Recycling Bins
The
town provides one free blue plastic bin to each household and
businesses (only those who receive curbside trash service). Place
co-mingled recyclables at the curb for pickup. Bins should remain in
the house if the resident moves. Additional bins may be purchased for
$6 at the Leesburg Government Center, 25 W. Market St., 8:30-5:00. The
town will replace damaged bins at no charge.
Special Collections
- Brush
- The towns Street Division provides free collection of brush (branches
up to 6" in diameter by 6' in lengh) on Tuesday and Wednesdays. Brush
must be placed at the curb by Monday evening. No call is necessary. For
additional information call 703-737-7073.
- Appliances
and Furniture are collected on Fridays by request, no charge. Please
email us at trash@leesburgva.gov or call 703-771-2790, leaving your
address, the item for special pickup, your name and phone number.
Special EPA rules for any appliance containing freon: Before the
appliance can be collected the freon must be removed by a certified
technician who will place a sticker on the appliance stating that it is
freon-free.
Recycling Do's & Don’ts
Newspapers & Magazines
Do's: Tie in bundles or put in paper grocery bags or recycling bin. Glossy inserts may be included.
Don'ts: No phone books or thick catalogs.
Glass Bottles & Jars
Do's: Include green, brown & clear glass. Remove caps and rinse. Leave labels on.
Don'ts: No broken glass, light bulbs, window glass, mirrors or drinking glasses.
Aluminum & Steel Cans
Do's: Rinse. Can be crushed.
Don'ts: No aluminum foil, spray cans or scrap metal.
Plastic Bottles & Containers
Do's: Include only No. 1 & No. 2 plastics. Remove caps & rinse. Crush to conserve space.
Don'ts: No oil containers, toys, styrofoam, margarine tubs, flower pots, plastic wrap or plastic bags.
Cardboard
Do's:
Includes paperboard, cereal boxes, shoe boxes. Can include paper
packing material, placed inside one of the boxes. All other boxes must
be broken down.
Don'ts: NO STYROFOAM or NON-PAPER packing material. No packing material or wax-lined boxes.
Grass & Yard Waste
Do's:
Include grass, weeds, leaves, prunings and small twigs. Place in
biodegradable paper lawn bags (sold at grocery and home supply stores)
or place loose in trash cans. Trash cans MUST have a sticker on them in
order to be collected. (Please contact trash@leesburgva.gov or
703-771-2790 to request stickers.) See Special Collections for pickup
of large branches (brush).
Don'ts:
No yard waste in trash cans without a sticker. No yardwaste in plastic
bags or cardboard boxes. Do not mix with household trash or
recyclables. No sod, rocks or dirt.
Recycling Drop off Centers
Recycle
phonebooks, newspaper, cardboard, white office paper, glass, cans, and
plastics anytime at one of the towns three drop off centers:
- Food Lion parking lot, 720 South King Street *
- Wal-Mart parking lot, Edwards Ferry Rd & Route 15 Bypass *
- County Landfill, 20939 Evergreen Mills Road (Rt.621) 703-771-5500
* Accepts phonebooks only during June and July
CSI, 703-444-3181
Town of Leesburg, trash@leesburgva.gov or
703-771-2790
Virginia Relay Service, 711
For
more information on recycling or for disposal of hazardous waste in
Loudoun County please contact the Office of Solid Waste Management at
703-777-0187 or http://www.loudoun.gov/oswm. |
