Posted August 29, 2024

This event will provide city residents with recycling options to properly dispose paper, hazardous waste items, electronics, oil-based paint, and mattresses to help keep landfills and waterways clean 

WHO:   The Department of Public Works, The Clean City Commission, The Department of Public Utilities and The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority

WHAT:  Richmond E-Cycle Day – More than Electronics!

 For Richmond Residents, no business or commercial items accepted

WHEN:  Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: 1710 Robin Hood Road (23220) northeast corner of Robin Hood Road and Arthur Ashe  Boulevard

BACKGROUND:  The City of Richmond’s E-Cycle Day event offers City residents an efficient option to recycle paper, household hazardous waste items and electronics to help keep hazardous waste materials out of city waterways, streams and rivers.

New to this event, the city is excited to partner with the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority to offer residents a pilot program for mattress and box spring recycling. With limited landfill capacity, these items occupy valuable space, and they take decades to break down. Recycling them will reduce the environmental impact and will help prevent the release of harmful chemicals and other materials found in mattresses, such as flame retardants and synthetic fibers from leaching into the soil and water system. This new initiative will provide a convenient and eco-friendly solution for disposing these items properly. It also promotes a circular economy where products are reused and repurposed, leading to a more sustainable community.

This event is available to city residents – proof of residency is required.

Please note, this is a drive-thru event. Volunteers will remove items from the cars.

NEW! Mattresses and Box Springs

1. • Acceptable:
     
     • Clean or lightly soiled
   • Unacceptable:
     
     • Wet, heavily soiled, or with bed bugs
   • Drop-Off Options:
1. Starting Sunday, September 15, residents can drop off mattresses/box springs at the event location (1710 Robin Hood Road, 23220)
   
   1. Please place them in the designated area in the recycle container
2. Drop-off Saturday, September 21 at the event from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
   
   • NOTE: No mattresses or box springs will be taken after 2 pm on the day of the event

Paper Document Shredding

• • Up to five (5) boxes of documents
  • Be sure to remove all binders, staples, and clips

Electronics (various fees apply)

• • 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
• Other used electronic equipment (almost anything with a plug - see the online list for clarification, use the link below)
• Get the list of fees and the full list of electronics to recycle
  
  • Go to www.rva.gov/public-works/clean-city-commission

Household Hazardous Waste Items (HHW)

• Oil-based Paint
• Bug spray, pesticides, 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.

Biodegradable Lawn and Leaf Bag Give-Away (while supplies last)

• Proof of residency is required

For more information on recycling or the event, please visit us online at www.rva.gov/public-works/clean-city-commission or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 195 currently accredited public works agencies in the United States. DPW’s portfolio comprises a wide array of services to include leaf collection; street, sidewalk and alley maintenance; trash collection; recycling; grass cutting;  graffiti removal; parking enforcement; urban forestry; street signs; traffic signals and pavement markings and civil engineering. In addition, DPW maintains upkeep on most city buildings; issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages the RVA Bike Share program and maintains the fleet of city vehicles. DPW’s operating budget comes from the general fund of the City of Richmond.  For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1