Drop off electronics, waste items at Richmond’s ecycle event
Apr 23, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond residents looking to dispose of items and recycle paper and electronics safely will have an opportunity to do so next month.
The city will host an e-cycle event on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1710 Robin Hood Road. The drive-through event will help r
esidents recycle paper, household hazardous waste items and electronics, with volunteers removing them from the cars.
Residents can drop off paper documents for shredding, electronics and household hazardous waste items. See specific guidelines for items drop-off below.
Paper documents
Up to five boxes of documents
Remove all binders, staples and clips
Electronics (various fees applied)
Computer systems (hard drive or CPU) and accessories (cables, wires, keyboards, mice, speakers), VCRs, camcorders, stereos and phones
Televisions, computer monitors and printers
Other used electronic equipment (almost anything with a plug)
See the full list and applicable fees here
Household hazardous waste items (HHW)
Oil-based paint
Bug spray, pesticides, rodent poison and herbicides (Roundup, Weed B Gon, etc.)
Latex and water-based paints will not be collected. These items can be left in open paint cans until they have dried out, and then put in with regular curbside trash pick up, per organizers.
For more information, visit Richmond's DPW.
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