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