Landfill’s Donation Place Reopens as the Donation Drop Spot

Just in time for spring cleaning, the Donation Drop Spot, previously known as “The Donation Place”, will reopen on April 19. Located in the Citizens’ Convenience Area at the Prince William County Landfill, The Donation Drop Spot will reopen on April 19 for the collection of a variety of reusable household items and clothing. The hours of collection at the landfill will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and an attendant will be there to assist donors and provide a receipt. The Balls Ford Road Compost Facility will have bins available from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for small household items and clothing.

Donations received at the Donation Drop Spot and bins will benefit the National Children’s Center and be operated by Savers. A full list of accepted items can be found at www.savers.com/donate/what-we-take. Although the Donation Drop Spot is in the same location as previous reuse programs at the landfill, the facility has undergone some improvements that will enhance work conditions and material storage.

“Our goal is to keep this material out of the landfill, which will extend the life of the landfill and give these materials additional useful life,” states Scott MacDonald, recycling program manager for Prince William County. “We are very excited to be partnering with Savers for the operation of our reuse programs. Savers has extensive experience in operating attended donation centers and repurposing second-hand goods, and we hope they will be a good match for Prince William, and will help us divert more materials for reuse,” he adds.

Representatives for the National Children’s Center will be on hand Saturday, April 22 to celebrate the grand opening of the Donation Drop Spot. Light refreshments will also be served.

Residents are also encouraged to check with organizations like ACTS, Habitat Restore, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Project Mend-a-House, or other businesses and charities that may accept donations of larger household items like large furniture items. In addition, there are also several web-based exchange sites such as Craigslist and Freecycle where residents can exchange, or sell reusable items.

Visit www.pwcgov.org/trashandrecycling under Recycling/Reuse for more information on the new Donation Drop Spot, or to find more donation, consignment and resale options for those “too good to waste” items that are cleared out during spring cleaning, or any time of the year.

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TVI, Inc. d/b/a Savers is a for profit paid solicitor accepting donations of secondhand clothing and household goods on behalf of National Children’s Center, Inc. A financial statement for the last fiscal year is available from the State Office of Consumer Affairs, PO Box 1163, Richmond VA 23218.

The Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Yard Waste Compost Facility are operated by the Prince William County Solid Waste Division. In 2013, the Solid Waste Division earned the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Gold Medal Award for its Sustainability Program. The division is a part of the Prince William County Public Works Department, an accredited agency of the American Public Works Association. The Prince William County Landfill is the only active landfill with an Extraordinary Environmental Excellence (E4) rating in Virginia, the highest level of certification awarded by Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Environmental Excellence Program (VEEP).