Note: This post is adapted from a press release from the City of Charlottesville dated 9/4/24
The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) is offering Charlottesville and Albemarle residents the opportunity bring specific types of household items to the Ivy Waste & Recycling Center for FREE disposal. These special collections days are a great opportunity to rid homes of hazardous waste, such as pesticides and cleaners, as well as household items like refrigerators, mattresses, furniture, and tires. For full details, please visit: http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/.
The specific types of household items listed below can be taken to the Ivy Recycling Center (address below) for free disposal only on the dates listed below.
Ivy Solid Waste & Recycling Center,4576 Dick Woods Road,
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Electronic waste collection day (Registration Required*)
*Registration is only required for Electronic Waste Collection Day.*
- Saturday, 9/14/24, 9am – 3pm
Household hazardous waste collection days
- Friday, 9/20/24, 9am – 3pm
- Saturday, 9/21/24, 9am – 3pm
Special collection days
- Furniture/Mattresses: Saturday, 9/28/24, 8:30am -4pm
- Appliances: Saturday, 10/5/24, 8:30am – 4pm. Household Appliances Include ONLY: refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, stoves, furnaces, water heaters, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, heat pumps, microwaves, toasters.
- Tires (oversize tires will not be accepted; maximum of 12 tires per household) Saturday, 10/12/24, 8:30am – 4pm
