As Fairfax Co. considers overseeing trash collection, some businesses could be in jeopardy

Fairfax County, Virginia, is considering changing how residents’ trash will be picked up. Many residents expressed their disapproval Tuesday at a town hall hosted by Supervisor Pat Herrity.

The proposal being considered by the board of supervisors would transition trash collection from a system where residents and homeowners associations choose a company for themselves to one where “Unified Sanitation Districts” are overseen by the county, which would choose a company and negotiate prices.

“You know, it just seems like to me, you guys are trying to sell me something that I already have,” said one resident, who led off the criticisms of the proposal at the town hall.

Dozens of others added to the

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