Labor Day 2013 - modified trash and recycling collection schedule

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Monday, September 2, 2013 - Labor Day - is a recycling and trash collection holiday. After the holiday, all County-provided recycling and trash collections will slide, and be one day later than normal.

If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Tuesday	Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Wednesday	Thursday, September 5, 2013
Thursday	Friday, September 6, 2013
Friday	Saturday, September 7, 2013

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please call the Montgomery County Customer Service Center (MC311) at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311, TTY: 301-251-4850)

If you (or your community) have a private contract for your trash collection, or if you live in a municipality, our schedule announcements may not apply to your trash service -- check with your hauler or community manager. 

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Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

Transfer Station location, hours and other details

• Saturday, August 31, 2013: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, September 1, 2013: Open with normal hours.
• Monday, September 2, 2013: Entire facility closed.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

Beauty Spot location, hours and other details

• Saturday, August 31, 2013: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, September 1, 2013: Open with normal hours.

Did you catch these recent posts to our social media?

From our blog, Talkin' Trash

• When a valuable item gets recycled by mistake
• Why did we change your collection day?
• Monitoring development in Montgomery County
• and more!

From our Facebook page

• Seen-at-the-curb "oops!" photos of yard trim and a refrigerator
• Some of our wonderful Recycling Volunteers at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
• Octopi made by reusing toilet paper rolls, one of our featured Fair crafts

 

Try our new "How do I recycle/dispose of..." Lookup

Is it recyclable? Should it go into the trash? Where can I take it? Keep the answers at your fingertips with our new "How do I recycle/dispose of..." Lookup. Then, let us know your questions and comments.

Our reminders were featured in... the Washington Post!

Why does poetry appear at the end of our recycling and trash service email reminders? Following a tip, John Kelly, of the Washington Post, investigated further and shared the findings in his July 8 column. Thanks for the referral!