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Where to dump trash in Virginia Beach, VA: dumps, landfills & drop-off sites

Virginia Beach residents can take household trash, brush, tires, electronics, metal and household hazardous waste to the city's Landfill & Resource Recovery Center on Jake Sears Road at no extra charge – it's covered by the monthly city waste fee. Bring proof of residency and use a residential vehicle.

💸 Some options in Virginia Beach are free for residents – see our free dump guide.

Virginia Beach Landfill & Resource Recovery Center

Landfill & recycling center (residents) · City of Virginia Beach Public Works
Virginia Beach residents only

Address

1989 Jake Sears Road, Virginia Beach, VA

Phone

Hours

  • Tuesday–Saturday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Suspends operations in inclement weather

Who can use it

Show a Virginia driver's license with your Virginia Beach address (or photo ID plus a recent utility bill, rent receipt or check draft; digital ID not accepted). Residential vehicles only – no ladder racks, commercial signage, cargo or panel vans. Trailers must be under 10 ft and have no dump bed. You lift items into the containers yourself.

Fees

General loadIncluded in the city Waste Collection and Disposal fee for residents (no gate fee listed)
MattressCheck with facility
TiresUp to 4 automobile or light-truck tires per visit (with or without rims) – free at the Resource Recovery Center
AppliancesMetal appliances free at the Resource Recovery Center; appliances with Freon go to the free household hazardous waste area
Couch / furnitureCheck with facility
Yard wasteBrush and branches under 4 ft long and 6 in diameter accepted (not in trailers); leaves and bagged yard debris not accepted
  • Household hazardous waste is free for residents: up to 5 gallons of liquid or 75 lbs of solids per visit.
  • Clean concrete, brick and stone, electronics (no CRTs), scrap metal, porcelain toilets/sinks, cooking oil, oyster shells and wooden pallets are taken free at the Resource Recovery Center.
What they accept / don't accept

Accepted

  • Household waste
  • Brush & tree branches (size limits)
  • Tires (4 per visit)
  • Electronics (no CRTs)
  • Scrap metal & metal appliances
  • Concrete, brick & stone (clean)
  • Porcelain toilets & sinks
  • Cooking grease & oil
  • Wooden pallets
  • Household hazardous waste (incl. Freon appliances)

Not accepted

  • Commercial waste
  • Bagged yard debris, loose or bagged leaves
  • Heavy construction & demolition rubble
  • Boats
  • Commercial, agricultural & industrial tires
  • Railroad ties
  • Friable asbestos
  • Medical or radioactive waste
  • Large stumps
✔ Last verified November 3, 2026 from the official source:City of Virginia Beach – Landfill & Resource Recovery Center · City of Virginia Beach – Resource Recovery Center · City of Virginia Beach – Household Hazardous Waste

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