Due to the inclement weather Patriot pulled their trucks off the streets prior to making it to our community for trash pickup on Tuesday and then cancelled yesterday’s recyclables pickup. However, they have rescheduled pickups and new schedule for this week only is below.
Friday morning (put out tonight) – trash pickup
Saturday morning (put out Friday night) – recyclables pickup
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to call Patriot at (703) 257-7100
December 30, 2019
Dear Customer:
In order to accommodate our expanding customer base and continue to provide you with reliable, competent trash and recycling services, it is necessary for us to alter your current pickup schedule.
Effective January 5, 2020, your regularly-scheduled recycling pick-up will be once weekly on Wednesdays.
The trash collection service schedule will not change, and will remain on Tuesdays.
If you have any questions, please contact our office at the number listed above, or email us at customerservice@patriotdisposalservices.com. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Patriot Disposal
Late last year and again a few months back a notice was sent (as well as posted on this site) to all of Patriot Disposal customers informing us that glass was no longer being accepted in the recycle container. If glass was seen in the container the entire contents were then labeled as trash and disposed into the trash truck instead of the recycle truck. At the landfill there is glass recycle containers so if you still want to recycle your glass you can take it there.
Here is copy of letter again:
October 10, 2019
To: All Residential Property Managers
From: Patriot Disposal, Inc.
Re: Glass Recycling
Effective October 1, 2019, Fairfax and Prince William Counties no longer mandate that glass be collected at curbside for recycling. Therefore, effective November 11, 2019, Patriot Disposal will no longer pick up glass as part of recycling. Customers are encouraged to re-use glass containers, bring them to a purple bin located in Fairfax County, Alexandria, Arlington, and Prince William County, or put them in with the regular trash for pickup.
Beginning on November 11th, recycling that contains glass will be considered contaminated and will not be picked up.
Please visit the following websites for additional information regarding glass recycling:
www.patriotdisposalservices.com
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/recycling-trash/glass
www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/publicworks/trash/pages/recycling-other-items.aspx
We anticipate that Loudoun and Arlington Counties may soon implement the same policy. Should this occur, we will notify you promptly. Thank you in advance for your attention to this change. If you have any questions, please contact our customer service department at 703-257-7100.
Sincerely,
Patriot Disposal
Customer Service
It has been reported that there is a bear wandering around our neighborhood making a nuisance of itself. If you have problems with any wildlife you should call the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) Toll-Free Wildlife Conflict Hotline at 1-855-571-9003.
“As human populations continue to rise and move into traditional wildlife habitat, human/wildlife contact is becoming more prevalent. The link below provides general information and techniques for Virginia property owners when wildlife becomes a problem.”
Patriot Disposal sent out an email yesterday with their holiday schedule. Please remember that our new trash/recyclables pickup day is only once a week and on Tuesday mornings (put your cans out after dark on Monday evening). Below is a copy of their email……
2019 Holiday Schedule – Residential Collection
REVISED CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
In preparation for the 2019-2020 holidays, we wanted to reach out to let you know of our holiday schedule. Below, you will find a complete schedule for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years:
Thanksgiving
In observance of Thanksgiving Day our offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28th. Except for the Town of Leesburg, Thursday’s regularly-scheduled services will instead be provided on Saturday, November 30th.
For customers in the Town of Leesburg only, collection services will be shifted by one day- Thursday’s collection will be on Friday; Friday’s collection will be on Saturday.
Christmas and New Years
In observance of Christmas and New Years Day our offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st. Except for the Town of Leesburg, Wednesday’s regularly-scheduled services will instead be provided on Saturday, December 28th and Saturday, January 4th.
For customers in the Town of Leesburg only, collection services will be shifted by one day – Wednesday’s collection will be on Thursday; Thursday’s collection will be on Friday; Friday’s collection will be on Saturday.
Christmas Tree Collection
Christmas tree collection will begin as early as the week of December 29th for many customers. All trees must be placed on the curb with all tinsel/decorations removed and trees should not be placed in plastics bags. To see a comprehensive schedule of tree collection, please see the below list broken down by the county.
Just a quick reminder that Gaila Woods has a new trash pickup schedule. Starting October 1, 2019 we only have one pickup day per week – Tuesday mornings. Please mark your calendars.
Important Service Announcement
Please be advised that no services will be provided and our offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day.
Instead, we will operate on a one-day delay: Thursday’s services will be provided on Friday; Friday’s services will be provided on Saturday.
Please notify residents and business owners regarding this temporary change in service schedule.
Please direct any questions to our office at 703-257-7100.
HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY!
The annual Gaila Woods board meeting will be held at 13876 Napa Drive (in the backyard) on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 7:00PM-9:00PM. We hope to see you there!
Just a quick reminder on the pickup schedule:
Tuesday’s – trash pickup (put out can by 6AM)
Wednesday’s – recycle pickup (put can out by 6AM)
Friday’s – trash pickup (put out can by 6AM)
Since we last communicated with you on the subject of recycling collection, there has been a change that impacts your community. This week we have been informed that Republic Services is again able to receive our recycling material after an upgrade to their facility was recently completed. This will allow us to have a guaranteed facility to accept your recycling materials (assuming they do not stop accepting our material again).
We also wanted to take the time to ask you to emphasize with your homeowners that plastic bags should not placed with recycling nor should they be used to contain recycling materials. They clog the screening equipment in the recycling facilities and cause significant slowdowns in the sorting process.
As you likely have seen in the news recently, U. S. recycling markets have a long way to go to recover from the impacts of China’s import ban but over time the markets should adjust and create domestic demand for our materials.
We appreciate your patience in these difficult times and look forward to managing your solid waste and disposal needs.
