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Everything You Need to Know About Recycling in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax
Last week we hosted the Jurisdictional Recycling Webinar where we covered best practices and what the multifamily housing industry should know about recycling. County officials from Arlington County, Alexandria County, and Fairfax County spoke about the rules and guidelines in each of their jurisdictions. Learn more below to find out what you need to know in your jurisdiction.
Alexandria City
- All apartment and multi-family properties are required to recycle
- Materials to be recycled: mixed paper, cardboard, food and beverage containers (plastic, aluminum or metal)
- Businesses, apartment buildings and condominiums generate two-thirds of all trash and recycling in the City of Alexandria. To help achieve the City's goal of a 50 percent recycling rate, requires business and multi-family property owners to submit a Recycling Implementation Form (RIP form) every two years. For additional information on the program requirements, please see Recycling Implementation Plan Brochure.
- Notifications for the annual Recycling Implementation Plan (RIP form) process will be mailed out on December 1, 2020. This year the City will use its new APEX permitting system to review all RIP forms submitted. Please visit the City's Permitspage and click on " Get Started With APEX".
- Additional Resources:
Arlington County
- All apartments and multifamily dwellings are required to recycle and to have a current Trash and with the Solid Waste Bureau.
- Each multifamily dwelling is required to submit and maintain an up-to-date Trash and Recycling Plan
- Visit retrac.com/registration/arlington-county to access your Re-TRAC account and update and/or complete your yearly plan.
- Materials to be recycled: aluminum and metal cans, cardboard, metal household items (large household appliances, bicycles, cabinets, doors, grills, iron furniture, etc.),
- Conducts an annual inspection; a Microsoft Office form is sent annually to all property managers
- Annual Inspections includes, among others:
- Sanitary and serviceable compactors/dumpsters/wheeled carts
- Annual and posted education
- New tenant and new hire education
- Colocation of trash and recycling bins
- Recycling Inspection Checklist
- The annual fee will be mailed and is based on the number of units
- Education Materials:
- County services:
- Compost drop-off
- Glass drop off
- E-CARE program
- Additional Resources:
- Permitted Hauler List
- Recycling Drop-Off Centers – Drop-off centers have multiple containers for disposal. Please separate and deposit materials as directed.
Fairfax County
- Owners of multi-family dwelling units must provide a recycling system for residents to source-separate cardboard and mixed paper, metal food and beverage containers, plastic bottles and jugs, and scrap metal.
- Property Managers are responsible for the following:
- Waste and recycling systems must be of sufficient capacity.
- Any refuse container with a capacity of 2 cubic yards or greater must be accompanied by one or more recycling collection containers with a volume equal or greater than 25% of the refuse container.
- Recyclables collection containers must be clearly labeled.
- All tenants must be notified about recycling program requirements.
- Keep the area around collection containers free from litter.
- Posters are available
- Additional Resources:
