A Fairfax County pilot program that aims to make it convenient for residents to recycle textiles is expanding. In January, the Northern Virginia suburb launched the program with the company Helpsy. The first drop-off location at the Interstate 66 Transfer Station in Fairfax yielded positive results, prompting the county to expand from two bins to six, and from pickup once a week to twice a week.
Now, the county has added the blue bins at the I-95 Landfill Complex in Lorton, making it more accessible in the southern portion of the county. 鈥淩esidents have always looked for different ways to recycle hard-to-dispose-of items, one of which is clothing or textiles,鈥� said Catie Torgersen, who leads the sustainability branch of Fairfax County鈥檚 Solid 91仓库 Management Program.
Through the program, residents can bring any type of textile that is clean and dry. It can be ripped, Torgersen said, and includes clothing, bed linens, towels, bags, luggage, shoes and other accessories. Fabric scraps are accepted too, as long as they鈥檙e bagged and labeled, Torgersen said. The recycled items at the I-95 Landfill Complex get picked up weekly.