Post date: Nov 22, 2019 5:26:50 PM
We have been notified by Republic Services that “Effective 1 October 2019, glass is no longer required as part of single stream recycling collection in Fairfax County. Customers may dispose of glass items with the regular trash; however, it is encouraged to reuse these items by bringing them to the purple bins located throughout the region. This decision was made as during the collection, transporting, and sorting process for single stream recycling, glass is broken and mixed in/attached to other materials leaving them contaminated. Broken glass can also damage machinery in service trucks and the recycling facilities.”
So please do not include glass items anymore in your curbside recycling bins. Glass may be put in your regular trash bins, or you may recycle glass bottles and jars by bringing them to the Purple containers at the Fairfax County locations identified in the attached flyer.