Virginia
Transfer station
Norfolk transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
Residents of the SPSA service area may receive free disposal of household waste, limited to 12 visits per calendar year, at SPSA transfer stations, with proof of residency in the SPSA service area (for example a driver's license or a utility bill). Accepted household waste may be bagged or unbagged and includes furniture, mattresses, and small appliances that have a freon-free certification sticker if applicable. Waste must arrive in an unmarked (except rental markings) and unmodified private vehicle or rented pickup: an automobile, station wagon, passenger van with under 15 seats, SUV, pickup truck (1-ton capacity or smaller), or similar, or a utility trailer up to 12 feet long with no visible tools or equipment, towed by one of those vehicles. Box trucks and cargo vans are treated as commercial and are subject to the current tipping fee. Pickup trucks larger than 1-ton capacity, commercial, marked (except rental markings), or modified vehicles, and waste from rental properties are not eligible for free disposal. A supervisor makes the final call when residential versus commercial classification is unclear. SPSA questions: (757) 420-4700. Administration office: 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320. Official sources disagree on which hours are open to Norfolk residents. The SPSA guidelines say no residential waste is accepted Monday through Friday; Saturday 8:00 a.m. to noon is for commercial customers and Norfolk residents; and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m. are for Norfolk residents only. The SPSA Transfer Stations page lists Norfolk residential hours as Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m., and lists HHW and e-waste every Tuesday and Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m. The City of Norfolk Requests page says the station is open for residents Tuesdays and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and that proof of Norfolk residency is required. The official Norfolk Transfer Station staff-directory page lists only weekly Tuesday and Saturday noon to 4:00 p.m. All of those official statements are shown here. Do not assume Tuesday is a general household-trash day; Tuesday may be limited to HHW and e-waste. Confirm before you go.
Hours
- Commercial (SPSA Transfer Stations page): Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
- Residential hours on the SPSA Transfer Stations page: Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
- HHW and e-waste (SPSA Transfer Stations page): every Tuesday and Saturday, 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
- See the who-can-use section for the conflicting City of Norfolk and SPSA guidelines wording.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price:
Where to buy:
Notes: SPSA does not accept cash, checks, or money orders at any of its locations. It accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express only.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residential household waste under SPSA guidelines, first 12 visits per calendar year | No charge to the resident at participating transfer stations (billed to the SPSA member community at $65 per ton on the July 1, 2025 fee schedule; the schedule says the minimum fee does not apply to this residential line). The 12-visit limit does not apply at Franklin and Isle of Wight. |
| Waste that does not meet the residential-vehicle rules, or visits after the 12-visit cap where the cap applies | Prevailing disposal fee, $20 minimum. The fee schedule lists non-contract non-municipal customers at $78 per ton. The City of Chesapeake page states the same $78 per ton and $20 minimum for drop-offs after 12 visits at the Chesapeake station. |
| Municipal or member-community solid waste at transfer stations | $65 per ton on the July 1, 2025 current fee schedule |
| Contract non-municipal customers (minimum 30,000 tons per year) | $62 per ton |
| Payment | SPSA does not accept cash, checks, or money orders at any of its locations. It accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express only. |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: Furniture and mattresses are accepted as household waste under the residential guidelines.
- TVs / electronics: Residents from member communities may bring e-waste to SPSA household hazardous waste and e-waste facilities free of charge, according to the Acceptable Materials page. The fee schedule lists $15 per resident e-waste visit billed to the member community. Commercial e-waste is accepted at the Regional Landfill.
- Tires: Automobile tires, no more than four per day, should be delivered to the SPSA Regional Landfill tire processing facility, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to noon. Only automobile tires are disposed of for free within that daily limit. Additional automobile tires, or large tractor and off-the-road tires, are subject to the disposal-fee schedule (whole automobile and light-truck tires $100 per ton at the landfill; dirty loads $150 per ton; heavy equipment and off-the-road $160 each).
- Appliances: Small appliances with a freon-free certification sticker (if applicable) are accepted at transfer stations except Oceana. The Regional Landfill accepts appliances without certification stickers. The fee schedule lists appliances with CFCs at the Regional Landfill at $16 each, billed to the member community for residents.
- Yard waste / brush: Loose yard waste (grass clippings, leaves, mulch) must be bagged at transfer stations. Limbs, branches, and brush must be less than six feet long and not greater than six inches in diameter. Larger limbs or stumps go to the Regional Landfill; call (757) 961-3683 to discuss disposal. Blowing or sweeping debris from truck or trailer beds is prohibited.
- Household hazardous waste: Residents from member communities may bring HHW to established SPSA HHW facilities free of charge, according to the Acceptable Materials page. The fee schedule lists $39 per resident HHW visit billed to the member community. Commercial hazardous waste and regulated medical waste are not accepted at any SPSA location.
Hazardous waste
HHW and e-waste are listed every Tuesday and Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m. The Acceptable Materials page says resident HHW and e-waste drop-off at established facilities is free of charge. The July 1, 2025 fee schedule lists $39 per resident HHW visit and $15 per resident e-waste visit, billed to the SPSA member community.
Holiday closures
Official SPSA 2026 Operational Schedule PDF: closed Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year's Day); closed Friday, June 19, 2026 (Juneteenth, marked updated on the schedule); closed Saturday, July 4, 2026 (Independence Day, marked updated); closed Thursday, November 26, 2026 (Thanksgiving); closed Friday, December 25, 2026 (Christmas). Open 8:00 a.m. to noon, with extra hours by request noted in the schedule legend, on Monday, February 16, 2026 (President's Day); Monday, May 25, 2026 (Memorial Day); Monday, September 7, 2026 (Labor Day); Monday, October 12, 2026 (Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day); Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (Election Day); Wednesday, November 11, 2026 (Veterans Day); Friday, November 27, 2026 (day after Thanksgiving); and Thursday, December 24, 2026 (Christmas Eve). The fetched PDF labels Monday, January 19, 2026 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) but the extracted calendar layout did not clearly pair Closed versus Open 8:00 a.m. to noon with that date the way it did for the holidays above. Check the official PDF before you go. The schedule did not list January 1, 2027, when checked.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: SPSA 2026 Operational Schedule (PDF) .
Other notes
- This is a SPSA transfer station, not a City of Norfolk dump. SPSA administration is at 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, and the general SPSA number is (757) 420-4700. The official staff-directory phone for this station is (757) 961-3981.
- The first 12 residential visits each calendar year are free under SPSA guidelines if the load and vehicle qualify. The 12-visit exemption that applies at Franklin and Isle of Wight is not stated for Norfolk.
Nearby Virginia towns
- Ashland (Elmont) transfer station
- Beaverdam transfer station
- Belmont (Spotsylvania County) transfer station
- Berkeley (Spotsylvania County) transfer station
- Boykins transfer station
- Bumpass (Louisa County) transfer station
- Bumpass (Louisa County) transfer station
- Chancellor (Spotsylvania County) transfer station
Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-11. If something conflicts, trust the town.
- SPSA Transfer Stations (hours, addresses, HHW windows, payment methods)
- SPSA Residential Waste Disposal Guidelines (12-visit rule, vehicles, location-specific hours)
- SPSA Acceptable Materials
- SPSA current disposal fees (PDF), presented as current and effective July 1, 2025
- SPSA Reports and Publications (current fees and 12-visit overview)
- SPSA 2026 Operational Schedule (PDF)
- SPSA Norfolk Transfer Station staff directory (phone and a shorter hours line)
- City of Norfolk Requests page (resident hours and proof of residency)