Tips for a Successful Clean-up - Arlingtonva
Tips for a Successful 2016 Neighborhood Clean-up Event: Suggestions:
Make sure all your neighbors are informed about the Clean-up day (Flyers, email, newsletter, word of mouth). Does anyone need assistance in disposing of their items? Any elderly person who could use help? Involve volunteers to assist in cleaning specific areas (along storm drains, after county crews collect brush, etc), and helping those in need. Make it a community effort. You may want to ask a local retailer or church congregation to donate T-shirts for your volunteers. They might also donate some snacks and granola bars. On the day of the event, make sure everyone of your volunteers has gloves, safety vests, enough water, and clear instructions what to do. Maybe you want to take pictures of the volunteers in action that we can use in future flyers. Those volunteers are your responsibility. Tell your neighbors to donate items in good conditions to their favorite non-profit or church groups.
Let us know:
The day of the Clean-up is May 21Th. Changing dates might interfere with other planned events by this office. We hope that this date is good for your civic association. Will you be able to help us distributing the flyers? Do you need trash bags (we can provide up to two boxes)? Need help to pay for gloves and protection vests? We can reimburse you up to $100. Only those residential households serviced by the County’s trash service will be included. Apartments and condominiums are not included. Any questions?
Resources Brush Collection
NO Brush Collection at the Clean-up Day: Collection take place on the same date of your trash collection. Homeowners must schedule and follow disposal instructions: Unbundled brush (clippings and tree trimmings) is collected and recycled into wood mulch. Large quantities of brush resulting from the removal of multiple trees or land clearing will not be collected and is the homeowner's responsibility to arrange for disposal. Collection can be scheduled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For large tree trunks, limbs or shrubs, Ctrl+click here: request a brush pickup or call 703228-6570. * Prepare brush for pickup Brush (logs) must be less than 18" in diameter and less than 10' long. Place brush curbside or in the street, not in the yard. Large amounts should be stacked parallel to the curb. There must be an overhead clearance of approximately 25 feet. Do not mix lumber or other trash with the brush. Do not put brush under low hanging power lines or tree limbs.
Do not place brush by parked cars - the truck needs at least 10 feet clearance from cars to avoid possible damage.
Do not stack brush against fences, walls, or buildings.
NEW! – NEW! – NEW! Spring yard waste began March 14. ** The County Board approved year-round yard waste collection services to begin in April 2016. Yard waste collection will occur on your regular trash day. ** CTRL+ Click here: Learn how to properly prepare your yard waste for collection.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection:
No Hazardous waste collection at the Neighborhood Clean-up event. This includes household paint, motor oil, computer monitors, car batteries, nor tires at all. Call 703-228-6832 for more information, or read the following instructions: Get rid of your unwanted paint products (25 can limit), flammable solvents, automotive fluids, garden chemicals, household cleaners, and many other flammable, poisonous or corrosive household products. We provide environmentally safe disposal for your hazardous materials. This collection is open to Arlington residents only. Commercial or business wastes will not be accepted. For further information, call the County HHM Program at 703-228-6832. The Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling (E-CARE) is an event where Arlington residents can safely dispose of household hazardous materials, or recycle bikes, small metal items, electronic equipment, shoes, eyeglasses, and durable medical equipment. New this year! Exchange your old CFL lightbulb for a new LED bulb (one per household) with AIRE (Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy). While supplies last. DATE:
Saturday, April 16, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 125 S. Old Glebe Rd. One block east of Glebe Rd. and one block south of Rt. 50. (703) 228-5900. The entrance will be marked.
Electronics: No TVs, computer monitors collection at the Neighborhood Clean-up event. Electronics often contain toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury, which are typically found in cathode-ray tube (CRT) TVs and monitors, printed circuit boards, batteries, relays and switches. Also, capacitors in some types of older and larger equipment may contain polychlorinated biphenyls . Disposal Options
Drop off at the Electronics Collection and Recycling Center: CRT TVs are accepted for a $20 recycling fee, and CRT computer monitors are accepted for a $15 recycling fee, both due at the time of your drop-off. All other electronics are accepted free of charge. Reduce and reuse by donating to charity and community organizations. Use curbside pickup for residential customers.
Schedule a Pickup Schedule an electronics pickup online or call 703-228-6570 (after hours, select option 2). Requests made the same day of your trash collection must be received by 6:30 a.m. to be processed that day. A $20 pickup fee for CRT televisions and/or a $15 fee for CRT computer monitors will be added to your quarterly utility bill.
Click here to find how to dispose other items: Look Up Your Item
Make sure all your neighbors are informed about the Clean-up day (Flyers, email, newsletter, word of mouth). Does anyone need assistance in disposing of their items? Any elderly person who could use help? Involve volunteers to assist in cleaning specific areas (along storm drains, after county crews collect brush, etc), and helping those in need. Make it a community effort. You may want to ask a local retailer or church congregation to donate T-shirts for your volunteers. They might also donate some snacks and granola bars. On the day of the event, make sure everyone of your volunteers has gloves, safety vests, enough water, and clear instructions what to do. Maybe you want to take pictures of the volunteers in action that we can use in future flyers. Those volunteers are your responsibility. Tell your neighbors to donate items in good conditions to their favorite non-profit or church groups.
Let us know:
The day of the Clean-up is May 21Th. Changing dates might interfere with other planned events by this office. We hope that this date is good for your civic association. Will you be able to help us distributing the flyers? Do you need trash bags (we can provide up to two boxes)? Need help to pay for gloves and protection vests? We can reimburse you up to $100. Only those residential households serviced by the County’s trash service will be included. Apartments and condominiums are not included. Any questions?
Resources Brush Collection
NO Brush Collection at the Clean-up Day: Collection take place on the same date of your trash collection. Homeowners must schedule and follow disposal instructions: Unbundled brush (clippings and tree trimmings) is collected and recycled into wood mulch. Large quantities of brush resulting from the removal of multiple trees or land clearing will not be collected and is the homeowner's responsibility to arrange for disposal. Collection can be scheduled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For large tree trunks, limbs or shrubs, Ctrl+click here: request a brush pickup or call 703228-6570. * Prepare brush for pickup Brush (logs) must be less than 18" in diameter and less than 10' long. Place brush curbside or in the street, not in the yard. Large amounts should be stacked parallel to the curb. There must be an overhead clearance of approximately 25 feet. Do not mix lumber or other trash with the brush. Do not put brush under low hanging power lines or tree limbs.
Do not place brush by parked cars - the truck needs at least 10 feet clearance from cars to avoid possible damage.
Do not stack brush against fences, walls, or buildings.
NEW! – NEW! – NEW! Spring yard waste began March 14. ** The County Board approved year-round yard waste collection services to begin in April 2016. Yard waste collection will occur on your regular trash day. ** CTRL+ Click here: Learn how to properly prepare your yard waste for collection.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection:
No Hazardous waste collection at the Neighborhood Clean-up event. This includes household paint, motor oil, computer monitors, car batteries, nor tires at all. Call 703-228-6832 for more information, or read the following instructions: Get rid of your unwanted paint products (25 can limit), flammable solvents, automotive fluids, garden chemicals, household cleaners, and many other flammable, poisonous or corrosive household products. We provide environmentally safe disposal for your hazardous materials. This collection is open to Arlington residents only. Commercial or business wastes will not be accepted. For further information, call the County HHM Program at 703-228-6832. The Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling (E-CARE) is an event where Arlington residents can safely dispose of household hazardous materials, or recycle bikes, small metal items, electronic equipment, shoes, eyeglasses, and durable medical equipment. New this year! Exchange your old CFL lightbulb for a new LED bulb (one per household) with AIRE (Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy). While supplies last. DATE:
Saturday, April 16, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
LOCATION: Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 125 S. Old Glebe Rd. One block east of Glebe Rd. and one block south of Rt. 50. (703) 228-5900. The entrance will be marked.
Electronics: No TVs, computer monitors collection at the Neighborhood Clean-up event. Electronics often contain toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury, which are typically found in cathode-ray tube (CRT) TVs and monitors, printed circuit boards, batteries, relays and switches. Also, capacitors in some types of older and larger equipment may contain polychlorinated biphenyls . Disposal Options
Drop off at the Electronics Collection and Recycling Center: CRT TVs are accepted for a $20 recycling fee, and CRT computer monitors are accepted for a $15 recycling fee, both due at the time of your drop-off. All other electronics are accepted free of charge. Reduce and reuse by donating to charity and community organizations. Use curbside pickup for residential customers.
Schedule a Pickup Schedule an electronics pickup online or call 703-228-6570 (after hours, select option 2). Requests made the same day of your trash collection must be received by 6:30 a.m. to be processed that day. A $20 pickup fee for CRT televisions and/or a $15 fee for CRT computer monitors will be added to your quarterly utility bill.
Click here to find how to dispose other items: Look Up Your Item
