Recycling Other Items
Textile Recycling
The Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division offers an opportunity to recycle textiles and clothing and paired shoes that cannot be reused. Please continue to donate any usable clothing and shoes to local thrift shops and charities. You can also drop off usable clothing and shoes at the large bins sponsored by various organizations located around the county.
County textile bins are at the following locations:
• Prince William County Landfill - 14811 Dumfries Road, Manassas
• Prince William County Compost Facility - 13000 Balls Ford Road, Manassas
The County accepts all typs of clothing, linens, drapes/curtains, handbags, belts and paired shoes. Do not inclue wet or mildewed materials, carpets and rugs or rubber.
Electronics Recycling
Residents can recycle electronics through the County or a private firm.
Battery Recycling
You can drop off all household, recyclable and car batteries at the County Landfill and the Compost Facility. Please place the household and recyclable batteries in a plastic bag or place tape on the terminals (ends) of the batteries to prevent the batteries from short circuiting and possibly resulting in a fire.
Residents can also drop off nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium ion (Li-ion), small sealed lead (Pb) batteries and cell phones at retail locations throughout the community. The collection program is sponsored by Call2Recycle. Collection containers can be found at retailers such as Home Depot, Lowes, Radio Shack, Staples, Sears and Best Buy.
Cell Phones
The Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public Works have teamed up to collected unwanted cell phones. The cell phones are then reused as emergency phones for citizens in need. There is no charge to receive an emergency phone.
You can drop off cell phones at the Judicial Center, Chinn Library, Potomac Library, Bull Run Library, Central Library, McCoart Administrative Building, Development Services Building and the Ferlazzo Government Center.
Please be careful to place only cell phones in the collection barrel to keep it free of litter and debris.
The phones are collected by Secure the Call, a non-profit national coalition dedicated to providing phones to people in need. Phones are refurbished for 911 emergency calls only. Volunteers wipe the phones clear of the previous owner’s information. The phones are then cleaned, charged, tested and packaged for distribution to those in need. For more information about their program, please visit
http://www.securethecall.org/.
Scrap Metal
You can drop off metal items such as appliances, car parts, bicycles, swing sets, mowers (fluids removed), metal pipes, metal fixtures, metal siding, chain, microwave ovens, sheet metal, tire rims, fencing, cable, etc. at the County Landfill.
Special Handling
Residents can dispose of products with freon, such as refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners at the landfill for recycling. The freon is safely removed by a licensed company. Businesses can also recycle appliances, but they must have the freon removed first and provide documentation that the freon has been removed before bringing the appliance to the landfill.
We accept motor oil, oil filters and anti-freeze from residents at the County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost Facility.