Public Works and Environmental Services Alert:
This information applies to COUNTY collection customers, about ten percent (10%) of residents in Fairfax County, who receive trash and recycling collection from Fairfax County Government. If you receive services from a PRIVATE collector, ninety percent (90%) of residents and businesses in Fairfax County, contact them directly for information. Unsure if you are a county collection customer? Visit "Does Fairfax County Pick Up My Trash?"
The following subscription service applies to COUNTY collection customers, about ten percent (10%) of residents in Fairfax County, who receive trash and recycling collection from Fairfax County Government. If you receive services from a PRIVATE collector, ninety percent (90%) of residents and businesses in Fairfax County, contact them directly for information. Unsure if you are a county collection customer? Visit "Does Fairfax County Pick Up My Trash?
About ten percent (10%) of residents in Fairfax County receive trash and recycling collection from Fairfax County Government. Unsure if you are a county collection customer? Visit "Does Fairfax County Pick Up My Trash?"
Ninety percent (90%) of residents and businesses in Fairfax County receive trash and recycling service from a private collection company. Residents are billed by the collection company or pay via their Homeowner Association fees. Please contact your provider directly regarding services. View Permitted Solid Waste Collection Companies.
About ten percent (10%) of residents in Fairfax County receive trash and recycling collection from Fairfax County Government. Unsure if you are a county collection customer? Use the map below to find out.
Ninety percent (90%) of residents and businesses in Fairfax County receive trash and recycling service from a private collection company. Residents are billed by the collection company or pay via their Homeowner Association fees. Please contact your provider directly regarding services. View Permitted Solid Waste Collection Companies.
Recycling is the process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products. Recycling improves our public health by reducing carbon emissions, providing local jobs, and conserving natural resources. The biggest problem facing the recycling industry is contamination caused by the wrong items being thrown into recycling carts.
Fairfax County is required to provide a recycling system to its Sanitary District customers. Cardboard and mixed paper recycling is mandatory for all businesses and institutions. Details about material types, collection frequency, reporting requirements, etc. can be found in Chapter 109.1 as well as the Fairfax County Recycling Program Requirements.
Make the most of recycling
Here are some simple rules to follow to avoid contamination and to make sure your recycling is collected and put to good future use.
ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
The following materials can be recycled in your blue recycling cart.
NOT ACCEPTED CURBSIDE
Items not accepted curbside, may be taken to the I-66 Transfer Station or the I-95 Landfill Complex.
Search the Waste Wizard and learn how to dispose of everyday items.
Keeping communities clean and healthy. The curbside recycling program is designed to collect specific materials. See which items you should ALWAYS place in the cart. Keep them clean, loose, and dry. These items should NEVER be placed in the curbside recycling cart.
Please do not report a missed collection until late in the day. In many cases crews are simply delayed.
Call 703-802-3322, TTY 711 or
To report a damaged or missing trash or recycling cart:
Call 703-802-3322 | TTY 711 or
To request additional cart service:
Call 703-802-3322 | TTY 711.