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Where to get rid of appliances near Alexandria, VA

We found 12 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of Alexandria, and 8 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 1 list appliances as accepted; the closest is Shady Grove Transfer Station (Montgomery County), about 21 miles away.

Nearest sites and what they say about appliances

  • Transfer station, Fairfax County · 6.1 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Transfer station, District of Columbia · 8.4 mi · District of Columbia, DC
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Fairfax County I-66 Transfer Station · 16.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill · 16.0 mi · Upper Marlboro, MD Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Transfer station, Fairfax County · 18.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Transfer station, Fairfax County · 18.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Charles County Landfill #2 · 20.1 mi · Waldorf, MD Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Shady Grove Transfer Station (Montgomery County) · 21.4 mi · Montgomery County, MD Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Household trash, construction and demolition material, yard trim, concrete/dirt/rubble, metal appliances and scrap metal, reusable building materials, clothing and shoes, blue-bin recyclables, electronics, fluorescent and LED bulbs, residential hazardous waste, mixed paper and cardboard, bulky rigid plastics”

  • Prince William County Sanitary Landfill · 22.1 mi · Manassas, VA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Millersville SLF · 29.4 mi · Severn, MD Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Loudoun County SLF · 30.9 mi · Leesburg, VA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm
  • Stafford County LF · 34.9 mi · Stafford, VA Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention appliances – call to confirm

Distances are straight-line from the center of Alexandria. “Listed as accepted” means the site’s official page mentions it; we quote the exact wording. We never guess for sites we haven’t checked.

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General tips for appliances

Federal law (Clean Air Act Section 608) requires the refrigerant in fridges, freezers, window air conditioners and dehumidifiers to be recovered before the appliance is scrapped or landfilled. That is why many facilities charge extra for anything with refrigerant, or require a tag showing a certified technician already removed it.

Other options. Many electric utilities run appliance recycling programs that pick up a working old fridge or freezer, sometimes with a rebate (EPA's Responsible Appliance Disposal program lists partners). Retailers often haul away the old unit when delivering a new one. Scrap metal yards take appliances without refrigerant (washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters), sometimes paying for the metal.

Before you go. Ask whether refrigerant removal is done on site and what it costs, and whether doors must be removed (a child-safety rule at many sites).

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