The Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program will be sponsoring one secure document shredding event in each supervisory district per calendar year. These events are only open to Fairfax County residents along with residents of the Towns of Vienna, Herndon and Clifton and the Cities of Fairfax and Falls Church. Documents from businesses will not be accepted.
Please Note: Shredding events start at 7 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m. All cars must be in line by 11 a.m. These are drive-through events and residents will be asked to remain in their vehicles. For everyone’s safety, you will not be able to stand by and watch your paper being shredded.
2020 Shredding Dates
| Date | Location | Address | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2020 | Gerry Hyland Government Center | 8350 Richmond Highway, Alexandria 22309 | Lee |
| April 4, 2020 | Sully District Government Center | 4900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly 20151 | Sully |
| April 18, 2020 | Fairfax County Government Center | 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax 22035 | Braddock |
| May 23, 2020 | I-95 Landfill Complex | 9850 Furnace Road, Lorton 22079 | Mount Vernon |
| June 20, 2020 | Langley High School | 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean 22101 | Dranesville |
| July 11, 2020 | Kilmer Middle School | 8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna 22182 | Providence |
| August 15, 2020 | Mason District Government Center | 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale 22003 | Mason |
| September 26, 2020 | North county Human Services | 1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Reston 20190 | Hunter Mill |
| October 17, 2020 | Rolling Valley Park and Ride | 9220 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield 22015 | Springfield |
Accepted
- Residential material of a sensitive nature such as tax documents, financial records, etc. (Please recycle junk mail and magazines through your normal collection service.)
- Up to four medium-sized packing boxes per vehicle.
Prohibited Items
- BINDERS of any type (3-ring, plastic, spiral, metal)
- Plastic document covers
- Wet or moist paper
- Hanging file folders with metal support bars
- Metal binder clips
- Electronic media including computer disks and diskettes or CDs
- Books, either hardback or paperback
- Credit cards
- Magazines, catalogs and newspapers (unless just the page with the address)
- Film or photographs
Fairfax County will not shred documents for businesses – even if documents are delivered by an employee who is a county resident. These events are only for residents to destroy sensitive material they have from their home. If you require written certification of document destruction, it is recommended that you contract individually with a shredding service provider.
Procedures for the Event
Please Note: Shredding events start at 7 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m. All cars must be in line by 11 a.m. These are drive-through events and residents will be asked to remain in their vehicles. For everyone’s safety, you will not be able to stand by and watch your paper being shredded.
- County staff remove boxes from cars and trucks and empty paper into rolling carts.
- Once full, the carts are taken to the shredding truck where they are emptied into a shredder.
- All documents are cross-cut shred on-site, by a private contractor, on the day of the event.
- Following the event, all paper is delivered to a local recycling facility for processing.
- Written certification of shredding will not be provided.
For additional information, please contact us at 703-324-5230, TTY 711.
