The City of Fairfax is committed to providing excellent solid waste management services and aims to minimize the amount of waste being sent to the landfill through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery.  

Know Before You Throw:

Download the Solid Waste Service Guide for detailed information on all curbside collection services. The Solid Waste Service Guide is available in multiple languages: 

• Spanish | Guía de servicios de residuos sólidos 
• Korean | 고형 폐기물 서비스 가이드
• Vietnamese | Hướng Dẫn Dịch Vụ Xử Lý Chất Thải Rắn
• Arabic | دلیل خدمات النفایات الصلبة
• Farsi | راھنمای خدمات زبالھ جامد
• Mandarin | 费尔法克斯市 固体废物服务指南  

Solid Waste Management Plan

The City of Fairfax completed the 5-year update to the Solid Waste Management Plan in 2021. The plan outlines how the City will manage solid waste and recycling, generated by businesses and residents in the City of Fairfax, over the next twenty years. The update was completed in compliance with Title 10.1, Chapter 14 of the Code of Virginia, entitled The Virginia Waste Management Act, which requires that all localities be part of an active and updated solid waste management plan and provide an updated solid waste management plan every 5 years. 

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