Suffolk, VA Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Suffolk, Virginia — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Suffolk, VA is collected Monday, Friday. Recycling, where offered, follows its own schedule listed below.
Recycle Trash
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Suffolk services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Recycling | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Trash | Monday · Friday | Weekly Mon-Fri; day per address via city schedule tool (no public zone layer). |
Trash pickup calendar
Regular-week pickup dates for the next 12 months. Holiday-week changes are not applied — confirm them with the city or your hauler before a holiday week.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- 2026 recycling transition — Suffolk plans to end TFC curbside blue-bin recycling in favor of SPSA trash-sorting from July 2026 - verify recycling service status before relying on the zone map.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Recycling | TFC Recycling (city contract) | |
| Trash | City of Suffolk Refuse Division (city-collected) |
Common questions
The things Suffolk residents ask most.
What day is recycling pickup in Suffolk, VA?
Every other week on your zone's weekday (8 zones split Week 1/Week 2; TFC Recycling; curbside by 7 a.m.).
What day is trash pickup in Suffolk, VA?
Weekly by the city Refuse Division; use the city's trash schedule tool for your weekday.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Suffolk's 8-zone biweekly recycling pickup layer (Week 1/2 + TFC calendar link).
- Holiday QA R5 VERIFIED official 'Refuse Holiday Schedule' calendar https://www.suffolkva.us/calendar.aspx?CID=52 (list views Jan/Nov/Dec 2026): NO TRASH COLLECTION holidays slide next day - New Year's Day (Jan 1: 'Thursday trash will be collected on Friday * Friday trash will be collected on Saturday'), Veterans Day (Nov 11), Thanksgiving (Nov 26), Christmas (Dec 25: 'Friday trash will be collected on Saturday'). NO SCHEDULE CHANGE: MLK Day (Jan 19), Election Day (Nov 3), Christmas Eve (Dec 24).
Population 100,659 · Sources: Suffolk VA PickupDays_(2) FS/L0 (owner baross; item mod 2024-01), www.suffolkva.us · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.