Nelson County offers multiple locations for residents to drop off recycling and solid waste. Use of County facilities is limited to persons who either reside in Nelson County or who own real estate property in the County. Patrons should be prepared to show identification as a property owner or resident of Nelson County. All staffed centers are open 6 days a week, 7 am until 7 pm. They are closed on Mondays. They are also closed January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Sites may be closed on short notice on days when snow or ice create unsafe conditions, or during local power outages. Nelson County is a member of the Region 2000 Services Authority.
Region 2000 Services Authority Regional Solid Waste Plan Update and Amendment.
The purpose of the update is twofold, first, the Authority is required to update the regional solid waste plan every five years and ours is due to be updated this year; second, the plan must be updated to reflect the increase in landfill capacity due to the lateral expansion currently moving through the DEQ permitting process.
Click Here for Lateral Expansion Information.
Where To Take Your Trash
Staffed Collection Centers: Recycling & Garbage
| Location | Hours | Map/Directions |
| FABER CENTER 366 Cove Valley Lane Faber, VA 22938 434-263-4929 |
7am to 7pm Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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| MASSIES MILL CENTER 921 Tan Yard Rd Roseland, VA 22974 434-277-5718 |
7am to 7pm Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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| ROCKFISH CENTER 136 Rockfish School Ln Afton, VA 22920 434-361-2301 |
7am to 7pm Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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| SHIPMAN CENTER 11535 James River Rd Shipman, VA 22971 434-263-4798 |
7am to 7pm Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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Unstaffed Collection Centers
| Location | Hours | Map/Directions |
| MONTEBELLO CENTER Recycling and Garbage 1 Fish Hatchery Ln Montebello, VA 24464 |
7am to 7pm Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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Unstaffed Collection Centers: Garbage (No Recycling)
| Location | Hours | Map/Directions |
| GLADSTONE CENTER 5607 Richmond Hwy Gladstone, VA 24553 |
Daylight Hours Only Tuesdays -Sundays (closed Mondays) |
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| WINTERGARDEN CENTER Garbage Only 3366 Wintergreen Drive Roseland, VA 22935 |
Open 24/7 | GPS Coordinates: 37.921789, -78.949329 |
Recyclable Items
Corrugated Cardboard | Mixed Paper | Metal Food Cans | Plastic Containers
Re-Use Shed
Re-use sheds are intended to keep usable items out of the waste stream. Large and broken items are not appropriate. At the staffed sites, please speak with an attendant before leaving items in the shed.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Collection days for Household Hazardous Waste are held several times each year. Participation is free for Nelson residents and landowners who obtain a voucher from the Nelson Solid Waste & Recycling Office, tel. 434-263-7098 or sbaker@nelsoncounty.org. Vouchers are also available at all staffed collection centers.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Residential Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Days
Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center will be held 9am-2pm on:
- Spring 2022
- Friday, April 29, 2022 HHW 9am-2pm
- Saturday, April 30, 2022 HHW 9am-2pm
- Fall 2022
- Friday, September 23, 2022 HHW 9am-2pm
- Saturday, September 24, 2022 HHW 9am-2pm
HHW collections are free only to residents of Albemarle County, Charlottesville, and Town of Scottsville, and available to Nelson County residents who obtain a voucher from Nelson County government. Vouchers are available to Nelson residents at all staffed County collection sites.
Please contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator (434) 263-7098 to receive a voucher for this event. The Ivy Materials Utilization Center is located at 4576 Dick Woods Road in Charlottesville.
Car Donations
Wheels for Wishes
Donate used cars, trucks, SUVs, boats, motorcycles, RV’s, or motorhomes. Proceeds go to Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia.
Goodwill Car Donation
When you donate your old vehicle, you essentially enable Goodwill to provide vital job training, life skills, and employment prospects to hundreds of thousands of needy individuals. What, to you, might just be an old beater that you haven’t had time to deal with, to someone else, could make all the difference in being able to start a new life.
Vehicles for Veterans
Your car donation helps benefit disabled veterans throughout the United States. The proceeds from your donation help to fund programs that provide services offered to veterans in need of assistance and support.
Kars 4 Kids
Your car donation supports the youth and educational programs of national nonprofit Kars4Kids and their sister charity Oorah.
Breast Cancer Car Donations
Breast Cancer Car Donations supports well-known nonprofit organizations that are battling breast cancer. Our vehicle donation program is operated on their behalf, providing additional funding so they can focus on their life-saving missions — raising funds for the prevention, screening and diagnosis, treatment and/or cure of breast cancer — rather than on managing car donations.
