A popular drop-off event for electronics and hazardous household materials has been canceled, due to high expected attendance at an Arlington Public Schools job fair.
Arlington County announced on Friday that its spring E-CARE event, originally scheduled to happen this Saturday at Wakefield High School, was being canceled due to an APS recuitment event set to happen around the same time.
Interest in the job fair is expected to be high given the current wave of federal layoffs. Both E-CARE and the job fair would have used the same high school parking lot.
“The [Solid Waste Bureau] apologizes for the inconvenience and will work to reschedule Spring E-CARE, possibly for June,” the county said in a press release. “Updates will be posted on the County website, social media and through other communications channels.”
APS is now marketing the event toward federal workers in particular amid the layoffs and uncertainty in the federal government.
A flier advertises open positions including “licensed roles, substitute teachers, technical staff, administrative roles, and more.” Attendees should plan to bring a resume and materials such as transcripts and licenses.
The event at 1325 S. Dinwiddie Street follows another resource fair for federal workers that took place at Wakefield High School this past Saturday. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) hosted the event in partnership with Arlington County, Fairfax County, the City of Alexandria and the City of Falls Church.
“The Don Beyer event for feds at Wakefield on Saturday is said to have been packed with an overflowing parking lot,” county spokesperson Peter Golkin told ARLnow today (Monday). “We’re glad to help these Arlington neighbors in a horrible crisis not of their making.”
E-CARE takes place twice a year, offering a chance for Arlington residents to drop off materials like “automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent tubes, pesticides, toner cartridges and paint products.” It usually draws long lines of residents seeking to dispose of items that cannot or should not be placed in the trash.
The last event was on Oct. 5.
