Department of Environmental Services Arlington, Virginia

Saturday, Nov. 8: Fall E-CARE 2025, your quick, safe pop-up drop-off of household crud/goop, dead electronics, metal items, bike donations and even reusable Halloween costumes. Coordinate with the neighbors and save trips to the 1425 N Quincy site. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

graphic for the dangers of driving as days grow shorter

It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
Slow down, Niki Lauda. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Seven Corners Transit Center closure bus stop map

Tomorrow through Thursday: Seven Corners Transit Center closed for emergency pavement repairs. Know where to catch the bus during that time. www.wmata.com/service/stat...

recycling on fire from improper battery disposal

Let's spark a positive conversation about battery disposal. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Cut pumpkin and trees with ornaments outside

It's the time of the season. Get rid of that moldering orange flesh in the green curbside cart, on-street food scraps bins or drop off at the Trades Center. Compost for a fulfilling afterlife. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Kid in mini car on sidewalk at night in Clarendon

Arlington's Transportation Future is headed your way. Help the County craft its master plan for the next 20 years. Open house this Wednesday, 4-7 pm at the Bozman Center, 2100 Clarendon. Feed the feedback form right now. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Stormwater Utility images

The County's Stormwater Utility credit program is now accepting applications. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Graphic for driving safer in the darker months

Because tonight, tonight, tonight - oh
We're gonna make it right
Tonight, tonight, tonight - oh.
Drive with care an hour earlier.
www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

old paint cans

old video players

fixing bike donations

Halloween costume donation graphic

Last Sunday to gather the old household goops and electronics, the bike donations and even reusable Halloween costumes for Fall E-CARE 2025 on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1425 N Quincy St. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

driving toward Arlington's Transportation Future

Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Bozman Government Center, 4-7 pm: Open house on the next steps to planning Arlington's Transportation Future for the next several years. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

graphic for shorter daylight hours and safety

We head straight into darkness an hour earlier tomorrow night. It will make driving (and walking) that much tougher on the eyes. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Free paper shredding today 8 to noon at the Trades Center in Shirlington. Two boxes/bags per person. Arlington residents only. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

free ART rides on Halloween graphic

Trip-a-treat: Free ART bus rides for the rest of Halloween.

Logo of Good Food Guide featuring a stylized blue plate, fork, and knife set against a yellow background.

APS is launching an evening hot meal program to support students and families during the federal government shutdown. Starting Thu, Nov. 6, free hot dinners will be served Mon-Fri from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Wakefield, Washington-Liberty and Yorktown.

Learn More: www.apsva.us/community-meals

Stormwater Utility credits graphic

The County's Stormwater Utility credit program begins accepting applications this Saturday, Nov. 1. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

graphic for free ART bus rides on Halloween after 6pm

Last-minute Halloween costume: Pull on an ART bus FREE after 6 and wander the streets. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/T...

special I Voted Arlington sticker for Halloween

They're real and they're spectacular. Kudos to Arlington's election pros working in the laboratory of democracy this Halloween. vote.arlingtonva.gov/Early-Voting

car-free Michael Myers in Arlington

Have a car-free spree today in Arlington. And FREE after 6pm: ART bus rides. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/T...

Winning costume, year after year after year: Arlington DES service truck as vampire. Happy Halloween to all who decorate.

lit pumpkin at night

Make him live again after tomorrow. Compost with the green curbside cart, on-street bins or drop it off at the Trades Center. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Electronics are always taken at E-CARE. From top graph on site: "The Arlington Environmental Collection and Recycling Event (E-CARE) is a biannual environmentally friendly drop-off event at which residents can safely dispose of household hazardous materialsE-CARE junk (HHM) and old electronics."

No turn on red sign

What's your sign? It just might be this one at a red light. Make sure to check for it and, as always, for pedestrians. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

household goops

old electronics

bike donations

Halloween costume donations graphic

Saturday, Nov. 8, at 1425 N Quincy: Fall E-CARE 2025, the safe, fast drop-off for household goops, fried electronics, metal items, bike donations and even lightly used Halloween costumes. Arlington residents only. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Attention Metro Customers: From 4 AM on Tuesday, November 4 until 4 AM on Friday, November 7, we’re temporarily closing the Seven Corners Transit Center bus loop in Falls Church for emergency pavement repairs. Thank you for your patience. Check detours below. ⬇️

sewer line clog from wipes

Thursday reminder: Flush down only paper from the roll and bodily byproducts. Everything else gets ugly in the sanitary sewer line. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

Billy the paper-shredding goat

Longtime dedicated Arlington County trades worker William T. Goat cordially invites you to a morning of free paper shredding and conviviality, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 8am to noon, in historic Shirlington. Residents only. www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P...

free bike light giveaway graphic

Get lit until 6. Free bike/walk lights at National Landing Water Park. ow.ly/TBnM50X9nOZ

Severe thunderstorm risk on Thursday. It covers all the DC area and the coastal region from southern NJ to eastern NC.

A taste of spring in late October! Strengthening low pressure to our west Thursday may deliver strong or severe storms in the morning through early afternoon. Gusty winds 💨 main threat, but a tornado 🌪️ also possible. Details at cwg.live.

leaves at curb

leaf vacuum truck

Everyone's favorite suck truck returns for leaves beginning Nov. 10. The two-pass season schedule: www.arlingtonva.us/Government/P....

Congratulations @NVTAuthority @arlingtonva.us @arlingtondes.bsky.social @NationalLanding
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