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Where to get rid of yard waste near Alexandria, VA

We found 12 open or status-unknown disposal sites within 50 miles of Alexandria, and 3 of them have rules we checked against an official website. 1 list yard waste as accepted; the closest is Prince William County Sanitary Landfill, about 22 miles away. 1 post a specific fee for this item; see the quotes below.

Nearest sites and what they say about yard waste

  • Unnamed transfer station · 6.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 6.1 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 8.4 mi · District of Columbia, DC
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Benning Road Transfer Station · 8.9 mi · Washington, DC
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 16.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill · 16.0 mi · Upper Marlboro, MD Verified
    Verified site, but its posted rules don't mention yard waste – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 18.0 mi · Fairfax County, VA
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 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 yard waste – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 21.4 mi · Montgomery County, MD
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Unnamed transfer station · 21.5 mi · Montgomery County, MD
    Not verified yet – call to confirm
  • Prince William County Sanitary Landfill · 22.1 mi · Manassas, VA Verified
    Listed as accepted

    Posted rule: “Household trash, recycling, yard waste, bulky waste, limited construction & demolition debris, household hazardous waste (Wed/Sat)”

    Posted fee: “Free for Prince William County residents (household trash, recycling, yard waste, bulky waste, limited C&D). Residents of Dumfries, Occoquan, Haymarket, Quantico, Manassas and Manassas Park: $5 per vehicle trip up to 200 lb”

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.

Don't want to haul it yourself? Get a junk removal quote

Junk removal crews load and dispose of it for you, usually priced by how much of the truck you fill.

Tip: get two or three quotes from local junk removal companies, and ask whether the price includes the dump fee and labor.

Bigger project? Estimate the dumpster size you need.

General tips for yard waste

A number of states ban yard trimmings from landfills, so many facilities send yard waste to a separate compost or mulch area, often at a lower price than trash, and sometimes free for residents. Loads usually must be free of trash, plastic bags, rocks and dirt.

Other options. Many cities collect yard waste curbside on a schedule, with limits on bundle size and branch length. Composting at home handles leaves and grass (see EPA's home composting guide). Some municipal mulch sites give away finished mulch.

Before you go. Ask about branch diameter or length limits, whether stumps cost extra, and whether paper bags are OK.

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