Chesapeake Dump & Transfer Station — Hours, Bulk Pickup & Rules
Chesapeake residents drop off trash at SPSA's Chesapeake Transfer Station on Hollowell Lane — but not every day. Residents can't dump there on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, and some hours are Chesapeake residents only. For most big items, the City's bulk trash pickup is the easier route.
Disposal sites in Chesapeake
SPSA Chesapeake Transfer Station
Transfer Station
Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA)
901 Hollowell Lane, Chesapeake, VA 23320 Directions ↗
8:00 a.m. – noon, all SPSA-area residents; noon – 4:00 p.m., Chesapeake residents only
Sun
Noon – 4:00 p.m., Chesapeake residents only
Fees
Residents of SPSA member communities: no charge for household waste, up to 12 visits a calendar year, with proof of residency
Everyone else, and loads that don't meet the residential rules: $78 a ton, $20 minimum
Cards only — no cash, checks or money orders
Accepts: Household trash, bagged or not; furniture; mattresses; small appliances with a freon-free certification sticker; yard waste (loose material bagged; limbs under 6 ft long and 6 in across); shingles; small amounts of concrete; household hazardous waste and electronics on collection days
Free disposal needs a private vehicle: a car, SUV, passenger van, or pickup of 1-ton capacity or smaller, unmarked and unmodified (no ladder racks), and trailers up to 12 feet. Box trucks, cargo vans and marked vehicles pay the fee, and so does waste from rental properties.
Hazardous waste and e-waste days: the third Saturday and first Wednesday of each month, 9 a.m. to noon.
Commercial customers: weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.
Household hazardous waste, e-waste, scrap metal and up to four car tires a day: free for residents of SPSA member communities
Construction and demolition debris: $60 a ton; other waste $78 a ton for non-residential loads; $20 minimum
Cards only
In Suffolk, west of Chesapeake. Takes what the transfer stations won't: tires (four car tires a day free for residents), scrap metal (free for residents), appliances without a freon-free sticker, boats, and large loads of concrete. Household hazardous waste and e-waste are accepted any time it's open.
If the City collects your trash, request a bulk trash collection by calling 757-382-CITY (2489) by 5 p.m. the workday before your collection day, or online by 11:59 p.m. the day before. Put items out no earlier than three workdays before your collection day, 3 feet from mailboxes, poles and carts, and not under wires or branches.
Household bulk — appliances, furniture, mattresses, boxes, a small garage clean-out: one pile up to 4 ft × 4 ft × 10 ft a week, 12 times a year. Take refrigerator and freezer doors off and tape any glass.
Yard and tree debris: one pile up to 4 ft × 4 ft × 6 ft a week, no yearly limit; limbs under 6 ft long and 6 in across. Keep it separate from household items.
Grass and leaves don't need a booking: up to 30 clear or paper bags a week, 50 in November and December.
What the City won't pick up
No tires, fencing, construction materials, carpet, refuse wood, roofing, wooden pallets or hazardous waste. Under City Code section 62-59, construction debris left at the curb gets a 48-hour notice; if it isn't removed, the City can take it and charge the cost plus an administrative fee of at least $100. Haul it to an SPSA transfer station yourself, or have your contractor remove it.
What it costs to dump in Chesapeake
For residents following SPSA's rules, household waste is free at the Chesapeake Transfer Station, up to 12 visits a calendar year. Otherwise SPSA charges $78 a ton with a $20 minimum, and construction debris goes to the Regional Landfill in Suffolk at $60 a ton. SPSA takes cards only.
Household chemicals, paint, batteries, used oil, antifreeze and propane cylinders are free to drop off for SPSA-area residents: at the Chesapeake Transfer Station on the third Saturday and first Wednesday of each month, 9 a.m. to noon, or at the Regional Landfill in Suffolk any time it's open. The limit is 5 gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solids a day, and 5 electronic items.
Find a disposal site near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across Virginia, then call ahead — hours and access rules vary a lot here.
At SPSA's Chesapeake Transfer Station, 901 Hollowell Lane. Residents can use it Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon; Chesapeake residents also Wednesday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. There's no residential dumping on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
Is the Chesapeake dump free?
For residents of SPSA member communities, household waste is free up to 12 visits a calendar year, with proof of residency and a private vehicle such as a car or a pickup of 1-ton capacity or smaller. Other loads cost $78 a ton with a $20 minimum, by card only.
How do I schedule bulk trash pickup in Chesapeake?
Call 757-382-CITY (2489) by 5 p.m. the workday before your collection day, or request it online by 11:59 p.m. the day before. Household bulk is one pile up to 4 by 4 by 10 feet a week, 12 times a year; yard debris has no yearly limit.
What won't Chesapeake pick up at the curb?
Tires, fencing, construction materials, carpet, refuse wood, roofing, wooden pallets and hazardous waste. Construction debris left at the curb can bring a charge of at least $100 after 48 hours' notice.
Where do I take tires in Chesapeake?
To SPSA's Regional Landfill at 1 Bob Foeller Drive in Suffolk. Residents can bring up to four car tires a day free, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. The City doesn't collect tires.
