~ Multi-item disposal opportunity at annual event ~
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va - Whether it’s winter coats, batteries, eyeglasses or electronics, unwanted recyclables can be dropped off when the DPWES Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP) hosts the upcoming Fairfax Recycles Day event.
The event is FREE for county residents.
Date: Saturday, November 15
Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Backlick VRE parking lot, 6900 Hechinger Drive, Springfield, VA 22151
The following hard-to-dispose of items will be accepted:
- Small E-Waste (no bigger than 24” X 24”)
- Computers – laptops – desktops - hard drives - toner and ink cartridges - cell and smart phones – power supplies - audio equipment – mice keyboards – servers
- Please NO Cathode Ray Tube monitors or TV sets!
- Household Batteries
- This includes single use (AAA, AA, A, C, D, 9-volt) and rechargeable (Lithium-Ion)
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Clean, with or without lids on
- Books
- Only books with ISBN code.
- Please NO encyclopedias, magazines, or water-damaged books
SWMP is partnering with the Lions Club and ECHO to accept these donations:
- Eyeglasses
Frames with single focal lenses are preferred. - Winter Jackets
- Adult and child sizes please, clean and new or gently used. NO stains, tears, missing buttons, broken zippers.
- Housewares
- Operational microwaves and vacuums
- Pots and Pans
- New or gently used linens, including:
- Towel sets (bath towel, hand towel, wash cloth)
- Sheet sets for Queen, King sizes
- Comforters for King, Queen, Full, Twin
Attendees can stop by the Touch-a-Truck area for an opportunity to check out some of the large vehicles and heavy equipment used by DPWES and other county agencies, such as a fire engine, flusher truck, CCTV truck, and trash and recycling trucks.
For more information about this event, go to Fairfax Recycles Day 2025 | Public Works and Environmental Services.
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