Recycling Centers in Virginia

295 recycling locations in 114 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.

Virginia at a glance: 199 recycling centers, 60 scrap yards, 25 electronics recyclers, 9 transfer stations, 2 household hazardous waste facilities. Virginia has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.

Top cities for recycling in Virginia

All Virginia cities

Alexandria 2
Arlington 3
Ashburn 1
Ashland 3
Barren Springs 1
Bassett 1
Berryville 2
Big Stone Gap 3
Blackstone 1
Blue Ridge 1
Bristol 1
Brookneal 1
Buena Vista 1
Cana 1
Cape Charles 1
Carrollton 1
Castlewood 2
Chantilly 3
Charlottesville 5
Chatham 1
Chesapeake 14
Chester 2
Chilhowie 1
Christiansburg 1
Coeburn 2
Covington 2
Culpeper 3
Cumberland 1
Damascus 1
Danville 4
Dayton 1
Dolphin 1
Doswell 1
Earlysville 1
Edinburg 1
Elkton 1
Elmont 1
Fairfax 4
Falls Church 4
Farmville 2
Fishersville 2
Fort Chiswell 1
Fredericksburg 10
Gainesville 4
Galax 1
Glen Allen 1
Gloucester 1
Hampton 5
Harrisonburg 5
Hayes 1
Haymarket 2
Heathsville 1
Henrico 1
Hillsville 2
Ivanhoe 1
Kenbridge 2
Leesburg 3
Lexington 1
Lignum 1
Lorton 3
Lynchburg 5
Madison Heights 1
Manassas 15
Marshall 1
Martinsville 3
Max Meadows 1
McGaheysville 1
Mechanicsville 3
Midlothian 2
Moseley 1
Newport News 4
Norfolk 9
North Chesterfield 2
Orange 1
Pearisburg 1
Petersburg 4
Portsmouth 2
Pulaski 1
Radford 2
Richlands 1
Richmond 24
Ridgeway 1
Roanoke 5
Rockingham 2
Rocky Mount 1
Salem 1
South Boston 2
Spotsylvania 1
Springfield 4
Stafford 3
Stanardsville 1
Staunton 2
Sterling 11
Strasburg 1
Stuart 3
Suffolk 6
Tappahannock 3
Tazewell 1
Toano 1
Troy 2
Tysons 1
Urbanna 1
Vinton 2
Virginia Beach 4
Warrenton 1
Warsaw 1
Washington 1
Waynesboro 2
West Point 1
Williamsburg 3
Winchester 8
Woodbridge 1
Woodlawn 1
Yorktown 2

Virginia recycling questions

How many recycling centers are there in Virginia?

We list 295 recycling locations across 114 cities in Virginia, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Richmond has the most, with 24.

Does Virginia pay for cans and bottles?

Virginia does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.