Avoid longer wait times during Transfer Station repairs, 3/25/2015 to 3/29/2015

Jackhammer at work on trash pit repair

From March 25 to March 29, 2015, there will be reduced space for unloading trash at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station, due to concrete repairs inside the tipping area.

We recommend that customers with large loads avoid the busiest mid-day hours to avoid longer-than-average wait times, coming instead

• earlier in the day, between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., or
• later in the day, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station is located at
16101 Frederick Road
Derwood MD 20855
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Service update for 3/5/2015 - County-provided recycling and trash collections cancelled; modified schedule this week

Updated Friday, March 6, 2015 (5:50 AM)

County-provided recycling and trash collections for Thursday residents will begin today at 10 a.m. If your normal collection day is Thursday, set your material out in a visible location at the curb by that time. Our contractors will service all possible streets today. Any street that is deemed impassable today will be serviced on Saturday.

All Friday residents will receive collections on Saturday, March 7, starting at 7 a.m. If your normal collection day is Friday, have your items at the curb by 7 a.m. on Saturday morning.

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If your normal collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Thursday	Friday, March 6, 2015, starting at 10 AM
Friday	Saturday, March 7, 2015, starting at 7 AM

If you have any questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please call the Montgomery County Customer Service Center 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.

Do you have a fire hydrant near your home? Please help our Fire and Rescue colleagues by taking a few moments to clear the hydrant of snow.

Service update for 3/2/2015 - Monday collections today, with delayed start due to icy conditions

County-provided recycling and trash collections for Monday residents will be made today, March 2, 2015.

Collections will start with a delay, due to the icy conditions this morning. If your normal collection day is Monday, have your material at the curb by 10 a.m. to ensure collection.​

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The Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station and the Recycling Center will open at 10 a.m. today, March 2, 2015, due to icy conditions.

If you have any questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please call the Montgomery County Customer Service Center 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.