gateway - almost anywhere
Your Responsibility:
- Select an area you or your organization is interested in cleaning and fill out the agreement form and send it to us
- Commitment: Agree to keep the selected area cleared of litter for at least two years
- Each time you maintain your adopted area, fill out the Adopt-A-Street activity form and send it back to us.
We provide materials to help with the cleanups:
- Grabbers
- Gloves
- Bags
- DPW staff will collect the bags of litter
We want to reward your organization for helping keep Richmond litter free.
- After completing 10 (ten) documented cleanups, your organization will be eligible to receive a custom Adopt-A-Spot Sign with your organization's name
- The sign will be installed in the selected area where you have been working
- We will also list your name on our website with other stars/volunteers
For more information, please call 804-646-8325 or email askpublicworks@rva.gov
Why didn't they take my boxes?
You need to break down your cardboard boxes so we can put them in the truck.
Why don't you take plastic bags?
There currently is no market for such items. However, many grocery stores do have bins to recycle plastic bags.
I live in an apartment complex. What can I do?
Use the drop-off recycling sites below. They take everything just as curbside.
Where are the Drop-Off Recycling Locations?
- Stratford Hills Shopping Center,
6788 Forest Hill Avenue, near Hathaway Road
Map It
- East Richmond Road Landfill
3800 East Richmond Road
Map It
- Richmond Southside Transfer Station
3520 North Hopkins Road
Map It
- Parker Field Annex
1700 Robin Hood Road, gravel lot behind Credit Union
Map It
Rules
- No need to separate items. The following items can be mixed all together in your recycling bin : Newspapers, mixed paper, aluminum cans, steel cans, aluminum foil, glass bottles, jars
- There is a label on the lid detailing which recyclables to put in the can. Additionally, as of July 1, 2016, accepted items for recycling will now include plastics #1- #7 bottles and containers, caps and lids (all free of food and residue), and food and beverage cartons such as milk, juice, juice boxes, and egg substitutes. No plastics bags, Styrofoam, food contaminated pizza boxes are accepted.
- We serve residential customers in single-family homes, duplexes, and fourplexes. Sorry, we do not service apartment complexes or businesses.
Local Impacts to changing Global Recycling Markets
Recycling and Green Events - click here for details
Documents:
- Resource Guide - Planning a Green Event in the City
- Green Event Checklist
- Recycle Bin Policy, Procedures and Fees
- Form - Recycle Bin Event Application - Use and Fees for Special Event Rental
For more information on recycling, please call 804-646-8325.