Trash & Recycling
Collection schedules, drop center hours, recycling guidelines, special pickup rates, and holiday changes.
Curbside Collection
Set Out Time
Place garbage at the curb by 7:30 AM on your collection day
Remove By
Remove empty cans from the curb by 7:30 PM
Collection Hours
Trucks run 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Not Collected
Brush, yard waste, and construction debris are NOT collected by regular trucks
Don\u2019t know your collection day? Call the Utility Billing Office at (540) 731-3602 to confirm your scheduled pickup day.
Holiday Collection Changes
New Year’s Day — January 1
No collection — service resumes next regular day
Memorial Day — Last Monday in May
No collection — service resumes next regular day
Independence Day — July 4
No collection — service resumes next regular day
Labor Day — First Monday in September
No collection — service resumes next regular day
Thanksgiving — Fourth Thursday in November
No collection Thursday — Friday schedule may be affected
Christmas Day — December 25
No collection — service resumes next regular day
When a holiday falls on your collection day, service is suspended for that day. Check with the city for make-up schedules.
Drop Center
Radford Drop Center
1800 Park Road (Old Incinerator) — City of Radford residents only
Operating Hours
✓ Accepted
- Household trash
- Yard waste
- Wood pallets
- Clean brush (under 8" diameter)
- Recyclable metal
- Small loads of debris
✗ Not Accepted
- Tires
- Oil & hazardous materials
- Ammunition
- Paint
- Logs & stumps
- Roofing shingles
- Large concrete blocks
- Large loads of bricks/blocks
- Dead animals
Special Collection Rates
For items not collected during regular pickup, call the Utility Billing Office at (540) 731-3602 to schedule a special collection.
Recycling Guidelines
Paper & Cardboard
Newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes (flattened), office paper, junk mail
Plastics
Plastic bottles (#1 & #2), jugs, containers — rinse clean
Metals
Aluminum cans, tin cans, steel food containers — rinse clean
Glass
Glass bottles and jars — rinse, remove lids
Contacts & Links
Solid Waste Department
Supervisor: Greg Osborne
(540) 731-3605, Option 2
Utility Billing Office
Schedule special collections
(540) 731-3602