Recycling & Trash 

 

Waste Facilities/Landfills

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Perhaps you need to dispose of something that your regular trash service either won't accept or will charge a hefty fee you'd rather avoid. This is where a trip to your local waste facility comes in, aka the dump. It's important to check with your county or state government website to see what they allow you to dump at these landfills. For larger items there may be a small fee to dump them, so be aware of this, too.

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Here are some local Northern Virginia county sites that can answer your questions:

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Fairfax County: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/recycling-and-trash

Loudoun County: https://www.loudoun.gov/127/Waste-Management

Arlington County: https://recycling.arlingtonva.us/

Prince William County: https://www.pwcgov.org/resident-services/landfill-recycling-utilities/

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Recycling Information

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If you've ever wondered what you can and can't recycle, here are some useful websites that can answer numerous questions regarding anything recycling. Again, you'll need to check on the restrictions and requirements in place at your local facilities. Refer to your county's or town's recycle information online, located on their trash/recycle website.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

https://www.epa.gov/recycle

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List of Recycling Organizations by State:

https://www.hometowndumpsterrental.com/blog/big-list-of-recycling-organizations-helping-america-go-green

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Non-profit:

https://www.recycleacrossamerica.org/

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Electronics Recycling & Resale:

This is a hot topic with my clients, and possibly for you, too. What to do with this old equipment? There are two good options, depending on the value of your pieces.

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Resale--

If you suspect there's a potential buyer out there for your old electronic devices, here's a 2016 article from CIO Magazine which lists 10 options for resale.

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https://www.cio.com/article/3147868/10-best-sites-and-services-to-sell-used-tech.html

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Recycle--

If your devices are on the older and obsolete end, check out this quick reference for options on recycling. Note that some states disallow electronic equipment into their landfills, so keep this in mind. 

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https://www.epa.gov/recycle/electronics-donation-and-recycling

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https://berecycled.org/how-to-recycle/electronics/

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https://www.call2recycle.org/ 

(Consumer battery recycling and stewardship program)

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And finally, Waste Advantage Magazine has a listing of waste and recycling associations which cover a broad range of types of waste and recycling topics and interests, for example scrap commodities:

https://wasteadvantagemag.com/industry-associations/