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Coronavirus Prompts Trash And Recycling Changes In Fairfax County
Private and county collections will be impacted by the changes, which take effect on Monday, March 30.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County is modifying trash and recycling collection requirements, which impact private and county collection customers starting on Monday, March 30. In addition, service levels will change at the county’s I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex, are in effect until further notice in response to the new coronavirus outbreak.
For private collections, the requirements to collect yard waste and the 30-day notice for collection schedule or service changes are suspended. Collectors must notify customers and the county of changes as soon as possible.
For county collections, which represent 10 percent of the county, yard waste collection, bulk and brush collection, and electronic waste collection is suspended. Support for community clean-ups and the Operation Stream Shield litter removal program is also suspended. Customers who were provided with trash carts should only put trash in those carts.
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Glass collection at purple recycling bins in suspended, and those bins will be removed. Glass should be put in the trash or taken to containers at the I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex.
The I-66 Transfer Station and I-95 Landfill Complex hours are changed to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Household hazardous waste and e-waste stations are closed at the I-95 Landfill Complex but are available at the I-66 Transfer Station. Donation stations and administrative buildings are closed at both locations.
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Additional changes could be announced if the new coronavirus situation worsens.
John Kellas, Solid Waste Management Program director, noted the changes intend to protect the health and safety of the front-line solid waste workers.
"We know some of these changes will be inconvenient for residents," said Kellas. "We ask for patience and understanding as we do our part to protect our people. Everyone is making sacrifices to get through this extraordinary public health crisis."
There have been numerous operating changes in Fairfax County related to the new coronavirus. The county government closed all remaining buildings at 5 p.m. on Friday. For more information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/status.
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