New Year's Day 2018 Modified Collections and Facilities Schedule

Monday, January 1, 2018 - New Year's Day - 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, January 2, 2018
Tuesday	Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Wednesday	Thursday, January 4, 2018
Thursday	Friday, January 5, 2018
Friday	Saturday, January 6, 2018

 

Drop-off Facilities for New Year's Day Weekend 2018

Locations, hours and other details

 

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

• Sunday, December 31, 2017
  
  • Public drop-off areas close at 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, January 1, 2018
  
  • Entire facility closed.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

• Saturday, December 30, 2017
• Open 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 31, 2017
  
  • Entire facility closed.

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Holiday Recycling and Safety Tips

• We collect cut Christmas trees for recycling on your recycling day. Remember to remove all decorations. Details about how to prepare your cut Christmas tree for pick up.
  
• Reduce the risk for trash fires by properly disposing batteries. Learn more at How do I dispose of batteries. Keep our how do I recycle/dispose… information handy for family members or guests wondering whether something is recyclable.
  
• Reduce, reuse, and recycle year-round!

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• 2018 Holiday Collections Schedule (PDF)

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Christmas Day 2017 Collections and Facilities Schedule

Holiday "Slide" Reminder for County-Provided Recycling and Trash Collection Services

Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services

 

Monday, December 25, 2017, Christmas Day: No County-provided recycling or trash collections on December 25. After the holiday, all County-provided recycling and trash collections will slide, and be one day later than normal.

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If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, December 28, 2017
Thursday	Friday, December 29, 2017
Friday	Saturday, December 30, 2017

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact the Montgomery County Customer Service Center at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311) or @311MC311.

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Drop-off Facilities

 

Locations, hours and other details

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

• Sunday, December 24, 2017
  
  • Public drop-off areas close at 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 25, 2017
  
  • Entire facility closed.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

• Saturday, December 23, 2017
• Open 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 24, 2017
  
  • Entire facility closed.

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A look ahead to the New Year's Day 2018 Schedule

 

Monday, January 1, 2018 - New Year's Day - 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, January 2, 2018
Tuesday	Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Wednesday	Thursday, January 4, 2018
Thursday	Friday, January 5, 2018
Friday	Saturday, January 6, 2018

 

Drop-off Facilities for New Year's Day Weekend 2018

 

Locations, hours and other details

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

• Sunday, December 31, 2017
  
  • Public drop-off areas close at 3:00 p.m.
• Monday, January 1, 2018
  
  • Entire facility closed.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

• Saturday, December 30, 2017
• Open 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, December 31, 2017
  
  • Entire facility closed.

Get our full holiday calendar, customized for your address!

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Holiday Recycling and Safety Tips

• We collect cut Christmas trees for recycling on your recycling day. Remember to remove all decorations. Details about how to prepare your cut Christmas tree for pick up.
  
  
• Reduce the risk for trash fires by properly disposing ash. Learn more at How do I dispose of ash. Keep our how do I recycle/dispose… information handy for family members or guests wondering whether something is recyclable.
  
  
• Reduce, reuse, and recycle year-round!

Labor Day 2017: Modified Recycling and Trash Collection Schedule; Transfer Station Closed

Monday, September 4, 2017 - Labor Day - 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 5, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, September 7, 2017
Thursday	Friday, September 8, 2017
Friday	Saturday, September 9, 2017

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact the Montgomery County Customer Service Center at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311) or @311MC311.

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Drop-off Facilities

Locations, hours and other details

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

• Saturday, September 2, 2017: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, September 3, 2017: Open with normal hours.
• Monday, September 4, 2017: Entire facility closed.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

• Saturday, September 2, 2017: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, September 3, 2017: Open with normal hours.

Independence Day - Tuesday July 4, 2017

Tuesday, July 4, 2017 - Independence Day - 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.

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If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Monday, July 3, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, July 6, 2017
Thursday	Friday, July 7, 2017
Friday	Saturday, July 8, 2017

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

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Drop-off Facilities

locations, hours and other details

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station Holiday Schedule

• Monday, July 3, 2017: Open with normal hours.
• Tuesday, July 4, 2017: Entire facility closed.
• Wednesday, July 5, 2017: Open with normal hours.

Renting a truck on a weekend for moving a large load that might be over 500 pounds?

Come on Saturday, when the truck scales are open from 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Staff working on Sundays are directed to turn away loads over 500 pounds, for which we are required to charge under the County code.

Avoid the weekend crowds

The Transfer Station's Public Unloading Facility and Recycling lots are open until 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in addition to the usual daytime hours. There is very light traffic in the evening. So, if you want to avoid long lines, try a weekday evening trip (loads must be under 500 pounds).

Poolesville Beauty Spot Holiday Schedule

• Saturday, July 1, 2017: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, July 2, 2017: Open with normal hours.

Help avoid mosquito breeding

Store your recycling bin out of the rain. Though the bin has drain holes, dump out even small amounts of water. Do this weekly. See more mosquito-related tips.

Monday, May 29, 2017 - Memorial Day - 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.

Monday, May 29, 2017 - Memorial Day - 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.

Get our full holiday calendar, customized for your address!

If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, June 1, 2017
Thursday	Friday, June 2, 2017
Friday	Saturday, June 3, 2017

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact the Montgomery County Customer Service Center (MC311) at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311) or @311MC311.

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Drop-off Facilities

locations, hours and other details

 

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

• Saturday, May 27, 2016: Open with normal hours, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
• Sunday, May 28, 2016: Open with normal hours, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.
• Monday, May 29, 2016: Entire facility closed.
• Tuesday, May 30, 2016: Open with normal hours, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm.

Poolesville Beauty Spot

• Saturday, May 27, 2016: Open with normal hours.
• Sunday, May 28, 2016: Open with normal hours.

We're expecting a busy weekend! To avoid lines:

• Make use of the many other times that the facility is open, including weekday evenings.
• Maximize your curbside collection services for yard trim to reduce the number of vehicles coming to the site.
• When onsite, please drive slowly and safely.

Monday May 22, 2017 - Solid Waste Collection Update Notice

Over the last month, we experienced a higher than normal level of service problems with one of our solid waste collection contractors, Potomac Disposal, Inc., specifically impacting the Bethesda and Silver Spring areas. While trash collection is occurring on the regular schedule, residents in these areas continue to experience delays in the collection of yard trim, scrap metal, and small amounts of recycling.

The County has actively worked to address this unacceptable level of service and has contracted with The Goode Companies, Inc., to provide collection services effective Tuesday, May 30 (the week of Memorial Day, which is a “slide” week) for trash and bulk items, yard trim, and scrap metal in the Silver Spring area. This should result in an immediate improvement in the level of service in both the Silver Spring area and, indirectly in the Bethesda area as Potomac is able to concentrate its available resources for yard trim in Bethesda. Potomac will continue to be responsible for collection of recyclables, and has assured the County that they have sufficient crews to provide recycling collection service.

We expect to be able to announce a similar solution for the Bethesda area within the next week.

County staff will continue to monitor these neighborhoods to evaluate the contractors’ performance, and follow-up on any reported collection problems.

Until these collection service solutions are in place, if your yard trim, scrap metal and/or blue bin/blue cart is not collected on your normal County collection day, please leave your material at the curb. The contractor will collect missed items as soon as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience this situation is causing.

Montgomery County Solid Waste

Reduce the Risk for Trash Fires. Keep Certain Materials Out of Your Trash Can.

Reduce the Risk for Trash Fires. 

Keep Certain Materials Out of Your Trash Can. 

Fires can occur in piles of trash as trash is collected in trash trucks, and when trash is delivered and aggregated at the Transfer Station and the Resource Recovery Facility for processing. Certain materials can individually pose a fire hazard.  Other items pose a risk for fire when they come into contact with other materials. 

To reduce the risk of trash fires at your home, in our trash collection vehicles, or at our disposal facilities, please keep the following materials or items out of your trash:

·        Hazardous materials

·        Chemicals

·        Gasoline and other flammable liquids

·        Oil-based paints

·        Rechargeable batteries (containing heavy metals, including lithium)

·        Ash from fireplaces or fire pits or barbeque grills
 More information on ash disposal

To dispose of these items safely, use our Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program or Special Collection Processes at the Montgomery County Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. For details, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/hazardouswaste or call 311 (inside Montgomery County) or 240-777-0311 (outside of Montgomery County).

Monday, February 20, 2017 - President's Day

No County-provided recycling or trash collections on February 20; all pickups that week slide by one day, and will be one day later than normal. Transfer Station recycling/trash drop-offs open February 20; administrative offices closed. Sign up for our service updates and reminders

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If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, February 23, 2017
Thursday	Friday, February 24, 2017
Friday	Saturday, February 25, 2017

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact the Montgomery County Customer Service Center (MC311) at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311) or @311MC311.

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

Transfer Station location, hours and other details

• Monday, February 20, 2017: Recycling/trash drop-offs open; administrative offices closed.

 Save the Date: Montgomery County GreenFest

The 3rd annual Montgomery County GreenFest is May 6, 2017, at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day 2017 - modified schedule

Monday, January 16, 2017 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - 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.

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If your collection day is	Your collection day this week is
Monday	Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Tuesday	Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Wednesday	Thursday, January 19, 2017
Thursday	Friday, January 20, 2017
Friday	Saturday, January 21, 2017

If you have questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact the Montgomery County Customer Service Center (MC311) at 311 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311) or @311MC311.

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 collection service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

Transfer Station location, hours and other details

• Monday, January 16, 2017: Entire facility closed.

 

Save the Date: Montgomery County GreenFest

The 2nd annual Montgomery County GreenFest is May 6, 2017, at Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Looking forward to seeing you all there!