Trash cans and bags must not weigh more than 50 pounds when full. 

   container glass

   metal food and beverage containers

   plastic bottles and jugs

   cardboard and mixed paper, including but not limited to corrugated
     cardboard (that must be flattened), magazines, newspaper, office  

     paper, and miscellaneous paper products.

Items that WILL NOT be picked up by trash collectors:  dirt, construction debris, concrete, drywall, ceiling or floor tiles, oversized brush (more than six feet by six inches), any kind of glass material, animal waste, anything containing gas or oil, paint, paint cans (even empty), tires, propane, helium or air tanks, hazardous waste, furniture, bicycles, and anything oversized that qualifies for bulk removal.

BULK TRASH

Household items too large for regular trash pickup must be scheduled with Fairfax County's automated bulk pickup scheduling number, at 703-802-3322, or you may schedule a pickup online.  Once the system has provided you with your scheduled pickup date, you should place your item(s) out no earlier than Tuesday evening before that date. 

Effective August 2005, households are limited to four collections per year.  Special collection items should be placed within 6 feet of the curb (in a straight line) and separated from regular trash.  Acceptable bulk items include furniture, mattresses, carpet and lumber.  Bulk collection is limited to 6 cubic yards (6 feet x 6 feet x six feet).  Excess amounts may require scheduling pickup through the Megabulk program.

If you observe materials being dumped in Loft Ridge by contractors or homeowners, call 703-802-3322, TTY 711 and report it.  Also email or call management at 703-803-9641 to have it removed.  (Remember -- our dues pay for removal of improperly disposed trash, so please report these violations so we can attempt to recover the cost.)

MEGABULK               

    If you have more than four special collections a year or the amount of debris is larger than 6 cubic yards, use the Megabulk Program.  The Fairfax County fee is $5 per cubic yard and $10 for logs/wood over six inches.  A Fairfax County representative will visit your home and provide an estimate (they will never ask for cash -- payment is accepted by credit card or check.)  For more information about Megabulk, call 703-802-3322.

RECYCLING

Recyclables should be placed in the blue recycle bins and placed separately from the regular trash.  If you are in need of a recycling bin, contact the County at 703-802-3322 and they will deliver your new bin during the next trash/recycling pick up day (Wednesday). To help in keep track of your bin, consider adding your house number to your bin in paint or permanent marker.

What items to recycle:  paperboard (cereal, shoe, tissue boxes), boxes (must be broken down), newspapers, magazines, phone books, junk mail, flattened cardboard (no pizza boxes), paper, plastic bottles (with necks smaller than the rest of the container), glass bottles, aluminum and steel cans.  Paper should be put in paper grocery bags or in the recycle bin.

Preparing recyclables:  Rinse containers, remove and throw away lids and caps.  Do not mix plastic, metal and glass containers with paper and cardboard items.  Cardboard that does not fit in your recycling bin must be flattened and placed next to the bin or the recycler people may not take it!  Window glass is not accepted.  PLEASE SECURE ALL RECYCLE ITEMS SO THEY CANNOT BE BLOWN LOOSE!!! 

What yard debris not to include:  poisonous plants, dirt, rocks, stones, concrete, sand, logs, large branches, insect nests or hives.  Do not put out bags or yard debris weighing more than 50 pounds, and do not mix lumber with brush (lumber cannot be ground into mulch.)