A new sanitary district may soon form in Reston, allowing several properties to get trash and recycling services from Fairfax County instead of private haulers.
Last week, the county’s Board of Supervisors authorized a Nov. 9 public hearing for a petition to add 51 Hunter Mill District homes to its solid waste collection program.
According to a data sheet, 46 property owners in the residential neighborhood between Lawyers Road, Steeplechase Drive and Fox Mill Road signed a petition to get trash, recycling and vacuum leaf collection services from the county. No property owners were opposed, but five didn’t respond or couldn’t be contacted.
Per state law, residents can petition the county to receive trash collection services. There are currently 88 sanitary districts, including three in the Hunter Mill District, according to Sharon North, a spokesperson for the county’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.
“The current fee is $555/year,” North wrote in a statement. “It includes trash, recycling, yard waste collection as well as collection of bulky items, e.g., furniture, electronic waste, brush, white goods, and metal scrap.”
The county currently provides similar services for roughly 45,000 homes.
At its meeting on Sept. 24, the Board of Supervisors also scheduled public hearings for the creation of a new sanitary area in the Braddock District and the addition of one property to the Willow Run Area 2 district in Annandale.
If the petitions are all approved, as recommended by county staff, residents would start getting services on Jan. 1, 2025.
DPWES is in the midst of reviewing its solid waste management practices, closing a public survey on potential strategies for diverting most trash away from landfills on Monday (Sept. 30).
