Garbage Collection
Hurt provides garbage collection service for citizens (and some businesses, as permitted by health regulations) inside the town's corporate limits. This service is through a contractual arrangement with First Piedmont, a regional waste management company headquartered in Chatham, VA.
Everyone is asked to be aware of and follow the following schedule and procedures:
- Weekly pickup is on Fridays unless otherwise announced. Exceptions are rare, but when they do occur, notice is usually published on our homepage and/or other location(s) of our town website.
- Containers should be placed curbside not later than 6:00 AM on collection days, and preferably the evening before. They are to be retracted by 10:00 AM the following day.
- Household solid waste only — NO liquids, hazardous/toxic materials, yard waste, dead animals, ashes, construction materials, etc.
- Items > 200 pounds in weight and/or too large to fit in containers require special pickup, to be arranged with the contractor.
- Containers are the property of the town or contractor, who may impose a fee in the event of damage caused by user negligence or abuse.
- Our contract with First Piedmont provides for one container per household. Persons desiring additional containers must make such requests and pay any applicable fees.
- It is the responsibility of each resident/user to ensure that all discarded materials are secured in garbage bags upon placement in the containers. Loose fragments of paper, plastic, or other materials become scattered by natural winds and/or those generated by the truck’s motion, thus detracting from the appearance and/or health of our town environment. Neither the contractor nor the town is liable for picking up these unsecured materials if/when they become strewn — it is the responsibility of the individual(s) involved to prevent this situation.
- Items left on the ground/outside the container will not be picked up unless prior arrangements were made with the contractor for a special pickup of bulky items.
We appreciate everyone’s efforts in keeping our community a pleasant one to live in. Thank you for your cooperation in this endeavor.
Page last updated: May 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM