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Fairfax committee reviews draft Unified Sanitation Districts, organics facility and proposed 0 Waste fees
Summary
County staff proposed phased Unified Sanitation Districts starting with single‑family rollout, a cart‑size pay‑as‑you‑throw fee beginning in FY2027 to fund staff and facilities, and plans for a regional organics processing facility; staff said state law creates a five‑year displacement clock once notification is issued.
Matthew Adams, division director for Solid Waste Management in Fairfax County’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, presented a draft ‘‘0 Waste’’ implementation timeline and a Unified Sanitation District (USD) model that would phase in countywide collection changes beginning with single‑family residences.
Adams told the Board the USD proposal would grant private contractors exclusive collection rights within defined districts and aim to standardize service, reduce truck traffic and create contractual performance standards. "This plan begins with single family or residential unified sanitation district creation," Adams said, noting the plan could be accelerated or postponed for commercial and multifamily sectors depending on demonstrated success in single‑family pilots.
Adams said the county…
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