Place the container so that the short bar on the front of the container faces toward the street. Special Collections Special collection refers to the removal of large bulky items such as appliances, mattresses, furniture, and other items that will not fit in the container. Household Hazardous Waste Paint products, pesticides, automotive products, household cleaners, solvents an other chemicals should not be placed in the container. Call the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at 420-4700 for information on how to dispose of these products. Each home is issued a 14 or 18 gallon blue collection bin.
Collection is scheduled on the same day as city refuse collection.
If you have curbside recycling in your neighborhood, please participate. If you do not have curbside service, please bring your recyclable materials to a nearby drop-off facility. The City of Norfolk hosts four locations for the collection of household recyclables. Janaf Shopping Center - Lot behind Burger King and Montgomery Ward 3. Maury High School - Between 20th Street and Washington Square, in the auxiliary school parking lot behind the post office.