Tuesday, December 25, 2012 - Christmas 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
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Your collection day this week is
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|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, December 24, 2012 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
| Thursday | Friday, December 28, 2012 |
| Friday | Saturday, December 29, 2012 |
If you have any 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.
Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station
Transfer Station location, hours and other details- Monday, December 24, 2012: Facility drop-off areas close at 5:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 25, 2012: Administrative offices and facility drop-offs closed all day.
- Wednesday, December 26, 2012: Administrative offices and facility drop-offs reopen with normal hours.
Poolesville Beauty Spot
Beauty Spot location, hours and other details- Saturday, December 22, 2012: Open with normal hours
- Sunday, December 23, 2012: Open with normal hours
A look ahead to the New Year's Day 2013 schedule
Tuesday, January 1, 2013 - New Year's 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
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Your collection day this week is
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|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, December 31, 2012 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
| Thursday | Friday, January 4, 2013 |
| Friday | Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
Christmas tree recycling and holiday recycling tips
We collect Christmas trees for recycling on your recycling day. Remember to remove all decorations. Details about how to prepare your Christmas tree for pick up.Local holiday light recycling locations accept light strings through January 2013.
| This holiday material | May be disposed/recycled in this way |
|---|---|
| Bakery trays and cake domes, deli containers and trays, fruit and vegetable containers and baskets | Put into your blue recycling bin. |
| Cardboard boxes | Add to your curbside recycling. May be unflattened - but, consider flattening and folding so that you don't advertise your new items to prospective thieves. |
| Clementine fruit boxes | Put into the trash. |
| Cookie / popcorn / cake tins | Share for reuse, or put into your blue recycling bin. |
| Gift wrap | If paper, remove ribbons and bows, and add to your paper recycling. Tape does not need to be removed. If foil-coated, put into the trash. |
