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Spring Clean Up 09 Comes to Alexandria

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - ABR - SRES

Wondering what to do with all that “stuff” that accumulated over the winter?  Eager to clean and purge but not up for a yard sale?  Then the City of Alexandria is ready to help you with Spring Clean Up 09.  An added bonus this year is metal and electronics recycling.

Starting Saturday, April 4 and continuing through Saturday, May 2nd, the City of Alexandria will provide pick up service to all city residents.

The rules:

  1. Place materials at the CURB (no alley pick-up) before 7:00am on the assigned pick-up day.
  2. Stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, freezers, and dish washers require a $20 per item collection fee.
  3. Tie brush in bundles no more than 4 feet long and not more than 75lbs.

 

Items must be placed in 4 distinct piles:

  1. Reusable items - tables, chairs, household furniture or any other reusable item
  2. Metal items - pots, pans, toasters, wire hangers
  3. Electronics - stereos, computers, televisions
  4. Refuse

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

  • Concrete
  • Hazardous waste
  • Unbundled brush
  • Loose yard waste
  • Building materials

Click here for more information about recycling, hazardous waste and a MAP of when Spring Clean Up 09 is coming to you.

Michael

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Michael Bergin

Your Realtor in Alexandria and Northern Virginia - ABR - SRES - Military Relocation