Trash Talk: What's NOT allowed at waste collection centers?

The Waste Management Department gets a lot of questions from residents about what they can and cannot dispose of at collection centers.

All of the items listed here are not accepted at collection centers and must be taken to the Waste Management Facility (WMF) at 1060 Recycle Rd., Bedford:

• Dead animals

• Freon-containing appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners and dehumidifiers

• Building, construction, and remodeling materials

• Solid waste generated from a commercial, manufacturing or business enterprise

• Brush, limbs, and branches that are not able to be bagged

• Stumps

• Tires and automobile parts

• Fencing materials

• Ashes and coals from any form of burning

• Gas tanks or cylinders

• Poisonous, infectious or hazardous waste

• 55-gallon drums

All commercial waste must be taken to the WMF and is charged according to which materials are being discarded.

Residential customers can dispose up to 1,000 pounds of municipal solid waste and wood waste per month at no cost. After 1,000 pounds, residential customers are charged at a rate of $2.85 per 100 pounds.

All tires, regardless of commercial or residential are charged at $3 per tire.

Learn more at www.bedfordcountyva.gov/ waste.