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City collection Furniture and other items too large for a city cart are collected from the curb on your regular collection day by the crane truck, with nothing to schedule and no per item invoice. A couch, a recliner, a dresser or a dining table all leave the same way. No charge. City collection addresses on the weekly route, where bulky items are part of the service funded through the annual tax assessment, so a piece set out on collection day is not billed per item.
City collection A mattress and box spring are too big for a city cart, so they go out with the bulky items on your regular collection day, and the county transfer station prices a mattress and box spring as a single piece if you would rather haul it yourself. No charge. City collection addresses, where a piece that will not fit a cart rides with the weekly bulky item service funded through the tax assessment. Mattresses are not named on the city item lists, so call the refuse and recycling line if you want the route confirmed for your address before the mattress goes out.
City collection Large household appliances are named on the city large item list: refrigerators, freezers, stoves, water heaters, air conditioners and microwaves all go out behind the curb on your collection day, and the doors come off before the unit leaves the house. No charge. City collection addresses, where large appliances ride with the weekly bulky item service funded through the tax assessment rather than being billed per unit. An appliance hauled to the county transfer station instead carries a per unit charge when it holds a refrigerant or a capacitor.
City collection The city collects trash, recycling and yard waste once a week on your assigned day. Trash goes out in a city cart or in bags and containers up to 65 gallons, recycling stays loose in the blue cart, and yard waste comes off the truck as compost or mulch rather than going into the trash stream. No charge. Single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes on the city collection route, where the program is funded through the annual tax assessment rather than billed per set-out, so a household is not invoiced for a household can or bag. Apartments, condominiums and commercial properties contract their own haulers.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
The City of Fairfax runs its own curbside program for single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes: trash, recycling and yard waste once a week, plus bulky items such as furniture, mattresses, appliances and resident-generated construction debris, all funded through the annual tax assessment rather than a separate collection bill. Anything too large for a city cart goes out behind the curb on your regular collection day inside a 24 hour window, and the crews run a crane truck, so a couch, a stove or a water heater does not need a special appointment. Electronics, batteries, paint and chemicals stay out of both curbside streams. The city directs those to the Fairfax County drop-off centers, chiefly the I-66 Transfer Station on West Ox Road, which takes household electronics and household hazardous waste free of charge, publishes a per item charge for self-hauled pieces such as a mattress, a sofa or an appliance needing refrigerant removal, and asks for proof of a city address at the gate.
Weekly trash, recycling and yard waste at the curb
Accepted with preparation
The city collects trash, recycling and yard waste once a week on your assigned day. Trash goes out in a city cart or in bags and containers up to 65 gallons, recycling stays loose in the blue cart, and yard waste comes off the truck as compost or mulch rather than going into the trash stream.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes on the city collection route, where the program is funded through the annual tax assessment rather than billed per set-out, so a household is not invoiced for a household can or bag. Apartments, condominiums and commercial properties contract their own haulers.
When & how
Once a week on your assigned day, which the city route finder shows for your address. The city does not collect on ten holidays, and a holiday that falls on your day moves pickup to the next day, while a Friday holiday is collected the day before.
Get it ready
Set the carts and bags out no later than 7 a.m. on your collection day, as early as dusk the night before, and bring the containers in by 8 p.m. that evening. Keep recyclables loose and out of plastic bags, put yard waste in reusable containers or paper bags or in bundles of branches cut to 4 feet or less, keep invasive plants out of yard waste and in the trash cart, and keep the material clear of fire hydrants, storm drains and sidewalks.
Furniture and other items too large for a city cart are collected from the curb on your regular collection day by the crane truck, with nothing to schedule and no per item invoice. A couch, a recliner, a dresser or a dining table all leave the same way.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City collection addresses on the weekly route, where bulky items are part of the service funded through the annual tax assessment, so a piece set out on collection day is not billed per item.
When & how
Put the piece behind the curb no more than 24 hours before your collection day, in an open area the crane truck can reach.
Get it ready
Keep the piece away from parked vehicles, low hanging limbs, power lines, fire hydrants and the cart set-out spot, and make sure nothing is stacked on top of it. The city asks that large items sit in the open rather than against a fence, hedge or building where the arm cannot reach.
A mattress and box spring are too big for a city cart, so they go out with the bulky items on your regular collection day, and the county transfer station prices a mattress and box spring as a single piece if you would rather haul it yourself.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City collection addresses, where a piece that will not fit a cart rides with the weekly bulky item service funded through the tax assessment. Mattresses are not named on the city item lists, so call the refuse and recycling line if you want the route confirmed for your address before the mattress goes out.
When & how
Out behind the curb no more than 24 hours before your collection day, in the same open spot you would use for a couch.
Get it ready
Place the mattress flat in the open, clear of parked vehicles, low hanging limbs and fire hydrants, and keep it out of the cart set-out area so the crane arm has a clean approach.
Refrigerators, stoves, water heaters and air conditioners
Accepted with preparation
Large household appliances are named on the city large item list: refrigerators, freezers, stoves, water heaters, air conditioners and microwaves all go out behind the curb on your collection day, and the doors come off before the unit leaves the house.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City collection addresses, where large appliances ride with the weekly bulky item service funded through the tax assessment rather than being billed per unit. An appliance hauled to the county transfer station instead carries a per unit charge when it holds a refrigerant or a capacitor.
When & how
Out no more than 24 hours before your collection day, standing upright in the open where the crane truck can reach it.
Get it ready
Remove the doors before the appliance goes to the curb, empty and defrost a refrigerator or freezer, tape or tie the doors and drawers so nothing swings open during handling, and leave the unit clear of the carts and of parked cars.
Televisions, computers, monitors, printers, phones, cables and gaming devices are kept out of the trash and the recycling cart and dropped at the county e-cycling station, which takes them from households without charge.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Household electronics delivered to the county e-cycling station, which the city guide and the city hazardous waste page both direct city residents to. The station serves households, so a home based business is outside the program, and a household is asked to stay within ten large items per drop-off.
When & how
The electronics and hazardous waste area at the I-66 Transfer Station opens six days a week and is closed on Wednesday, with Tuesday and Thursday running from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the other open days starting at 7 a.m.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers, phones and drives before the trip, take batteries out of the devices so the cells can be handled separately, and keep electronics out of both curbside carts because lithium cells can start a fire in the truck.
The city collects construction debris that the household itself generates, and it takes nothing that a contractor produces. Renovation debris, construction material, fencing and debris from hired tree or landscaping work belong to the contractor who made them.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Material generated by the household at a city collection address, where the service is funded through the tax assessment. The city guide and the city trash page both state that waste made by a contractor is that contractor's to remove, and they name renovation debris, construction materials and fencing among the material the city leaves alone.
When & how
Put household generated material out with the bulky items no more than 24 hours before your collection day. A heavier or dirtier load can be taken to the county transfer station during residential hours, where it is weighed and priced by the ton.
Get it ready
Keep a contractor's debris off the curb entirely and settle removal with the contractor before the work starts. Where you haul your own material, separate clean brick, concrete, dirt and rock from mixed bulk because the county prices those separately and limits them to small daily amounts per household, and keep anything that was bagged as household trash in the bag stream rather than in the bulk load.
A treadmill or weight machine is not named on the city item lists, so treat it as a bulky item and confirm before it goes to the curb, or take it to the county transfer station where it is priced as bulk waste.
City cost & eligibility
The city names furniture, appliances, car parts, storm doors and windows among its large items, and an exercise machine is judged by the same test of being too large for a cart rather than by a named listing. Call the refuse and recycling line at 703-385-7837 before the machine goes out, or plan a self-haul to the county transfer station on West Ox Road, where the load is weighed and priced by the ton or by volume at the gate.
When & how
Ask the city first, then set the machine out with the bulky items inside the 24 hour window if the route is confirmed, or take it to the county station during residential hours.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it comes apart, keep the weights and hardware with the frame so the load stays manageable, and leave it where the crane truck has a clear approach.
Tires need their own route rather than a spot in the trash cart. The county transfer station takes up to ten passenger or light truck tires from a household, and it charges them per tire rather than by weight.
City cost & eligibility
$14 per passenger or light truck tire for the first ten tires on a residential drop-off at the I-66 Transfer Station, on a scale free lane. Household drop-off at the county transfer station, where the city sends residents and where proof of a city address may be requested. Businesses and commercial collectors are outside the program, and commercial tire disposal at the site is suspended.
When & how
Deliver tires during residential hours at the I-66 Transfer Station, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city plan describes curbside tire acceptance from residents only in general terms, so ask the refuse and recycling line whether a tire can ride with a bulky item collection at your address.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of the trash cart and out of the recycling cart, bring them whole and clean of rims if you can, and stay within the ten tire household limit for one drop-off.
Loads of mixed household material that no cart will hold go to the county transfer station on West Ox Road, where bulk waste is priced by weight or by volume and single pieces have their own flat charges. Separated recyclables and food scraps are taken at the same site without charge.
City cost & eligibility
From $39 for the minimum charge on a bulk or unbagged residential load at the I-66 Transfer Station, with mixed waste at $98 per ton and bagged trash at $21 for one to five bags or $28 for six to ten bags. Single pieces are charged flat: a dresser or desk, sleep sofa, sofa, love seat, recliner, chair, dining room table, carpet or pad, and a mattress and box spring at $17 each, a small single item at $11, and an appliance that needs refrigerant or capacitor removal at $15 each. Brick, concrete, dirt and rock are $109 per ton with a $49 minimum and a small daily limit per household. Residential loads at the county transfer station, where the city directs its residents and where proof of a city address may be requested. The published residential schedule is written for county households, so confirm the rate at the gate if the address on your identification is a city one.
When & how
Drop the load during residential hours, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and go through the scales when the load is priced by weight.
Get it ready
Sort what the county charges separately: white goods holding refrigerant, tires, brick and concrete, and clean recyclables each follow their own lane. Keep recyclables, metals, cardboard and food scraps out of the bulk pile so they are taken without charge, and cover a loose load so nothing blows out on the road.
Paint, thinner, pesticides, pool chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, light bulbs and propane tanks up to 20 pounds go to the county household hazardous waste collection rather than into a cart or down a drain.
City cost & eligibility
Household material from residents at the county collection points, which both the city hazardous waste page and the city solid waste plan direct city residents to, is free for households, with one published exception: the county fee page prices a 20 pound propane tank at 15 dollars each. Confirm the tank and any other unusual item at the gate. Latex paint that has been air dried can go in the regular trash instead.
When & how
The hazardous waste area at the I-66 Transfer Station opens six days a week and is closed on Wednesday, with Tuesday and Thursday running from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The I-95 Landfill Complex in Lorton takes the same material on Wednesday and Saturday.
Get it ready
Pack products upright in a cardboard box with the lids sealed, keep them in their original containers where possible and label anything that was poured into a new container, stand leaking or corroded containers inside a larger lidded container, and never put batteries, light bulbs or electronics in the trash or the recycling cart.
Carts and bags go out no later than 7 a.m. on your collection day, as early as dusk the night before, and come back in by 8 p.m. that evening. Anything too large for a cart, from a couch to a water heater, goes behind the curb no more than 24 hours before the same collection day, in an open spot the crane truck can reach. Keep the spot clear of parked vehicles, low hanging limbs, power lines and fire hydrants, remove the doors from appliances before they go out, and keep sidewalks, storm drains and utility covers clear.
Recyclables go loose in the blue cart, never in plastic bags, and glass is not part of the curbside program: bottles and jars go to a Purple Can Club bin or into the trash. Yard waste goes in reusable containers, paper bags or bundles of branches cut to 4 feet or less, and a plastic bag of leaves is tagged and left at the curb. Invasive plants such as English ivy and bamboo go in the trash rather than the yard waste pile, and batteries, electronics, paint and chemicals stay out of both carts because a battery can set a collection truck on fire.
The city tells its residents to use the Fairfax County drop-off centers with an ID or utility bill showing the city address, which is the route for electronics, household hazardous waste, glass, compost and any load too big for the curb. The main site is the I-66 Transfer Station at 4618 West Ox Road in Fairfax, with a second household hazardous waste and electronics site at the I-95 Landfill Complex in Lorton. Trash and recycling drop-off runs seven days, while the electronics and hazardous waste area opens six days and closes on Wednesday, so check the hours before you load the car. The county publishes its residential item charges and may ask for proof of residency at the gate.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Fairfax Public Works refuse and recycling collection, with the Fairfax County recycling and disposal centers
Set bulky items out with your city collection
A city household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or a pile of household material that will not fit in a cart, and no need to drive anywhere.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes on the city collection route, where the bulky item service is funded through the annual tax assessment rather than billed per piece.
Arrange it
Put the item behind the curb no more than 24 hours before your regular collection day, in the open where the crane truck can reach it, and leave it there until the crew has been by.
Electronics, batteries, paint, chemicals, tires and anything a contractor generated are outside this route, and the city does not collect on ten holidays, so a collection day that lands on a holiday moves to the next day.
City of Fairfax Public Works refuse and recycling collection, with the Fairfax County recycling and disposal centers
Haul it to the county drop-off centers
A city household that would rather not wait for the truck, has electronics or hazardous waste to clear out, or has a load bigger than the curb service handles.
Cost & conditions
From $39 for the minimum charge on a bulk or unbagged residential load at the I-66 Transfer Station, with mixed waste at $98 per ton, bagged trash at $21 for one to five bags or $28 for six to ten bags, and flat per item charges of $17 for a sofa, love seat, recliner, chair, dresser, desk, dining table, carpet or mattress and box spring, $15 for an appliance that needs refrigerant or capacitor removal, $11 for a small single item and $14 per passenger tire. Residential loads at the county centers, which the city directs its residents to with proof of a city address. The published residential schedule is written for county households, and separated recyclables, household electronics and household hazardous waste are taken free of charge at the same sites.
Arrange it
Load the car or truck, bring an ID or utility bill with the city address, and follow the site lanes: recyclables and food scraps in their own area, electronics and hazardous waste at their station, and weighed material through the scales.
The electronics and hazardous waste area at I-66 is closed on Wednesday, tires are capped at ten passenger or light truck tires per household, brick, concrete, dirt and rock are limited to small daily amounts and priced higher than mixed bulk, and commercial hazardous waste and commercial drop-off are refused.
City of Fairfax Public Works refuse and recycling collection, with the Fairfax County recycling and disposal centers
Drop household hazardous waste and batteries
A household clearing out paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, automotive fluids, batteries, light bulbs or a barbecue propane tank, which carries the county's published tank charge.
Cost & conditions
Household material brought to the county collection points is free of charge for residents, except a 20 pound propane tank, which the county fee page prices at 15 dollars each; larger tanks are returned to a supplier.
Arrange it
Pack everything upright in a cardboard box with the lids sealed, transport it in the back of a pickup truck or in a car trunk, make sure there is adequate ventilation if it rides in the passenger compartment, and hand it to staff at the hazardous waste station.
Latex paint that has been air dried goes in the regular trash instead, ammunition, explosives, LED bulbs and compressed gas cylinders are refused, and the I-66 station closes the hazardous waste area on Wednesday while the I-95 site in Lorton takes it only on Wednesday and Saturday.
County transfer station taking bulky waste, electronics and hazardous waste
I-66 Transfer Station
4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Mixed household bulk waste, bagged trash, furniture, mattresses and box springs, appliances including units that need refrigerant or capacitor removal, passenger tires, brick, concrete, dirt and rock in small amounts, household electronics, household hazardous waste, textiles, separated recyclables, glass bottles, food scraps and cooking oil.
Proof of a city address may be requested at the gate, the electronics and hazardous waste area is closed on Wednesday, household electronics are capped at ten large items per drop-off and carry no commercial drop-off, tires are capped at ten passenger or light truck tires for a household, brick, concrete, dirt and rock are limited to small daily amounts per household, commercial hazardous waste is refused, and payment is by card, digital wallet, cash or check.
Trash and recycling drop-off Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Household hazardous waste and electronics open six days, closed Wednesday, with Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting at 7 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday running from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
From $39 for the minimum charge on a bulk or unbagged residential load, with mixed waste at $98 per ton, bagged trash at $21 for one to five bags or $28 for six to ten bags, $17 each for a dresser, desk, sleep sofa, sofa, love seat, recliner, chair, dining room table, carpet or pad, or a mattress and box spring, $15 each for an appliance needing refrigerant or capacitor removal, $14 each for up to ten passenger tires, $11 for a small single item, and $109 per ton with a $49 minimum for brick, concrete, dirt and rock. Residential loads at the county station, which the city directs its residents to with proof of a city address, while the published residential schedule is written for county households.
County landfill complex with a second hazardous waste and electronics site
I-95 Landfill Complex
9850 Furnace Road, Lorton, VA 22079
Household hazardous waste and household electronics on the two days it opens, plus separated recyclables, used motor oil, antifreeze, batteries and rechargeable batteries, metals, cooking oil and food scraps on the household side.
The household hazardous waste and electronics area opens only on Wednesday and Saturday, and it is closed the rest of the week, so plan the trip around those two days.
Household hazardous waste and electronics Wednesday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
No charge. Household hazardous waste and household electronics from residents, which the city hazardous waste page names as the second site for city residents, while other loads follow the county residential fee schedule.
Fruit and vegetable scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds and filters, meat and bones, seafood and shellfish, bread, pasta and grains, leftovers and spoiled food, dairy, tea bags with the staples removed, food soiled paper, certified compostable bags and products, and paper bags and plates without a plastic coating.
Only people who live or work in the City of Fairfax may drop food scraps, everything has to arrive in an approved certified compostable bag with no plastic bags, and twist ties, plastic bags, oil or shortening, foam and recyclables stay out. The center sits on the west side of City Hall next to the community garden, and free compostable bags and caddies are handed out while supplies last.
Open 24 hours every day
No charge. Food scraps from people who live or work in the City of Fairfax, dropped at the city composting center rather than put in the trash cart.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Does the city pick up a couch from the curb in Fairfax?+
Yes. A couch is named on the city list of items too large for a waste container, and it is collected from behind the curb on your regular collection day with the crane truck. Set it out no more than 24 hours before that day and keep it clear of parked vehicles, low hanging limbs, power lines and fire hydrants. The refuse and recycling line at 703-385-7837 answers address specific questions.Official guidance
Will the city take a mattress from the curb in Fairfax?+
A mattress and box spring are handled as a large item because neither fits a city cart, so they are set out behind the curb no more than 24 hours before your collection day with the other bulky material. Mattresses are not listed by name on the city item lists, so the refuse and recycling line at 703-385-7837 is the place to confirm the route for your address. A self-hauled mattress and box spring is a priced piece at the county transfer station on West Ox Road.Official guidance
Can the city take a refrigerator or an air conditioner?+
Yes. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, stoves, water heaters and microwaves are all named on the city list of appliances too large for a waste container, and they are collected from behind the curb on your regular collection day. Remove the doors before the unit goes out, and empty and defrost anything with a freezer compartment. If you haul the unit to the county transfer station instead, an appliance that needs refrigerant or capacitor removal is a priced item there.Official guidance
Where do Fairfax televisions and computers go?+
To the county e-cycling station at the I-66 Transfer Station, 4618 West Ox Road, where household electronics are taken without charge. The list covers televisions, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, hard drives, keyboards, mice, cables, phones, cameras, gaming devices, VCRs, audio equipment and solar panels. Take the batteries out, wipe personal data first, stay within ten large items for one household drop-off, and check the hours before the trip because the electronics area is closed on Wednesday. The station answers on 703-631-1179.Official guidance
Are Fairfax bulky item pickups charged per item?+
The city curbside program is funded through the annual tax assessment rather than a per set-out bill, so a couch, a mattress, an appliance or a pile of household material set out on your collection day is not invoiced as a separate item. A load you take to the Fairfax County drop-off centers yourself is priced there, with a minimum charge on bulk waste, per bag rates for bagged trash, and flat per piece charges for furniture, mattresses, small items and appliances needing refrigerant removal. Dropcurb prices a booking separately and shows your total before you pay.Official guidance
Do apartments and condos get city trash collection?+
The city collects from single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes, which receive the service through the annual tax assessment with no call-in. Multifamily buildings and commercial properties contract directly with private haulers, so a resident of an apartment or condominium asks the building management which company handles the property and what it takes, and can still use the county drop-off centers for electronics, hazardous waste and a self-hauled load.Official guidance
What are the drop-off center hours in Fairfax?+
Trash and recycling drop-off at the I-66 Transfer Station runs Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The household hazardous waste and electronics area opens six days and is closed on Wednesday, with Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The I-95 Landfill Complex in Lorton takes hazardous waste and electronics on Wednesday and Saturday only, and the site answers on 703-631-1179.Official guidance
