Recycling Drop-Off Center in
Alexandria (VA)

Simple and easy single stream recycling

Great place to drop off - however, it is not technically open 24/7. Do not go around 0730-0800 Saturday’s or you will get yelled at by the recycling pickup people. Still, it has to be picked up sometime or it would be a big mess.

Electronics...put in box on the south side

Open 24/7 and plenty of dumpsters for cardboard and newspapers. Also has an area to drop-off leaves.

Covanta has three BADLY MARKED ENTRANCES. Why not HELP people find the correct entrance by vividly marking it instead of huge signs saying "you are wrong" @Covanta? Why make it so difficult to recycle?

I was looking for a styrofoam recycling center anywhere near here. An answer below is incorrect. Styrofoam is recyclable, but it is generally not profitable. There is a styrofoam recycler near Doylestown, PA. The trick is to make it a central location and have people bring their own and just collect it. Once enough is collected it can be very slightly profitably be recycled.

Open access 24 hours.

Convenient location but there's broken glass everywhere

Great place to recycle boxes and at times they offer free mulch! You can't beat that

The photo shows the sign on the side of the dumpsters that states “No Styrofoam”! Why was this location recommended? I need to recycle styrofoam but there are zero styrofoam friendly dumpsters! Delete this site from this search. My sentence that led me here was “where can I recycle styrofoam?” NOT HERE!

Easy in and out, very convenient & neat

I love this place! There's always an abundance of free much and it's never crowded. There's several large containers for the rest of your recyclables as well.

Great place for drop off. Large number of containers. Just east of the Eisenhower Connector, so easy to get to. Look for sign on north side just after you pass under railroad tracks. Easy to miss even if you are at the speed limit.