Multi-Family/Commercial Recycling

Make Multi-Family/Commercial Account Payment

(Note: Enter only the first 12 digits of the account number on payment page)

View the Multi-Family Commercial Program Brochure(PDF, 2MB)

Arlington Restaurant Owners & Operators: Beginning July 1, 2026, Virginia state law is prohibiting the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) food containers for ALL food establishments. Find more information.

Recycling System Compliance

This toolkit is meant to ensure your Multi-Family/Commercial recycling system is up to code. The Arlington County system is hosted on Re-TRAC.

Recycling Inspection Checklists

Recycling Education and Resources

• Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)/Foam Containers Ban in Virginia
• On-street Food Scraps Collection
• Working with a Hauler(PDF, 133KB)
• Permitted Haulers List 2025(PDF, 116KB)
• Source Reduction Measures
• Editable Property Manager Resident Letter (Multi-Family Dwelling)(DOCX, 1MB)
• Makers Space at Central Library
• Lending Library of Things at the Library
• Library Lending Tools
• Fix Nearly Anything Events at the Library

Signs and Posters

Print these educational materials and post them in recycling rooms, common areas and any place where a recycling container is located.

Labels

Multi-Family property "Which bin does it go in?"

• English     Word | PDF
• Spanish    Word(DOCX, 1015KB) | PDF(PDF, 765KB)

Commercial property "Which bin does it go in?"

• English     Word | PDF
• Spanish    Word(DOCX, 865KB) | PDF(DOCX, 865KB)

Posters

• What to Recycle
• Amharic ( አማርኛ )
• Arabic ( عربى )
• Chinese ( 中文 )
• French ( française )
• Korean ( 한국어 )
• Mongolian ( монгол )
• Spanish ( español )
• Vietnamese ( Tiếng Việt )