Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2014: No County-provided collection services will occur on this day. 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 2, 2014 |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, September 4, 2014 |
| Thursday | Friday, September 5, 2014 |
| Friday | Saturday, September 6, 2014 |
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.
To add our recycling/trash collection schedule changes directly to your electronic calendar, subscribe to this link.
Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station
Transfer Station location, hours and other details- Saturday, August 30, 2014: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, August 31, 2014: Open with normal hours.
- Monday, September 1, 2014: Entire facility closed.
Poolesville Beauty Spot
Beauty Spot location, hours and other details- Saturday, August 30, 2014: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, August 31, 2014: Open with normal hours.
Two easy tips for best collection
Our field staff finds that two easily-solved problems cause many of the missed collections to which they respond. To help prevent misses:- Set your items out at the curb by 7 a.m.
On your collection day, place all of your recyclables, yard trim, and trash (if we provide your trash service) at the curb by 7:00 a.m. All items for collection must be placed directly at the curb, or unobstructed on your property, within 10 feet of the curb.
- Label reusable yard trim containers with our green stickers.
When using reusable containers for your yard trim, label the containers with our green yard trim stickers, and arrange the containers with the labels facing the street. Order yard trim stickers at no charge.
Proper propane cylinder and tank disposal
Oops! Propane cylinders and tanks are not curbside blue bin items. If you cannot return tanks to a supplier for reuse, bring them to us at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. See propane tank drop-off details.So far this year, we have collected more than 3,000 propane cylinders and tanks at the Recycling Center that were improperly discarded as recyclable curbside materials. These create explosion risks, and cause problems during recyclable sorting. Learn more about propane cylinders and tanks at the Recycling Center.
