Public Service Announcement
Effective March, 2009, all ORANGE COUNTY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SITES, with the exception of the Porter Road Site and the Orange County Landfill, will be closed on WEDNESDAYS. For additional information, please contact Public works at 540-672-9600.
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Solid Waste Collection
and Recycling Centers
Centers: Barboursville |Lahore | Lake of the Woods |Locust Grove| Montpelier | Mountain Track | Porter Road | Unionville
Porterfield Park accepts recycling materials is located on Rt. 15, behind Pro Auto Body/DMV building.
Recycle glass, plastic, aluminum/metal cans, newspaper and cardboard.
***Open 24 hours daily
Prohibited Deposits at Collection Centers
- Dead animals
- Building, construction and remodeling materials
- Appliances except at Lake of the Woods
- Brush, limbs and branches that are not able to be bagged
- Stumps
- Tires and automobile parts
- Fencing materials
- Waste generated from a commercial, manufacturing or business enterprise
- Ashes and coals from any form of burning
- Gas tanks or cylinders
- Explosives
- Poisonous, infectious or hazardous waste
- 55-gallon drums
Recycling
The State Mandated Recycling Rate for municipalities has been lowered from 25% to 15%. The recycling rate turned in and accepted by the Department of Environmental Quality from Orange County was 29% for last year. Recycling locations are listed above. Many of the sites that do not provide recycling collection now will do so in the future.
Orange County appreciates the efforts of those who recycle. To provide the best recycling material and to prevent loads of recyclable material from being rejected by recyclers, please follow the following recycling guidelines.
Recycling Guidelines
Newspaper: Keep all newspaper and inserts clean and dry, do not tie. Not accepted: other paper material or cardboard, plastic bags, wire, string, or rope.
Glass Containers: Clear, green and brown glass jars or bottles, no other colors. Empty and rinse, it is not necessary to remove labels. Sort by color and deposit into the appropriate bin.
Cans, Aluminum and Bimetal: remove all contents and rinse. Not accepted: other steel items, paint cans or aerosol cans.
Plastics: #1 PETE and #2 HDPE only (look for the number in a triangle). Acceptable items include clear and green #1 soft drink containers, opaque #2 water and milk jugs and colored #2 laundry detergent bottles. Rinse and remove lids before depositing into recycling bins. Lids cannot be recycled and must be discarded as trash. Not accepted: Plastics that are not #1 or #2, containers larger than 1-1/2 gallons, buckets, toys.
Corrugated Board: corrugated board is paper board which can be identified by the wavy lines you see if you look at it on end. Remove all packing material and staples, and flatten boxes. Not accepted: corrugated board contaminated with food, oil or other contaminants; cardboard, such as cereal boxes, six-pack cartons or milk cartons.
Centers
Barboursville
4328 Spotswood Trail
Barboursville, VA 22923
(US Route 33 1.5 miles west of Va. Route 20).
Recycle glass, plastic, aluminum/metal cans, and cardboard.
Monday: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 8 a.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday - Saturday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 

Lahore
15021 Marquis Road
Unionville, VA 22567
(Route 669, 1/10 mile north of Lahore Road, Route 629).
No recycling.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
& Sunday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
 
Lake of the Woods
100 Shoosmith Road, in Lake of the Woods.
Locust Grove, VA 22508
Recycle glass, plastic, aluminum/metal cans, cardboard, and newspaper.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. -5 p.m.
 
Locust Grove
7240 Gold Dale Road, 1/10 mile south of Va. Route 20.
Locust Grove, VA 22508
Recycle plastic, aluminum/metal cans, and newspaper.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: 8.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
 

Montpelier
1144 Jackson Town Road, 1 mile south of Va Route 20.
Orange, VA 22960
No recycling.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 8.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
 
Mountain Track
17176 Mountain Track Road (1 mile southeast of the Moose Lodge).
Orange, VA 22960
No recycling.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 8.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed


Porter Road
11530 Porter Road (Route 625), co-located with the Landfill.
Orange, VA 22960
Recycle glass, plastic, aluminum/metal cans, cardboard, newspaper, antifreeze, appliances, batteries, motor oil, and tires.
Hours of Operation for Porter Road Collection Site:
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday - Sunday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
 
Hours of Operation for Landfill:
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday:
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
Unionville
24152 Constitution Highway, 1/10 mile east of US Route 522.
Unionville, VA 22567
No recycling.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 8.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed


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