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Russell Memorial Library Recycling Drop-off

Plastics #1 and #2, cans, and mixed paper; cardboard separately

Hours
Monday to SundayOpen 24 hours
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

2808 Taylor Road, Chesapeake, VA

Get directionsCall the city office: Chesapeake Customer Contact Center, 757-382-2489

This center has no phone of its own, so this calls Chesapeake Customer Contact Center at 757-382-2489.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 20, 2026.

Source: City of Chesapeake: Recycling

Run by City of Chesapeake Public Works.

City of Chesapeake rules

  • Chesapeake residents with proof of residency get 12 free drop-offs a year at SPSA’s Chesapeake Transfer Station; after that it’s $78 a ton, with a $20 minimum. The station takes no residential waste on Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday, when residents can use SPSA’s Suffolk transfer station instead.
  • City trash customers can schedule bulk pickup at 757-382-2489 or online, by the day before their trash day: one household pile up to 4 by 4 by 10 feet a week, 12 a year, plus yard debris piles with no yearly limit. Keep the two piles apart.
  • Since July 27, 2026, recycling goes in the trash bin with everything else, sorted later by SPSA. The city’s drop-off recycling sites stay open: plastics #1 and #2, cans, and mixed paper in one container, flattened cardboard in the other.

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