City of Fairfax, VA
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Fairfax City residents may use the Fairfax County Waste and Recycling Drop-Off Centers to dispose of refuse and recycling, household hazardous waste, electronics, glass, compost, and more. Proof of City of Fairfax residency may be required. Acceptable proof is a drivers license, state ID card, property tax bill or utility bill.
•I-66 Transfer Station
4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-631-1179, TTY: 711
• I-95 Landfill
9850 Furnace Road, Lorton, VA 22079
703-690-1703, TTY: 711
For additional information — including the status of services, facility maps, telephone numbers of interest, and more — please visit the Fairfax County Recycling and Trash Locations and Hours page.
Please note: in 2020, the city permanently closed the Pickett Road Recycling Center.
Glass-only Recycling Drop-off Locations
City residents can use any of the Purple Can Club glass-only drop-off containers in the region (see map below). The City of Fairfax has a purple glass-only drop off container at 10700 Page Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22030. Visible from Judicial Drive, the container is across the street from the Page Avenue Post Office, in the Burkeholder Administrative Building parking lot. There are currently over 40 glass drop off containers that residents are encouraged to use.
The drop-off centers are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Glass jars and bottles must be clean. Labels and lids are accepted in the bins.
Map of Glass-only Recycling Drop-off Centers: