Public Works and Environmental Services

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

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Before recycling, consider ways to reduce your trash, reuse items in other ways, then recycle where possible before throwing stuff away.

Fairfax Recycles Day is Saturday, November 15

Come on out to the Backlick VRE on Hechinger Drive in Springfield to celebrate Fairfax Recycles Day! We will be hosting a FREE Touch-A-Truck and Drop-off event from 11 AM-3 PM. Check out our different wastewater and trash & recycling collection vehicles! Bring us your small e-waste, household batteries, glass bottles/jars, and books to be recycled. We also invite you to bring new or gently used winter jackets for ECHO and old glasses for the Lions Club.


Recycling Right in Fairfax County

Keeping communities clean and healthy. The curbside recycling bin program is designed to collect specific materials. Click on the link at right to open the flyer which will tell you which items you can always place in your curbside recycling bin and which you cannot.

Plastic Recycling

Please follow the plastic recycling graphic above to help keep your curbside bin free of non-recyclable items.

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You should be able to recycle everywhere you go - at home, at work, and at play. If you are concerned that there is no recycling available at a location you frequent, call us at 703-324-5230.

View The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) answers to some of the most common recycling questions at EPA's Frequent Questions on Recycling.

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The Recycling Process Step-by-Step:

Join Fairfax County staff on their visit to a local Materials Recovery Facility.

I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex

Find phone numbers, hours, addresses, and disposal fees for the I-66 Transfer Station and the I-95 Landfill Complex.


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