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Solid Waste and Recycling
1800 Sandy Hook Road P.O.Box 103 Goochland, Virginia 23063
Contacts: David Lloyd, Convenience Centers (804)556-5859
Leigh Dunn, Curbside Recycling (804)556-5850 |
Please Note:Effective June 1, 2010, the Western Convenience Center will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Effective July 1, 2010, the Central Convenience Center will be closed on Thursdays.
Operating hours will remain the same for all other days.
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| Convenience Centers | Goochland County maintains and operates the convenience centers. The centers are available, free of charge, for use by County residents who have proof of residency for disposal of household trash and recyclable items. There is a fee to dispose of certain items, such as brush, automobile tires, air conditioners, refrigerators and other appliances containing Freon.
| Central Convenience Center
1908 Hidden Rock Lane
Goochland, VA 23063
Phone: (804) 556-5374
Fax: (804) 556-5176
Map and Directions | Western Convenience Center
3455 Hadensville-Fife Road
Goochland, VA 23063
Phone: (804) 457-9109
Map and Directions | | Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Central Convenience Center : Closed every Thursday.
Western Convenience Center: Closed every Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Convenience Centers will be closed on the following holidays:
New Year's Day - Saturday, January 1, 2011
Memorial Day
July 4th - Sunday July 4, 2010
Labor Day - Monday, September 6, 2010
Columbus Day - Monday, October 11, 2010
Veteran's Day - Thursday, November 11, 2010
Thanksgiving Day - Wednesday November 24(noon) thru Friday, November 26, 2010
Christmas - Saturday, December 25, 2010 |
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| Since discontinuing the County-subsidized curbside recycling service, Goochland County is working with homeowner's associations to contract services within their respective subdivisions. This option could be provided at an annual cost of $25 per year, per household. Staff is in the process of executing contracts and collecting fees from the Associations and estimates that the curbside recycling service will restart for those participating subdivisions in October 2010. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions or call Leigh Dunn at 556-5850 for more details. |
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| The recycling containers include informational decals that make recycling easier for area citizens. Decals show which materials are accepted in the recycling program and instruct citizens on placement of the materials into the appropriate openings in the bins. |  Large Bins for Mixed Containers and Mixed Paper
The large green collection bins are for mixed paper and mixed food/beverage containers and have a divider in the center to keep the items separate. Residents collecting paper items at home for drop-off recycling can combine mixed paper items such as junk mail, cardboard, computer and office paper, phone books, and cereal/dry food boxes.
Aluminum and steel cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles and jars should be contained separately from the mixed paper items. All recyclable containers should be rinsed, but labels do not need to be removed. Please do not place plastic bags (garbage or grocery) filled with recyclables into the drop-off containers. Click here for more information on what can be recycled. |  Small Bins for Newspaper and Glossy Paper
These paper items can be deposited loosely or bagged within paper grocery bags. Accepted items include: - Newspaper (including Glossy Inserts/Slick Advertisements)
- Magazines
- Catalogs
|  Other Recyclable Items
Recycling is also available for brush (no stumps or grass clippings), tires, oil and filters, paint, batteries, propane tanks, and appliances containing Freon. There may be a disposal fee associated with some of these items (see fee schedule). | | Electronics Recycling
The Central Convenience Center is now offering recycling for electronic items such as: televisions, computer systems (hard drive, CPU, monitor); computer accessories (cable, wires, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc.), printers, scanners & copiers; fax machines; VCRs & camcorders; stereos; and microwaves. Items that will not be accepted include refrigerators, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, and CFLs. Electronics recycling reduces the amount of dangerous heavy metals entering into the waste stream. Most of the electronics are either refurbished for reuse or broken down for recycling. There will be a limit of 5 large electronic items (e.g., monitors, TVs, CPUs, copiers) per person. Please contact the Convenience Center Attendant when you visit the site for information on where to drop off your electronics. If this program is successful, we will evaluate the need for another e-cycling trailer in the future. |  Freon Recovery Program
The Freon recovery program enables participating jurisdictions to comply with state and federal regulations which ban the atmospheric release of Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs) and Hydrochloroflourocarbons (HCFCs). Many used and discarded appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers contain these ozone-depleting gases. By recycling these items, the Freon gasees are extracted and the empty appliances will also be recycled through metal scrap dealers or through the CVWMA's Appliance & Scrap metal recycling program. |  Household Wastes
Goochland County also accepts motor oil, oil filters, anti-freeze, paint and other materials. Acceptable paint materials include: latex and oil-based paints, varnish/shellac, stain and tints, paint and lacquer thinners, polyurethane, primer, turpentine, oil additives, leaded/unleaded gasoline, and gasoline additives. The County also accepts used propane tanks, and rechargeable and lead acid batteries. |
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