See Shady Grove Transfer Station hours and directions. Use the Route 355 / Frederick Road entrance for dropping off bulky rigid plastic items.
What bulky rigid plastic items are included?
We can accept items such as:- Toys (no batteries, wood or wires)
- Playhouses and swimming pools
- Large buckets (larger than 5-gallon in size)
- Milk/soda crates
- Landscape items (edging, trays, etc.)
- Laundry baskets
- Lawn furniture
- Closet organizers
- Dish drainers
- Tote boxes and lids
- Drums (food grade ONLY; NO chemical containers)
- Pet carriers
- Flower pots and trays (clean, no soil or plant material)
- Large water bottles (5-gallon or larger)
- Garbage cans/waste baskets
- Recycling bins
- Shelving
- Trays
- Automotive parts (plastic bed liners, bumpers, grills and hubcaps)
- Pallets
- Traffic signs
- Composite lumber products
- PVC and PET blister packs
- Clothes hangers
How should items be prepared for recycling?
What plastic items are not accepted?
Among the items that cannot be recycled with either rigid plastics or commingled materials are:- Polystyrene or Styrofoam™ plastics (marked PS #6)
- PVC pipe/tubing
- Vinyl fencing/siding
- Medical waste
- Motor oil containers
- Plastics containing or contaminated by chemicals or hazardous waste
- Film (shopping or grocery bags and stretch film)
- Pesticide/herbicide containers
- Garden hoses
Thank you! This is a great, much needed plastic recycling update! Thank you for helping me, help you, help our environment! I like how Montgomery County makes it happen! Yes we can!
ReplyDelete...Now all we need is a compost option. Any hope of that? I'm ready when you are! I really do hate putting compostables in the trash, but I still don't feel comfortable composting anything other than yard waste in my backyard (fear of encouraging rodents which already exist).
Thanks again for your help!