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Recycling Extravaganza
Saturday, October 7, 2023
- Recycling Center, 7100 Gordon Road
- NEW TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Open to City of Falls Church community members only; ID or other proof of residency is required.
- Residents will be asked to stay in their vehicles and allow event staff to remove items and materials directly.
Accepted at the Event
- Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) such as household cleaners, automotive fluids, herbicides, pesticides, oil-based or latex paints, fluorescent bulbs, and petroleum based products.
- Electronics like computer monitors, laptops, desktops, TV's, printers and toners. See the full list of accepted items. No kitchen appliances are accepted.
- Paper shredding -- up to three boxes.
- Other items:
- Wheel chairs, walkers, and crutches;
- Bicycles;
- Clothing, accessories (like belts and purses), textiles (like bed sheets, towels, and curtains), and clean scrap cloths;
- Small kitchen appliances in good working order.
Not Accepted at the Event
- Large kitchen appliances such as refrigerators, laundry machines, or air conditioners;
- Broken small kitchen appliances, including dehumidifiers and vacuum cleaners;
- Metal kitchen items like pots and pans;
- Other medical items, such as drugs, medicine, or syringes.
Daily Recycling Options
Make every day a recycling extravaganza! All of the recycling options at an Extravaganza are available throughout the year!
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)- Daily Drop-off: City residents can use the Fairfax County I-66 Transfer Station, also known as “the dump.” The facility is located at 4618 West Ox Rd, Fairfax 22030. Check their website for operating hours.
- HHW is consumer products that contain materials with any of the following characteristics: toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive. This includes cleaners, automotive fluids, herbicides, pesticides, oil-based paints, and thinners. Latex paints also accepted.
- Daily Drop-off: visit the City’s Recycling Center at 217 Gordon Rd. Check the website for operating hours.
- Accepted items include clothing (both functional and clean scraps), belts, handbags, hats, paired socks, paired shoes, drapes, sheets, towels, fabrics, and more. A tax receipt is available.
- Daily Drop-off: City residents can use, free of charge, the services at eAsset Solutions at 427 N. Maple Ave. Check their website for the full list of accepted items.
- Fairfax County hosts monthly shredding events that are free to City residents. Check their website for the schedule.
- Retail stores like Staples may offer shredding for a fee.
- Daily Drop-off: Bikes for the World is a non-profit that makes affordable, good quality used bicycles available to low-income people in developing countries. They host a number of collection events and partner with area bicycle shops, like Bikenetic, that offer donation drop-off services. They request a $10 donation per bike to help with shipping.
- Check for donation boxes at grocery store customer service counters.
- Daily Drop-off: Find donation options through the Virginia Medical Brigade.
- Details: Canes, crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, and strollers. No shower chairs or bathroom chairs accepted.
- Daily Drop-off: visit the City’s Recycling Center at 217 Gordon Rd. Check the website for operating hours.
- Acceptable metal items include pots, pans, tools, pipes, venetian blinds, small metal appliances and other miscellaneous metal items.