Yard
Waste Collection Changes Coming in March, 2017
American
Disposal Services, our trash collection contractor, has given us early
notification of an upcoming change taking effect March 1, 2017 regarding the
collection process for yard waste removal. Material placed in plastic bags will
be rejected at the local yard waste composting facilities. ADC has been
informed that plastic bags of any kind require additional processing and render
the finished compost less attractive. Therefore ADC is modifying its current
collection policy to avoid additional costs that would be necessary if we accept
material in plastic bags.
ADC will
accept yard Waste material in compostable paper yard waste bags or personal containers
clearly marked “Yard Debris Material”. These paper yard waste bags can be found
at local grocery stores, hardware stores, and through on-line retailers.
Beginning March 1, 2017, ADC will no longer be accepting yard waste material in
plastic bags.
We will
remind you of this change as we get closer to the effective date but wanted to
give you a heads up now. For more
information, please see ADC’s notice in the Documents tab, ADS's website at https://www.americandisposal.com/blog/focus-on-yard-waste and Fairfax County’s website at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/recycling/yardwaste.htm