Environmental Reminders

	Trash pick-up reminders
	Trash should be properly secured in covered trash containers or in heavy, dark, plastic bags, and placed at the designated curb site for pick-up on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
	Trash cans and bags may be placed outdoors no earlier than 6:00 P.M. on Monday and Thursday nights and no later than 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
	Under NO circumstances may white trash bags be used.
	Segregate trash from recyclables on the Tuesday morning pick-ups.
	When you plan to be out of town, ask a neighbor to set out your trash on the designated day of a pick-up.
	American will pickup large items (furniture, stoves, refrigerators, etc.) at no charge. Call American Disposal Services at (703)368-0500 to schedule pickup.
	American Disposal Services provides service on all holidays that fall on a regularly scheduled pick-up day, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. (Trash/recyclables will be removed the next scheduled pick-up day on these dates.)

	Recycling reminders
	Recyclables should be placed at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before a pick-up and no later than 7:00 a.m. Tuesday mornings.
	American Disposal Services accepts newspaper, computer paper, colored paper, magazines, phone books, cracker and cereal boxes, catalogs, junk mail, envelopes (with or without windows), flattened cardboard, glass, metal, aluminum cans and plastic. Do not include paper plates or napkins, hardback books, wax paper, or pizza boxes.
	Bundle newspapers and magazines in paper grocery bags or tie with heavy twine. (Glossy coupons, brochures, and ads are recyclable and can be included with the newspapers.)
	Cardboard too large for the recycling bin can be taken to these recycling centers: I-66 Citizens' Recycling and Disposal Facility, 4618 West Ox Road, Fairfax or City of Fairfax Recycling Center, 3410 Pickett Road, Fairfax.
	Glass and metal food and beverage containers,and plastic bottles and jugs where the neck is narrower than the base can be co-mingled. (Remove caps, rinse, and place in recycling bins.) The number on the plastic does not matter! Do not include plastic containers other than bottles and jugs. Do not include items with food residue.
	Recycling bins must be removed from the curb as soon as possible.
	The Fairfax County Curbside Recycling Chart (PDF) with detailed photographs of what can and cannot be placed at the curb can be viewed by clicking on the image below. However, grass, leaves, brush, and mulch CANNOT be placed at the curb in Kings Park West.

	Although the County requires the recycling of yard waste, because Kings Park West is comprised primarily of common areas, our community is exempt from this law. PWCA urges residents to self-manage small yard debris by recycling it in their own back yards through composting and grass cycling (leaving grass clippings on the lawn).
	The Environmental Committee urges residents not to dispose of large debris in wooded common areas. The excess debris clutters these areas and suffocates the plants that grow there naturally. To dispose of large branches, tree stumps and dead shrubbery, cut to manageable length, bundle with string and set out on the curb for American Disposal Services to pick up on Tuesday and Friday mornings.

	General reminders
	Trash cans/bags or recycle bins should not be stored in the front of homes.
	Failure to adhere to these regulations can result in a fine of up to $50 per incident.

AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES - (703) 368-0500.

Robert Rirchie Environmental Committee Chair

Park West Community Association
c/o Capitol Property Management
3914 Centreville Road, Suite 300
Chantilly, VA 20151
pwca@parkwestcommunity.org