If you do not see your item on the list, please call (703) 228-6570 to learn about your disposal options.
If your item is a chargeable item, there is a $10 fee for the first item, and no additional fee for each additional chargeable item per collection day. Charges will be added to your quarterly utility bill.
| Trash Cart | Recycling Cart | Yard Composting |
Residential Trash >> - Animal waste
- Ashes
- Artificial trees
- Bath tubs
- Batteries (alkaline)
- Box spring and mattress
- Ceramics and glassware (dishware, ovenware, heat resistant, Pyrex)
- Chemical containers (empty)
- Cooking oil, grease
- Disposable diapers
- Foam/Styrofoam materials
- Food-spoiled wrap (foil, plastic, wax paper, Ziplock bags)
- Furniture
- Glass, mirrors
- Kitty litter
- Light bulbs (incandescent)
- Medicine
- Rugs
- Packing peanuts (bagged)
- Paint cans (dry and empty)
- Sharps (medical needles)
- Shower doors
- Sinks
- Tires (4 or less, rims removed)
- Unusable clothing, textiles, shoes
- Utensils (plastic and compostable)
- Vinyl siding
- Wood (lumber, tree stumps)
| Residential Recycling >> Apartments & Condos Recycling >> Business & Commercial Recycling >> - Aerosol cans (empty)
- Aluminum cans, foil and food trays (cleaned/unsoiled)
- Christmas tree stands (metal or plastic)
- Books
- Boxes (cardboard, cereal and food, no size restrictions)
- Cartons (juice, milk)
- CD/DVD cases
- Envelopes (windows and labels, no tyvek or padded envelopes)
- Glass (bottles, jars)
- Metal cans (steel, tin and aluminum)
- Miscellaneous paper (carbon paper, non-metallic wrapping paper, gift tissue)
- Mixed paper (magazines, newspaper, office paper, junk mail). To opt-out of unwanted junk mail, visit our Catalog Choice page.
- Pill bottles (empty)
- Pizza boxes
- Plastic bags (bag in a bag)
- Plastic bottles, jars, buckets (with lids and caps on)
- Plastic packaging (durable, electronics)
- Rigid plastic containers (laundry basket, lawn furniture, plant pots)
- Spiral notebooks
- Wire hangers
- Yogurt cups
| Yard Composting >> - Branches
- Coffee grounds and filters
- Garden plants
- Grass
- Husks
- Leaves
- Plant trimmings
- Straw
- Weeds
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| Electronics Recycling Pickup or Drop-Off | Metal/Appliance Pickup or Drop-Off | Inert Drop-Off |
Schedule an Electronics Recycling Pickup >> The following items can also be dropped off at the HHM Facility >> Residential Electronics Recycling >> Apartments & Condos Electronics Recycling >> Some items may be chargeable (*) - Audio/visual equipment
- Cable TV boxes
- Calculators
- Cameras (including video)
- Cell phones (including smart phones/PDAs)
- Circuit board
- Computer equipment (CD-ROM, floppy drives, hard drives, memory, modems, servers)
- Computer monitors* ($15)
- Computers (tablets, laptops)
- DVD/VCR/CD players
- Microscopes
- MP3 players
- Office equipment (copiers, fax machines, printers)
- Power supplies
- Tape drives
- Telephone/systems
- Telescopes
- Televisions* ($20)
- TiVo/DVRs
- Video game systems/players
| Schedule an Appliance/Metal Pickup >> The following items (50 lbs. or less) can also be dropped off at the Inert/Scrap Metal Facility >> Residential Metal/Appliance Recycling >> Apartments & Condos Metal/Appliance Recycling >> Chargeable Items: - Air conditioner
- Awnings (window, porch)
- Boat
- Camper shell (truck)
- Car doors, bumpers
- Cast iron/wrought iron fixtures (bath tub, sink) and furniture
- Chain link fence
- Dehumidifier, humidifier
- Desk/office
- Drill press
- Engine block
- Exercise equipment
- File cabinet (3 drawer+)
- Fireplace, insert
- Floor buffer
- Furnace
- Garage doors
- Gas grill
- Grate/iron (sewer, tree)
- Heat pumps
- Heating oil fuel tank
- Home appliances (dishwasher, freezer, refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer)
- House radiator (cast iron)
- Hydraulic floor jack on wheels
- Lathe/metal
- Lawn equipment, motorized (leaf shredder, mower, rotor tiller)
- Motor/outboard
- Pool
- Recreational vehicles (go cart, moped, motorcycles/motorbikes)
- Safe
- Shower stall
- Snow blower
- Metal stairs
- Stationary air compressor
- Table saw
- Tool chest
- Truck wheel/rim
- Wardrobe/closet
- Water cooler, heater
- Wood stove
Free Removal: - Antenna
- Baby stroller
- Basketball hoop
- Bed (frame/headboard, futon frame, roll away, no mattresses)
- Bikes, tricycle
- Buckets, pails
- Car wheel/rim
- Ceiling tile track
- Chairs, lawn chairs
- Charcoal grill
- Clothesline (coiled)
- Electric tools
- Fan
- File cabinet (1-2 drawers)
- Fireplace screen
- Garage door opener
- Gutters
- Incidental fencing (chicken wire)
- Iron
- Kitchen sink (stainless)
- Knives & Utensils
- Ladders
- Lamps
- Lawn equipment, non-motorized (drop/fertilizer spreader, mower)
- Metal frame windows
- Microwave
- Mufflers, tail pipes
- Patio doors
- Patio umbrella
- Pipes
- Pole
- Portable air compressor
- Railings
- Realtor signs
- Sheet metal
- Shelves
- Sewing machines
- Shopping cart
- Storm door (metal)
- Stove top (non-commercial)
- Swing set, sliding board
- Tables
- Toaster
- Trash can
- Trunk
- Vacuum
- Venetian blinds
- Wheel barrow
| Inert/Scrap Metal Facility >> - Asphalt
- Bricks
- Ceramic tile
- Concrete
- Dirt
- Earth
- Masonry block
- Paper shredding
- Rock
- Sand
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| Household Hazardous Material Drop-Off |
HHM Facility >> - Automotive fuel
- Antifreeze
- Batteries (lithium, silver oxide, lead acid and mercury)
- Brake fluid
- Car batteries
- Car care products
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
- Corrosives (muriatic acid, oven/drain cleaners with lye)
- Fire extinguishers
- Flammable cleaning solvents (kerosene, turpentine, varsol, mineral spirits, parts cleaners, floor strippers, rug cleaners, spot removers)
- Fluorescent tubes/light bulbs
- Gas additives
- Gear oil
- Home, lawn and garden chemicals (pest, insect, weed control)
- Lamp, heating oil
- Latex or oil paint, varnish, stains, polyurethane
- Photo chemicals
- Printer cartridges
- Propane tanks
- Swimming pool additives
- Thermometers, thermostats, barometers containing mercury
- Transmission fluid
- Windshield wiper fluid
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