Solid Waste

The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors sold the Lunenburg Landfill to a private entity in February 2013. Currently, Meridian Waste owns and operates the Lunenburg Disposal & Recycling Center.  Lunenburg County employs a part-time Landfill Liaison to monitor the County’s disposal sites and the operations of the landfill.

Lunenburg Landfill Liaison:  M. Carl Ashworth (available via the County Administration Office 434-696-2142)

Lunenburg Disposal & Recycling Center Owner:  Meridian Waste, 333B Industrial Drive, Petersburg, VA  23803

Location Address: 45 Landfill Road, Lunenburg, VA 23952
Phone:  434-696-2559
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday – 7:00 am – 4:30 pm EST 
Saturday –  8:00 am – 2:00 pm EST
*Holiday hours may vary* 

Click here to view Meridian's Customer Price List

Click here for the addresses and hours for County Convenience Sites:
Solid Waste Convenience Site Schedule

Click here to view the Lunenburg Convenience Center Site Locations with Map

For the Lunenburg County Code of Ordinances regarding Solid Waste, please visit Municode online:
https://www.municode.com/library/va/lunenburg_county/codes/code_of_ordinances nodeId=CO_CH62SOWA

There is also an update to Code Section 62-32 on the Municode home page.

Dumpster sites are for Lunenburg Residents ONLY.  The following items may not be placed in or around solid waste containers at our sites:

  • Furniture and appliances
  • Stumps and tree limbs
  • Tires
  • Dead animals
  • Rubbish from buildings – demolitions
  • No Commercial trash or carpet.
Please haul these items to the landfill.  Violators are subject to  $500.00 fines, 30 days in jail, or both. Monitored by Lunenburg Sheriffs Office and Lunenburg County employees. (Code Secion 62-32)