Environmental Services

Where Does It Go?

 

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.

Many items may be reusable. Learn About Donating to Charity or Community Group >>

Trash CartRecycling CartYard Composting

Residential Trash >>

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

 

Electronics Recycling Pickup or Drop-OffMetal/Appliance Pickup or Drop-OffInert 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
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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Phone: 

(703) 228-6570

Hours: 

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Last Modified: May 10, 2013
2100 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201 Tel: 703-228-3000 TTY: 703-228-4611