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Richmond Transfer Station and Convenience Center

3520 N Hopkins Rd, Richmond, VA 23224

Get directions Call 804-232-8488 Website OpenStreetMap

Before you go

  • Who can use it. City residents can dispose of appliances, bulk and brush refuse items for free at the Southside Transfer Station.
  • Not accepted. It does not take commercial or contractor debris and off-road or oversized tires.
  • How fees work. Fees are charged per item for some items. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Transfer station
Address 3520 N Hopkins Rd, Richmond, VA 23224
County Richmond City County
Phone 804-232-8488
Website rva.gov/node/1287
Last checked Oct 21, 2026

Hours

Mon 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Tue 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Wed 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Thu 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri 6:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sat 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials large bulk items (furniture), brush/yard waste, appliances, tires without rims (limit four), recycling (glass bottles, cardboard, aluminum cans, newspapers)

Fees

Tipping fee Free for city residents (appliances, bulk and brush); tires without rims limit of four, $1 each for more than four passenger tires, $5 each for tractor-trailer tires

Facility facts

Operational status Active
Permitted activities Hopkins Road Transfer Station (Active), Richmond Trans Stn-Hopkins Rd (Clean Closed), Richmond Transfer Station Emergency Debris Site (Not Constructed)
Waste types accepted (per permit) Commercial, Construction, Debris, Demolition, Garbage, Household, Inert, Institutional, Municipal, Refuse, Residential, Tires, White Goods
Daily disposal limit 2000 tons per day
Registry details (4)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Permit number PBR160
Permit type Solid Waste Permit-by-Rule
Permit status Permitted
Solid waste planning unit Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA)

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Sources: gisdata.deq.virginia.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; rva.gov (hours, phone, website, fees, accepted materials and residency rule; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 21, 2026.