Hazardous waste, among other items, accepted during 'Recycle Day' in select cities Rich Pedroncelli/AP FILE - In this July 5, 2016, file photo, cans and plastic bottles brought in for recycling fill containers at a recycling center in Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a new director of the state's recycling agency who has pledged to overhaul the state's troubled bottle deposit system, now worsened by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) and last updated 2021-04-17 07:52:46-04 NORFOLK, Va. - The City of Norfolk continues to celebrate Earth Month with "Recycle Day," held Saturday, April 17. The event is free to Norfolk residents. Residents can drive by to drop off their hazardous household waste and plastic bags for proper recycling.