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What Happens When We Recycle? RECYCLING
GUIDE
The bottles, cans, paper and cardboard
collected for recycling are taken to For more information about
facilities to be processed and sold to Loudoun County recycling programs
manufacturers who will use the material to
make new bottles, cans, paper products, and other recycling opportunities,
textiles and much more. please call us at 703-771-5500
or visit loudoun.gov/recycle.
Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
September 2020
loudoun.gov/hhw

Loudoun County offers several residential
hazardous waste collection events
throughout the year for items such
as household chemicals, single use
or rechargeable batteries, gasoline,
automotive fluids and fluorescent
light bulbs.

loudoun.gov/bhwp

Two business hazardous waste collection
events are offered at the county Landfill;
preregistration is required.

ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING  NOT ACCEPTED FOR RECYCLING RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTERS

Loudoun County, in partnership with local Any item not listed in the Accepted For Find your closest recycling center at
curbside recycling service providers, offers Recycling section should not be included with loudoun.gov/recycle
the following guidance on what to recycle and curbside recycling, and here are some specific There are eight public recycling centers that
how to do it correctly. The full range of what items that are absolutely not accepted: accept typical household quantities of bottles,
is accepted for recycling may vary among jugs, jars, cardboard and paper available to all
service providers, but the information in this  Food / Food Waste county residents and businesses free of charge.
brochure includes the majority of what is actually  Plastic Bags of any type
recyclable through local programs.  Any plastic item that is not a bottle, jug, or jar • Refer to the Accepted for Recycling section
 Styrofoam for acceptable materials.
If an item is not listed here, assume it is not  Pesticide / Herbicide Containers
accepted for curbside recycling. Contact your  Pool Chemical Containers • Help keep these facilities clean by not
service provider before placing unlisted items  Hazardous Material Containers leaving any items on the ground, not
into your recycling container.  Motor Oil / Antifreeze Containers overfilling the collection containers and not
 Pressurized Tanks depositing items that are not accepted.
 Cardboard  Batteries, Electronics, Light Bulbs
 Paper Boxes (cereal boxes, etc.)  Diapers, Clothing, Textiles • If all containers are full, please take your
 Aluminum Cans  Pizza Boxes, Napkins, Tissues, Paper Towels recyclables with you and either return at
 Steel Cans, Tin Cans  Paper Plates another time or find another center.
 Disposable Aluminum Pans  Shredded Paper
 Plastic Bottles, Jugs & Jars  Twine, String, Wire, Cables, Cords, Hoses • Collection schedules are posted at each
 Newspaper, Magazines, Catalogs  Medical Waste, Syringes, Needles location to help you plan your next visit.
 Office Paper  Rubber Hoses, Latex Gloves, Face Masks
 Mail  Scrap Metal LANDFILL RECYCLING SERVICES
 Paper Bags
 Books (remove and discard hard cover) GLASS BOTTLE AND JAR RECYCLING Learn more at loudoun.gov/landfill
 Glass Bottles and Jars (county residents Materials Accepted:
A separate collection program for glass bottles
only; town residents should check with and jars is being established at Loudoun County • Bottles, Cans, Jugs, Jars, Paper, Cardboard
their town office) Recycling Centers. Look for the purple recycling • Motor Oil, Antifreeze, Oil Filters
 Yard Waste (set out separately) bin and follow the instructions for how to recycle • Automotive Batteries
glass bottles and jars. • Tires,* Scrap Metal,* Propane Tanks*
Plastic bottles, Cardboard and • Refrigerated Appliances*
jugs and jars only paper Currently glass collected through curbside • Latex Paint,* Yard Waste*
recycling programs is used as aggregate for
Aluminum cans Steel cans landfill road construction, cover material for (*Fees Apply)
landfilled waste or the glass is simply
disposed of as waste. RECYCLE RESPONSIBLY

Companies that provide curbside recycling • Bottles, cans, jugs and jars must be empty
service within the county’s jurisdiction (i.e. not and rinsed clean.
the towns) are still required to collect glass
bottles and jars for recycling. • Place recyclables loosely in recycling bin.
• Do not use plastic bags for recycling.
• Do not use cardboard boxes to hold

other recyclables.
• Cardboard boxes must be empty and flattened.
• Keep bin covered.