When is Your Trash Getting Picked Up in Reston This Thanksgiving Weekend?

RESTON, VA — Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year to be with your family and relax, but all that trash starts to pile up and no one wants it sitting around for a long time. Thanksgiving creates interesting schedule challenges for local government, and your area will likely have its own unique refuse collection schedule.

So when exactly are garbage collectors going to pick up your trash? Reston residents who are county collection customers won't see any disruption to their schedule at all.

"Regular trash, recycling, yard waste and special collection services are provided on all holidays except Christmas Day," the Fairfax County website states. "The Customer Service Center is closed in observance of all county holidays."

However, the site notes that most Fairfax County residents have a private collection service, so figuring out when your trash collection company will be operating may require a phone call if they haven't alerted you already.

Click here for a list including phone numbers of residential and commercial trash collection services who have permits to operate in Fairfax County.

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