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CONTACT INFORMATION: Our office is open 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri.
703-324-5230 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 458, Fairfax, Va 22035
Eric Forbes
Director, Solid Waste Management

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Fairfax County Waste Management Facilities Seek Customer Input
- To better serve facility users, DPWES has launched a survey for residential and commercial customers. Input from this survey will help guide future improvements and enhance user experience. The survey will be open from January 15 through March 15, 2026.
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Fairfax County Starts Used Book Reuse and Recycling Program
- FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – Residents can now drop off unwanted hardcover, paperback, and textbooks in the green donation bins at the I-66 Transfer Station in Fairfax. In partnership with New Legacy Books, the county’s Solid Waste Management Program is launching a program to keep used books out of the landfill. Only books with an ISBN barcode are accepted for collection.

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