FACILITIES : HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL

SPSA operates eight household hazardous waste collection facilities. The Virginia Beach and Suffolk Regional Landfill facilities are open full-time, Tuesday through Saturday.  The remaining six are open based upon a monthly recurring schedule (please see below).  Residents from all member communities may bring unwanted products on any of our established household hazardous waste facilities to be disposed of safely, free of charge.  Limit disposal to five gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solid waste per visit.

Household hazardous waste items accepted at any of SPSA's HHW facilities include the following:

Cleaning Products

  • Drain Cleaners
  • Wood & Metal Cleaners/ Polishes
  • Toilet Cleaners
  • Tub, Tile, Shower Cleaners
  • Bleach
  • Pool Chemicals
  • Oven Cleaners
  • Degreasers

Indoor Pesticides

  • Ant Poisons
  • Cockroach Poisons
  • Flea Repellants
  • Household Insecticides
  • Moth Repellants
  • Mouse & Rat Poisons

Automotive Products

  • Motor Oil
  • Fuel Additives
  • Carburetor & Fuel Injector Cleaners
  • Air Conditioning Refrigerants
  • Starting Fluids
  • Automotive Batteries
  • Transmission & Brake Fluid
  • Antifreeze
  • Gasoline/Diesel Fuel

Workshop / Painting Supplies

  • Adhesives & Glue
  • Furniture Strippers
  • Oil or Enamel Based Paint
  • Stains & Finishes
  • Paint Thinners & Turpentine
  • Paint Strippers & Removers
  • Photographic Chemicals
  • Fixatives & other Solvents

Outdoor Lawn & Garden

  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Wood Preservatives / Fungicides
  • Pesticides
  • Fertilizer
  • Driveway Sealer

Batteries

  • Rechargeable Small Sealed Lead Acid Batteries
  • Rechargeable Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Batteries
  • Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Batteries
  • Rechargeable Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries
  • Alkaline / Zinc Carbon Batteries

Other Flammable Products

  • Propane Tanks & Cylinders
  • Lighter Fluid
  • Home Heating Oil
  • Kerosene
  • Aerosol Cans
  • Gas / Oil Mixtures
  • Nail Polish Removers

Mercury

  • Mercury Containing Thermostats
  • Mercury Thermometers
 

Facility Operations

  • Residents drop-off household hazardous waste products
  • Waste is disposed of safely, in an environmentally responsible manner
  • This service is free of charge for residents from all SPSA member communities

Hours

  • Most facilities are open 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on designated days

SPSA's Household Hazardous Waste facility locations
(effective Sept. 1, 2008)

Chesapeake Transfer Station
901 Hollowell Lane
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Open third Saturday and first Wednesday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Franklin Transfer Station
30521 General Thomas Highway
Franklin, VA 23851
Open last Thursday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Isle of Wight Transfer Station
13191 Four Square Road
Smithfield, VA 23430
Open third Friday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Landstown Transfer Station
1825 Concert Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Open second Saturday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm
Norfolk Transfer Station
3136 Woodland Avenue
Norfolk VA 23504
Open first Saturday and fourth Wednesday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Refuse Derived Fuel Plant
4 Victory Boulevard
Portsmouth, VA 23702
Open last Saturday and second Wednesday monthly 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Regional Landfill
1 Bob Foeller Drive
Suffolk, VA 23434
Open Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Virginia Beach Landfill II
1991 Jake Sears Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Open Monday through Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 

For more information, call the 24-hour information line at (757) 424-4297.



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