Recycling bin just for glass now at the Mason Government Center
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| The new glass recycling bin at the Mason Government Center. |
A purple glass-only recycling bin has been installed at the Mason Government Center parking lot, at 6507 Columbia Pike.
Fairfax County encourages people to put used glass bottles and jars in special purple bins, rather than mix them up with other recyclables in curbside bins. Glass in regular bins often breaks and is harder to sort.
In addition to the bin at the Mason Government Center, there are purple bins just for recycled glass at the Springfield Government Center, Mount Vernon Government Center, I-66 Transfer Station in Fairfax, Fairfax County Recycling and Disposal Center in Lorton, and other locations.
Glass deposited in the purple bins should be rinsed. Any color glass bottle or jar is allowed. Broken glass should be put in a rigid container. Plastic bags, bulbs, windows, ceramics, porcelain, mirrors, Pyrex, and glass sheets should not be put in the bins.
Recycled glass will be crushed and used in construction projects, such as sewer and road repairs.
Thank you for providing bins in more areas! I am glad to hear that the county will be able to make use of the glass in construction, instead of adding to a landfill.
Yay! š
A couple of decades ago, when I was living in a local apartment and had no access to neighborhood recycling, I would pack all my stuff into my car and place it in the recycling bins at the Little River ABC store. It was a nuisance, but well worth the effort to me.
I've been quite happy with the private recycling companies that my HOA has contracted, but ever since a friend of mine who lives in Arlington told me that they stopped recycling glass entirely, I've been worried that might happen here.
I'll definitely take my recycling to Mason if I have to, but I know that a majority of my neighbors–some of whom STILL can't differentiate trash vs. recycling–won't. We need to keep going on reducing, reusing, and recycling as much as possible. Hold fast, Fairfax!
–kda