• Single Family Homes Only: Trash service is collected using a side-loading truck. Please review the side loader process to ensure trash is picked up.
• All trash must be placed in your toter; anything left outside will not be collected until it is placed inside the container on the next trash day. Please hold onto excess trash until then.
• If you have ongoing excess trash, you can purchase an additional toter for $45 by contacting customer service at 703-257-7100 or customerservice@patriotdisposalservices.com.
• Trash must be stored in a lidded container, not in plastic bags, as per Loudoun County Ordinance. Excess trash that does not fit into your container should be stored until the next scheduled pick-up day.
• Containers should not exceed 50 pounds.

Patriot Disposal’s curbside recycling program on Thursdays includes newspapers, mixed paper, cardboard, glass bottles, metal cans, and plastic bottles. Recyclables must be placed at the curb by 6:00 am and fit within the bin; anything outside will not be collected.

• What Can Be Recycled?
• Loudoun County Resources:
  • Recycling Guide
  • A to Z Local Recycling
• Guidelines for Specific Recycling Material:
  • Newspapers and magazines must be bundled and placed in paper grocery bags or tied with heavy twine.
  • Glass, plastic, aluminum, and metal food/beverage containers must be rinsed and placed in bags, cardboard boxes, or recycling bins.
  • Plastic bags CANNOT be recycled by Patriot.
    1. Please view video for details.
    2. The HOA Outreach Program collects bags for proper recycling into Trex benches, click for details.
  • Recyclable materials can be co-mingled.
  • Recyclable packing boxes and cartons can be placed at the curb by residents on pick up days.
  • Scrap metal (i.e. foil, pie tins, trays, pots and pans, small car parts, grills, bicycles, swings, etc.): Please contact Patriot Disposal to set pick-up day. A special truck is used these recycling items and requires advance notice. Additional fees may apply.
  • Mattress Disposal

Yard waste collection occurs every Monday from March 1st to December 24th. In January and February, yard debris (leaves, grass clippings, brush) can be mixed with trash but not recycling. Patriot Disposal will collect yard waste at the curb by 6:00 am. Please adhere to the following collection requirements:

• Yard waste must be placed either in a bin or a paper lawn bag.
• Up to 10 bags, bundles, or containers not to exceed 50 pounds each
• Brush must be less than 4 inches in diameter, cut into 4 foot lengths, and tied in small bundles or bagged and no larger than 2 feet in diameter.
• Yard debris must be placed in separate containers, marked “yard waste” or in biodegradable bags. Yard waste that is put out at the curb in plastic bags will not be picked up.
• Yard waste must be placed at the curbside and/or designated area by 6 a.m. for collection.
• Food waste mixed in with yard waste will be accepted, as it can be composted.

Please call Patriot Disposal directly to arrange for pick-up of bulk or special items. Fees may be charged for certain items; please inquire through Patriot’s customer service.

• Bulk Items: i.e. small furniture, mattresses, bed frames, appliances, etc.
• Special Items: The following items will be picked up using a separate truck: Electronics, used motor oil, auto batteries, appliances, and scrap metal such as foil, pie tins, trays, pots and pans, small car parts, grills, bicycles, swings, etc. Please note the following requirements concerning the collection of special items: (1) Items for collection must be placed at the curbside and/or designated area by 6:00 a.m. (2) Appliances containing freon must be certified as “Freon-Free” prior to removal.

• Bind newspapers with twine or place loose papers in bags.
• Weigh down bottles, plastics, and cans using heavier recyclables.
• Ensure trash can lids are tightly secured; combine smaller bags in a larger one.
• Don’t put trash out early, and avoid loose packing materials.
• If trash blows over, please pick it up, even if it’s not yours.
• Remember, trash assessments cover curbside trash removal, not litter clean-up.

Patriot Disposal provides one trash toter and one recycling bin for each residence. (Sizes depend on unit type). You are encouraged to keep a record of the serial number of your toter(s) should you need to identify it in the future.

• Each single-family home will be provided with a 96-gallon, wheeled trash toter. 
• Each town home will be provided with a 64-gallon, wheeled trash toter.
• Each town home and single-family home will also be provided with one 64 gallon, wheeled recycling toter or unlidded recycling bin.
• Recycling toter and bin dimensions:
  • 64-gallon lidded toter  is 31.75″ (L) x 24.25″ (W) x 41.75″ (H)
  • unlidded recycling bin is  19″(L) x 16″(W) x 15.5″(H)
• Replacement container fee for lost containers (paid by resident):   $75.00 each for trash and $50.00 each for recycling.
• Additional container fee (paid by resident):  $45.00 each for trash and $45.00 each for recycling containers.

The following are unacceptable waste items and will not be collected and should not be discarded in the trash (*see exception below for latex or water-based paint). This list includes dangerous materials as defined by law or Patriot Disposal’s judgment.