Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

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Broken/Unwanted Appliances Collection this Saturday, 5/2/26

Broken/Unwanted Appliances Collection

If you have UNWANTED appliances, please donate them to the Habitat for Humanity store or post them to any of several Facebook groups where you can sell or give away things. If you have broken beyond any reasonable chance of repair appliances, the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority will be glad to take these off your hands for FREE this Saturday, May 2, 8:30am–4:00pm. You are responsible for loading and transporting your broken appliances to the Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center which is just a quick 20 minute drive from our neighborhood at 4576 Dick Woods Road, 22903.

If you have just a couple of small items, I can take them for you — first come, first serve while space is available. Write to me at LHNA.cville@gmail.com by Friday, May 1 at 7pm and I’ll make arrangements to pick up your smallish appliances.

If you have to have help loading your things into your vehicle you will need to bring that help with you to the Waste & Recycling Center. Staff are NOT available to help you during this event.

What can you get rid of?

The RSWA will accept refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, kitchen stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, and toasters.

Questions? More information about this event can be found on the RSWA’s website.

Applications for the City’s E-Bike Drawing remain open through April 30

The City of Charlottesville’s three-tiered grant program to encourage residents to use e-bikes to get around town has a drawing every quarter of the year. Regardless of income, ALL adult (18 yrs and up) residents are eligible to apply for a $500 grant toward the purchase of an e-bike and/or certain related equipment from designated vendors.

The $1,000 and $1,500 grants are tied to income and/or participation in government assistance programs. You can check your eligibility on the City’s website.

Grant winners at any of the levels are chosen by a lottery drawing held each quarter. You have until April 30 at 11:59pm to enter the drawing for this quarter. The drawing will take place on Wednesday, May 6.

More information about this program can be found here and here and this is the link for entering the drawing.

Two upcoming FREE RSWA Collection Events

Rivanna Solid Waste AuthorityThe Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) is hosting two more free collection events for Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents. These free collection events happen biannually, so if you miss this one the next opportunity will be in the fall.  Everything you wish to discard has to be transported to the Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center which is located at 4576 Dick Woods Road, 22903 (about a 20 minute drive from Little High). Registration and tickets are NOT required to participate in these two events.

If anyone would like to offer the use of a pickup truck to others in the neighborhood it would be very much appreciated. Please write to us at lhna.cville@gmail.com and let us know.

Furniture & Mattress Collection

Saturday, April 25 from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

The RSWA will accept recliners, sofas, loveseats, tables, chairs, bedframes, dressers, entertainment centers, mattresses, nightstands, coffee tables, and more at no charge!

** If you have heavy things, please bring help to unload. Staff are unable to assist during this event. **

For more information, check the RSWA’s website.

Broken/Unwanted Appliances Collection

This collection will take place on Saturday, May 2 from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

** Please bring help to unload. Staff are unable to assist during this event. **

The RSWA will accept refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, kitchen stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, and toasters.

More information about this event can be found on the RSWA’s website.

Neighborhood Picnic, May 31

Our annual neighborhood picnic will be held Sunday, May 31, 5pm-7pm. It’s usually our single biggest annual get together and absolutely EVERYONE who resides in the neighborhood (see the map below) is invited (you do NOT have to be a homeowner or a neighborhood association dues payer). Our friends residing wherever are, of course, also invited. So please plan on joining us.

We have a great neighborhood with a strong sense of community. The only thing that could make it better is for everyone to feel welcome and included.

Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, Va

 

Spring Cleaning Opportunity, April 17-18

FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection, April 17-18

Household hazardous waste (HHW) collection will take place at the Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 9am-3pm. Advance registration is NOT required for this event.

Rivanna Solid Waste Authority

Terms & conditions:

  • collection is FREE.
  • ONLY the residents of Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, and the Town of Scottsville are eligible to participate.
  • You will need to bring ID with your name and address to verify you are a resident of the above locations.
  • Commercial participation is PROHIBITED.
  • There is NO pickup. You have to transport the items you wish to dispose of to the Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center which is located at 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charlottesville, Va 22903.
  • For bulkier/heavier items, please bring people to help unload.

Materials accepted on this day include:

  • Acids
  • Adhesives
  • Antifreeze
  • Batteries
  • CFLs
  • Floor and furniture polish
  • Fluorescent tubes
  • Gasoline
  • Household cleaners
  • Kerosene
  • Motor oil
  • Paint and paint-related products and solvents
  • Pesticides

The Ivy Landfill does NOT accept at any time:

  • Radioactive waste
  • Medical waste (the Albemarle County Police Department, Sentara, Wegmans, and DEA offer Drug Takeback days. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital also offers medical sharp collection events).
  • Explosives
  • Ammunition
  • Please contact the manufacturer of your smoke detector to receive directives on proper disposal.

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